No ICE Dwight plans more demonstrations next week

Posted on February 20, 2019
Activists with No ICE Dwight plan to rally Monday night before the Village of Dwight board meeting. (Photo Facebook/No ICE Dwight)

 

By Neil Doyle

DWIGHT – A group of activists is once again trying to rally supporters to voice concerns about a proposed ICE detention center in Livingston County.

No ICE Dwight released a statement Wednesday on Facebook calling for more demonstrations before Monday night’s Dwight Village Board meeting.

The group rallied Tuesday night before the planning commission meeting. The commission gave the nod to the village board to annex land located off Interstate 55 and Illinois Route 17 for the immigrant detention facility.

It’s unclear whether the village board will take a vote Monday.

Our news partner WMBD-TV tells us the village board will seek more public comment before taking final action.

Neil Doyle can be reached at [email protected]

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