1-year-old pepper-sprayed by federal agent in Cicero
Nov 8, 2025·Location: Cicero, IL
Federal agents sprayed pepper spray from a moving vehicle at a line of cars exiting a Sam's Club parking lot in Cicero on Saturday morning, striking a 1-year-old child among other occupants. Video footage shows a masked federal agent firing chemical irritants through open car windows.
Sources
- 1-year-old pepper-sprayed by federal agent in Cicero: 'My daughter didn't have to go through this'
Chicago Sun-Times·Nov 9, 2025·archived copy
ino.to·Nov 9, 2025·archived copy
- Father claims his 1-year-old daughter was pepper sprayed by federal agents in Chicago
abc6onyourside.com·Nov 11, 2025·archived copy
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