By Kate D’Avignon
BROADVIEW | Mayor Katrina Thompson, Village of Broadview, announced in November the declaration of a Civil Emergency in Broadview, effective immediately, in response to a credible death threat against the mayor and the safety of the Village Hall.
The declaration comes after a death threat was made against Mayor Thompson on October 13, alongside a telephone bomb threat targeting the Village Municipal Building on September 4. The FBI has been notified of the threat against Thompson.
The threats grew on November 14, 2025, when a group of out-of-town protesters attempted to storm Village Hall and explicitly threatened to “shut down” the scheduled Monday, November 17 Board of Trustees meeting, according to the Broadview Police Department.
Additionally, during the protests near the ICE processing center on Saturday, two Broadview Police officers were injured when protesters jumped security barriers, leading to 21 arrests. Both officers were transported to Loyal Hospital for treatment. An Illinois State Police trooper and a Cook County Sheriff’s deputy were also injured.
“Since ICE’s Midway Blitz and the subsequent, intensifying protests began, the serious and credible bomb and death threats and the threat to disrupt village government have left me with no alternative but to declare a civil emergency in Broadview,” said Thompson. “I will not allow threats of violence or intimidation to disrupt the essential functions of our government, and I will not allow other elected officials, Village Hall staff, or residents to be placed in harm’s way, which is why I signed a Civil Emergency Executive Order to ensure we can conduct the public’s business securely and without fear of violence.”
The Civil Emergency order will allow the Village of Broadview Board of Trustees to conduct essential in-person meetings.
“The order is designed to preserve the continuity of governance in light of the imminent threats against village officials and public property,” said Thompson.
The Civil Emergency will remain in place until the mayor determines that the immediate and imminent threat to Village officials and property is no longer present, at which point the Executive Order will be rescinded.