BROADVIEW, Ill. (WTVO) — In response to escalating tensions near the Beach Street Immigration and Customs Enforcement Processing Facility, Broadview Mayor Katrina Thompson has issued an executive order establishing designated protest hours from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily.

Thompson said the move is aimed at balancing the rights of demonstrators with the safety and well-being of Broadview residents.

“We live here," she said. "Our residents live here and deserve dignity and respect,” she said. “I support the protesters’ cause and their right to free speech, but the repeated clashes with ICE agents are causing enormous disruptions in the quality of life for my residents whose rights I have taken an oath to protect.”

The mayor cited a particularly volatile incident on Saturday night, Oct. 5, whe

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