Lawyers who specialize in suing Chicago cops seek special prosecutor to go after ICE

A Chicago law firm, with a business model built on raking in big, taxpayer-funded fees in cases representing people suing Chicago cops and who court documents indicate may have been influencing the policies of controversial former Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx, have stepped to the fore of a push to bypass Foxx’s successor in a bid to begin criminally investigating and prosecuting federal immigration enforcement agents.

On March 9, lawyers with the firm of Loevy & Loevy announced their intent to file a petition with the Cook County Circuit Court for the appointment of a special prosecutor specifically assigned to pursue state law criminal charges against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol agents for their actions amid last year’s Operation Midway Blitz and other immigration enforcement actions.

In the announcement, the Loevy firm said the petition was being filed on behalf of “a coalition of more than 200 electe...