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Chicago anti-Israel DNC protest groups handed loss by federal judge just days before start
A federal judge in Chicago handed anti-Israel protest groups a loss this week, rejecting their request for more space to protest the Gaza counteroffensive outside the Democratic National Convention next week.
Four groups seeking to organize protests – the Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression, the Anti-War Committee, Students for a Democratic Society at UIC, and the U.S. Palestinian Community Network – asked for parade permits giving them authorization to march over an expanded area.
The judge shut them down this week, rejecting their claim that the city’s preferred protest route violates their First Amendment rights.
CHICAGO GETTING ‘WINDOW DRESSING’ TREATMENT FOR DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION: FORMER CHIEF
Mayor Brandon Johnson speaks during a Secret Service Democratic National Convention security briefing on July 25, 2024, in Chicago. (Vincent Alban/Getty Images)
They want to take their protest nearer to the United Center, one of two locations for the DNC next week, and through a street that the Secret Service and local law enforcement planners have chosen to block off during the convention as part of the secured perimeter.
The judge denied all four permits and told the groups to use a different route, proposed by the city of Chicago, according to court filings.
The United Center in Chicago on Aug. 1, 2024. The city will host the Democratic National Convention at the United Center and at the McCormick Place Convention Center from Aug. 19 to 22. (Tannen Maury/AFP via Getty Images)
The groups sued the city and its transportation commissioner, alleging First Amendment violations, and asked for a preliminary injunction and for permission to march closer to the United Center.
Pro-Palestinian protesters have already held demonstrations outside the United Center. This group is pictured during a media walk-through of the facility in Chicago, May 22, 2024. (Reuters/Jim Vondruska)
The judge ruled against them Monday.
Chicago lawyers told the judge that the city had already granted concessions to the organizers, including allowing them to get closer to the United Center, one of two places where the convention will be held, FOX 32 Chicago reported.
Signage is displayed during a walk-through of the Democratic National Convention on May 22, 2024, at the United Center. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
Law enforcement sources previously told Fox News Digital that the original plan would have kept protesters out of sight and sound.
“We are going to basically never see a protester or rioters, period,” one source said before the court fight. “The convention sites are completely cordoned off. There will be nobody that is not authorized.”
Protest organizers reportedly expect tens of thousands of people to show up.
Signs to help prepare residents for the Democratic National Convention are posted near the United Center on Aug. 12, 2024 in Chicago. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Separately, pro-Israel organizers are looking to conduct counter demonstrations.
ANTI-ISRAEL AGITATORS PLAN DEMONSTRATIONS FOR DNC: ‘EQUIVALENT’ TO 1968
Chicago has hosted more major party political conventions than any other city – 14 Republican conventions and 11 Democratic ones between 1860 and 1996, according to the Chicago History Museum.
Police officers run in formation as the Chicago Police Department conducts officer training at McCormick Place on June 6, 2024, in preparation for the Democratic National Convention. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
Nominees coming out of Chicago conventions have included Abraham Lincoln, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Bill Clinton.
The infamous 1968 Democratic Convention nominated Hubert Humphrey, who went on to lose to Richard Nixon – who was himself nominated in Chicago in 1960.
The city has also hosted third-party conventions, including Libertarian and Green Party events.
A police officer escorts a protester to a squad car surrounded by dozens of anti-Vietnam War demonstrators outside the Democratic National Convention, Chicago, August 1968. (Hulton Archive/Getty)
But the specter of violent 1968 clashes between anti-Vietnam War protesters and police is haunting this year’s event as the anti-Israel groups hope to push the Democratic Party to drop its support for Israel’s ongoing operation in Gaza, which came in response to a deadly terror attack that killed 1,200 on Oct. 7, 2023.
The DNC runs from Aug. 19 to 22.
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MADISON – When Alie Bisballe committed to the Wisconsin women’s basketball program during the summer of 2023, she had an scholarship on the table from Michigan State.
After the 6-foot-4 forward entered the transfer portal last month, the Spartans came calling again. This time she accepted their offer.
Bisballe announced her commitment to the Spartans May 5. The move puts her about two hours from her hometown of Lake City, Michigan.
She has two years of eligibility remaining.
Bisballe, who announced the news on Instagram, played in 36 games for Wisconsin in two seasons and averaged 1.3 points per game. She averaged one point and 0.8 rebounds per game this past season.
At Michigan State, she’ll joined another former Badger. Carter McCray, who played for UW in 2024-25, is transferring to Michigan State after one season at West Virginia.
Four Wisconsin players entered the portal last month. Rising senior Kyrah Daniels withdrew her name, but guard Breauna Ware signed with Wake Forest. Jovana Spasovski, a 6-0 wing with two years of eligibility remaining, has not announced a commitment.
Scott Harris introduces Framber Valdez to Detroit Tigers after signing
President of baseball operations Scott Harris introduced left-hander Framber Valdez to the Detroit Tigers on Feb. 11, 2026, in Lakeland, Florida.
Detroit Tigers left-hander Framber Valdez was ejected from his start Tuesday, May 5, against the Boston Red Sox before recording an out in the fourth inning.
The 32-year-old was ejected by third-base umpire and crew chief Dan Iassogna for hitting Red Sox shortstop Trevor Story with a first-pitch 94.4 mph four-seam fastball – immediately after giving up back-to-back home runs.
The hit-by-pitch appeared to be intentional, especially because the pitch registered as the only four-seam fastball that Valdez has thrown in the 2026 season.
The Red Sox scored 10 runs off Valdez, including two in the fourth inning on home runs from Willson Contreras and Wilyer Abreu, both with bat flips. That’s when Valdez hit Story, who absorbed the pitch with his back.
Players and coaches from both teams’ benches and bullpens poured onto the field at Comerica Park.
Valdez stood near the mound during the skirmish, all while his teammates and coaches exchanged words with players and coaches from the Red Sox.
There was no brawl.
Before benches and bullpens cleared, Story stared down Valdez from near home plate, and Valdez took several steps in front of the pitching mound.
The two never came close to a fight.
Afterward, the umpires gathered, discussed what had happened and ejected Valdez. He didn’t protest the ejection, simply walking off the mound and into the clubhouse.
Both teams were warned not to retaliate.
Valdez – a two-time All-Star in his nine-year MLB career – allowed 10 runs (seven earned runs) on nine hits and one walk with three strikeouts across three-plus innings, throwing 45 of 60 pitches for strikes.
He generated six misses on 34 swings for a below-average 17.6% whiff rate, while the Red Sox averaged an above-average 93.3 mph exit velocity on 16 balls in play.
Valdez has a 4.57 ERA in eight starts.
The Tigers – led by president of baseball operations Scott Harris – signed Valdez in early February to a lucrative contract that will be worth three years, $115 million if he exercises his player option for the third season.
The deal set the MLB record for the highest average annual value guaranteed to a left-handed pitcher, at $38.3 million.
So far, the results have been disappointing.
The hit-by-pitch in Tuesday’s meltdown didn’t help.
Contact Evan Petzold at epetzold@freepress.com or follow him @EvanPetzold.
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