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Residents urge Morton Grove to declare 'ICE-free' zones, seek signage and an end to Flock cameras
Summary
Dozens of residents called on the Morton Grove Village Board Nov. 12 to prohibit civil immigration enforcement on village property, post signage, stop the Flock license-plate reader contract and host 'know your rights' events; village staff cited the Illinois Trust Act and Illinois Voices Act and the mayor cautioned that symbolic measures may be limited in effect.
Dozens of Morton Grove residents used the public-comment period at the Nov. 12 Village Board meeting to press elected officials to take local steps in response to recent federal immigration-enforcement activity reported in and near the village. Speakers asked the village to declare 'ICE-free' zones on village-owned property, produce signage templates for businesses and residents, end the village’s contract with Flock (a license-plate–reading vendor), and use village platforms to notify the public when agents are active.
Residents described multiple recent incidents — worksite raids, vehicle stops, low-altitude helicopters and an incident at a Menards store — that they said have traumatized neighbors and disrupted local businesses and services. Mary Elsner said…
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