CHICAGO - Ald. Jessie Fuentes (26th Ward) said she is filing a federal claim to seek financial damages over her arrest at a Northwest Side hospital earlier this month.

The viral arrest of an elected member of the Chicago City Council sparked outrage among local leaders as a demonstration of overreach by federal agents.

"It is indeed a frightening time, when unidentified federal agents shove, grab, handcuff, and detain an elected official in the exercise of her duties," said Jan Susler, Fuentes’ attorney, in a statement announcing the claim. "Ald. Fuentes is demonstrating the importance of standing up for herself, her community, and her constituency, holding accountable those who, in their anonymity, wreak terror and havoc."

What we know:

Fuentes said she was called to Humboldt He

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