Broadview Mayor Katrina Thompson has signed a new executive order shrinking the designated “free speech zones” for demonstrations outside the west suburb’s U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility, citing “chaos” at Saturday night’s protest.

It’s the latest executive order Thompson has signed to contain ongoing protests outside the facility, despite criticism from protesters and activists. Last week, she signed an order designating a curfew for demonstrations from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily.

Cook County and state law enforcement agencies set up “ designated protest areas ” at the facility earlier this month.

The designated protest zone at 2000 South 25th Avenue is being closed, leaving the areas on Beach Street — about 4,000 square feet based on satellite imagery — as the only plac

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