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Dave Byrnes @djbyrnes1.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

New: The family of Silverio Villegas González, who an ICE agent fatally shot last year in Franklin Park, IL, has filed a Federal Tort Claims Act complaint against the federal government. ICE shot Villegas González, a father & Chicagoland resident, at the very beginning of "Operation Midway Blitz."

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Claimant: Jose Villegas Gonzalez, as personal representative
of the Estate of Silverio Villegas Gonzalez
8. Basis for the Claim
ICE officers shoot and kill Silverio Villegas Gonzalez during a traffic stop.
On the morning of September 12, 2025, Silverio Villegas Gonzalez drops off his 7 year-old son at school and his 3-year-old son at daycare and heads to work. Silverio had lived
and worked in the United States for about 18 years and was working as a line cook at a local diner.
Silverio was a devoted father. His children lived with him, and he was the primary parent in their
lives. He maintained close relationships with family and was a man of faith. He took his children
to church and to visit a shrine to Our Lady of Guadalupe. He had no criminal record and only a
few minor traffic violations.
Soon after Silverio drops off his kids that day, two ICE officers in an unmarked Jeep follow
him on Grand Avenue in Franklin Park, then turn on their emergency lights. The time is
approximately 8:48 a.m.
Silverio pulls over in the rightmost lane. The ICE agents park their Jeep in front of Silverio’s car, blocking his path forward and partially blocking the second lane of traffic. Both
officers get out of their truck and approach Silverio’s small Subaru sedan. Both officers are armed
and wearing protective vests. Neither officer is wearing a body camera, even though ICE policy in
effect at the time requires officers to activate body-worn cameras during enforcement activity.
One officer approaches the passenger-side window while the other subsequently
approaches the driver’s window. The officer on the passenger side taps on the window, and
Silverio rolls the window down. Both officers lean on the car’s window frames to speak with
Silverio. The officer on the driver’s side taps on the window and Silverio rolls the driver-side
window part-way down.

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Approximately ten seconds after the first officer approaches his vehicle, Silverio puts the
car in reverse and backs away from the officers. Both officers keep their hands on the window
frames as the car begins to move. Nothing prevents them from simply stepping away from
Silverio’s car.
The officer on the passenger side of the car steps back, draws his gun and points it at
Silverio’s car. The officer on the driver’s side grabs hold of the top of the driver-side window
rather than step away from the vehicle. Silverio reverses approximately fifty feet then begins to
drive forward into the open lane of traffic.

The officer on the passenger-side runs after Silverio as he drives forward with his gun
still pointing at the car. Then he lowers his gun while continuing to run.

Approximately six seconds after the car begins moving forward, surveillance video
captures the sound of gunshots. Three seconds later, Silverio’s car is heard crashing as it strikes
the underside of a parked delivery truck. The car has traveled approximately 170 feet from the
moment it started moving forward until it crashed.
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Accompanying the text are photos from security footage and witness video that captured the ICE shooting on 9/12/2025.

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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

On the left: President Trump false claims of violent crime in Chicago (as prelude for laying a pretext) On the right: Most recent official stats showing Chicago success in back-to-back years of historic reductions in violent crimes

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macci @maccic.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Scene from my doorbell camera just now.

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Lake Michigan! Live! @lake-michigan.live · 03/10/2026

Current* conditions near Chicago, IL:

Rotating view from the top of the Shedd Aquarium where Chicago meets Lake Michigan. // Image captured at (local time): 2026-10-02 20:36:04 CDT (about 1 min. prior to this post) // Image sourced from: fox32chicago.com // Current Temp in Chicago: 58 F | 14 C // Precip: clear sky // Wind: NE at 6 mph | 9 kph // Humidity: 74%

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Lake Michigan! Live! @lake-michigan.live · 03/10/2026

Current* conditions near Chicago, IL:

Rotating view from the top of the Shedd Aquarium where Chicago meets Lake Michigan. // Image captured at (local time): 2026-10-02 19:06:04 CDT (about 1 min. prior to this post) // Image sourced from: fox32chicago.com // Current Temp in Chicago: 59 F | 15 C // Precip: clear sky // Wind: ENE at 3 mph | 5 kph // Humidity: 74%

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rickkogan.bsky.social @rickkogan.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

A John Prine 80th birthday week here, fitting because this is where he was born and where he first picked up guitar and first wrote the songs that worked their way into local hearts and heads for keeps. www.chicagotribune.com/2026/09/30/j...

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Column: Back home in Chicago, singer John Prine gets the celebration we’ve been waiting for

As understandably restrained and quiet was the 2020 funeral of John Prine, the upcoming celebrations surrounding what would have been this singer-songwriter’s 80th birthday will be lavish and music-fi...

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Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 01/10/2026

High-stakes arguments are expected today over potential consequences for federal prosecutors in the politically charged "Broadview Six" case. Read more for live updates.

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'Broadview Six' case returns to court as judge weighs sanctions against feds: Live updates

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macci @maccic.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

And the third string quarterback is 38 years old.

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@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Crazy that Big media reporters and pundits aren't doing their homework before churning out these Rahm features. They should be talking to people like Heather Cherone, a respected Chicago reporter who knows a thing or two about Rahm's terms as Mayor.

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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

From 16,000 to 185 to Zero: Trump’s Claims of Illegal Voting in Nevada Fizzle. "The state sent a strongly worded rebuke to the federal government: Every single person on the list was a lawful citizen."

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From 15,000 to 185 to Zero: Trump’s Claims of Illegal Voting in Nevada Fizzle

It was the Trump administration’s latest stumble in its effort to find proof of widespread noncitizen voting, despite decades of evidence that it is extremely rare.

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macci @maccic.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

"Relied on their training ..." So, they're admitting their thugs are trained to beat the shit out of people.

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macci @maccic.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

And Anna Maria Alberghetti.

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Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

#BREAKING U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer Luis Uribe, accused of a series of sexual assaults in 2022, has been convicted. The verdict is still being read.

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macci @maccic.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Just saw the first $5 price sign in my area. 2 weeks ago most places were $4.40. Last week - $4.50. Yesterday - $4.60.

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

@thebulwark.com did a supercut of all the prior times Trump said he was going to give Americans a $5000 check or whatever. It is glorious

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macci @maccic.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Same thing happened when Colbert had Talarico on in February. That video currently has 9,537,050 views on YouTube. Seems like it didn't quite work out the way they wanted.

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macci @maccic.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

The Beatles David Bowie John Prine Alice Cooper The Temptations Sly and the Family Stone Jackson Browne Howlin' Wolf Sun Ra Bonnie Raitt

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macci @maccic.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Sarah just got reported as spam and blocked for asking me this.

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Robert Loerzel @robertloerzel.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

People left flowers yesterday at that Dolly Parton mural, which is at the Lytle House event space, 5517 N. Broadway, Chicago. Gift link to Tribune story and photos: www.chicagotribune.com/2026/08/25/c...

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Chicagoans mourn death of Dolly Parton: ‘How do we go back to normal?’

After Dolly Parton’s family announced her death, Chicagoans flocked to a mural of the singer at Edgewater’s Lytle House.

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macci @maccic.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Yep. And he'll babble on for the rest of his life about how the world's leaders went down on their knees and begged for help only he could give them. "Big, strong men with tears in their eyes. Please, sir, only you can save us."

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macci @maccic.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

The special boy is having fun.

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macci @maccic.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Chicago Metropolitan Area

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macci @maccic.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Unless they pushed her out of Marine One en route, she was.

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macci @maccic.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

She made an appearance today. Wonder how much it cost him. bsky.app/profile/atru...

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macci @maccic.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Mitch in one cheek, Lindsey in the other.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14/08/2026

Q: The family members of US service members are concerned about the conditions on the USS Lincoln TRUMP: No they're not Q: Has the deployment gone on too long? TRUMP: No no no. Not nearly long enough.

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 14/08/2026

New: We pieced together dozens of violent incidents from the ICE agents seen in viral videos from Virginia this week. They've roamed across multiple states, but are most often working in Chicago. We also verified the identity of Martin Lagunas, the fed who pointed his gun at a woman on Monday:

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Chicago ICE team seen threatening drivers has roamed from Illinois to Minnesota to Virginia

A federal agent from Chicago identified by community members as 40-year-old Martin Lagunas was recorded pointing his gun in the face of a Virginia woman on Monday. His team of ICE agents has been docu...

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macci @maccic.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

I only watched him once because I was interested in the guest. He spent several minutes babbling some bs about Medicaid fraud then shrugged his shoulders and said "yeah, but I don't know enough about it."

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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

More like this coming. "An Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor battery charge on Wednesday for throwing an activist to the ground near Chicago." This one brought by Cook County prosecutors. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/12/u...

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ICE Agent Who Pushed Activist to the Ground Near Chicago Pleads Guilty

The agent, Adam Saracco, was charged with misdemeanor after the altercation at a gas station near Chicago last year during the Trump administration’s crackdown there.

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macci @maccic.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Did they inform the crew about the threat?

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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Internal National Park Service records shared with us: 2024 - $7 million allotted for White House grounds projects and upgrades 2026 - $323 million allotted for White House grounds projects and upgrades ===>

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macci @maccic.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

He's sounding more incoherent every day. Not that he ever sounded coherent, but it's getting more obvious pretty quickly.

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macci @maccic.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

parkway. It was reported in the app that a woodchipper was requested to get rid of the debris. The debris was gone 4 days later. This is so much easier and more efficient than calling the alderman's office and just waiting without knowing what was going on.

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macci @maccic.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Several years ago, I downloaded the 311 app and it has worked great for me. Streetlights out have been fixed within 24 hours. Garbage carts requested are delivered in a few days. Most recently a tree limb was down and blocking the sidewalk. A crew came the same day and cut it up and put it in the

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