Repeat Offender Charged After Entering JB Pritzker's Chicago Home on July 4
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Updated · Fox News · Jul 14
Repeat Offender Charged After Entering JB Pritzker's Chicago Home on July 4
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 14
Summary
Dwayne Cortez Milton was arrested July 4 after allegedly jumping a fence and entering Gov. JB Pritzker’s Chicago backyard, drawing renewed scrutiny of Illinois public-safety policy.
Court records cited by local media show Milton was under electronic monitoring, had an extensive criminal history and was initially released on the trespassing charge pending trial.
Milton still remained in custody because he pleaded guilty July 7 in a separate theft case, complicating criticism that he had simply been freed again.
Republicans and crime-policy critics tied the incident to Illinois’ 2021 SAFE-T Act ending cash bail, while supporters of the law argue it prevents wealth from deciding pretrial detention.
The case lands amid a broader Trump-Pritzker clash over crime and immigration, with Chicago reporting murders up 9% and Trump pressing city and state leaders to seek federal help.