{"id":6206,"date":"2026-07-14T22:53:28","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T17:53:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=6206"},"modified":"2026-07-14T22:53:28","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T17:53:28","slug":"repeat-offender-charged-with-trespassing-at-gov-jb-pritzkers-chicago-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=6206","title":{"rendered":"Repeat offender charged with trespassing at Gov. JB Pritzker\u2019s Chicago home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div data-layout-index=\"4\" class=\"featured featured-video video-ct\" data-v-7b1896ea=\"\"><!----> <\/p>\n<div class=\"contain\" data-v-7b1896ea=\"\">  <!----> <\/p>\n<div class=\"info\" data-v-7b1896ea=\"\">\n<div class=\"caption\" data-v-7b1896ea=\"\">\n<h4 class=\"title\" data-v-7b1896ea=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/video\/6399288445112\" data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_featured-video_5_1\" data-v-7b1896ea=\"\">Pritzker, Chicago mayor blasted for rejecting federal help on crime surge<\/a><\/h4>\n<p data-v-7b1896ea=\"\">Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and Governor Pritzker rejected President Trump&#8217;s federal aid as the city faces a violent crime surge with murders up 9%. Former FBI Special Agent Nicole Parker and Former LA County Sheriff Alex Villanueva discuss Chicago&#8217;s decision to release a teacher involved in a mass shooting, and the FBI&#8217;s strategy to foil a White House terror plot.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"beyondwords-wrapper\" data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"beyondwords-wrapper\">\n<p><span class=\"label-bg\">NEW<\/span>You can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">A repeat offender was charged with trespassing at Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker\u2019s Chicago home over Independence Day weekend, prompting renewed criticism from Republicans and crime-policy critics over the Democrat\u2019s public-safety record.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">Dwayne Cortez Milton was arrested on the night of July 4 after he was seen allegedly jumping a fence and entering Pritzker\u2019s backyard. Milton faces a trespassing charge but was released from custody pending trial, <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_21709\" href=\"https:\/\/abc7chicago.com\/post\/man-charged-trespassing-illinois-governor-jb-pritzkers-home-gold-coast-chicago-july-4-court-documents-show\/19495638\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">ABC 7<\/a> Chicago reported.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Milton was ordered released in the trespassing case, but court documents show he pleaded guilty July 7 in a separate theft case and remains in custody. The suspect was allegedly under electronic monitoring at the time of the trespassing charge and had an extensive criminal history, <a href=\"https:\/\/cwbchicago.com\/2026\/07\/10x-felon-escapes-from-electronic-monitoring-for-days-until-hes-found-in-the-governors-back-yard.html?fbclid=IwZnRzaATCLVRwZG9mA2ZkaWQWUKex2GLmKmk73nbfOkT9D5O1vYXFy2V4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkCjY2Mjg1NjgzNzkAAR6fcNi0yVyFPWYHiEnIrTdzcI7_hlbhogFoEpydhwwk0tO8MFUqMOb82UqRxQ_aem_H_pZgq7XaHLo4h3VSPm-Lg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">CWB Chicago<\/a> reported, citing court records.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Pritzker has been repeatedly criticized for his soft-on-crime policies, including the elimination of cash bail, opposition to mandatory minimum expansions, expanding parole opportunities and sentencing reform. Illinois became the first state to abolish cash bail statewide after Pritzker signed the SAFE-T Act in 2021, following years of Democratic-led criminal justice reform efforts in the state.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_21711\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/chicago-cop-killed-suspect-released-safe-act\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>REPORTER&#8217;S NOTEBOOK: CHICAGO COP KILLED AFTER SUSPECT RELEASED UNDER SAFE-T ACT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/343\/192\/PritzkerfrownsinChicago.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/686\/384\/PritzkerfrownsinChicago.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/672\/378\/PritzkerfrownsinChicago.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1344\/756\/PritzkerfrownsinChicago.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/931\/523\/PritzkerfrownsinChicago.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1862\/1046\/PritzkerfrownsinChicago.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/720\/405\/PritzkerfrownsinChicago.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1440\/810\/PritzkerfrownsinChicago.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1200\/675\/PritzkerfrownsinChicago.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"JB Pritzker frowns while speaking in Cook County\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is flanked by Cook County Chairwoman Toni Preckwinkle and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson.<\/span> <span>(Kamil Krzaczynski\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Opponents to the SAFE-T Act have claimed it makes it harder to keep some repeat offenders detained before trial, while supporters say the law prevents wealth from determining whether defendants remain jailed before a trial.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Critics were quick to react on social media, arguing the incident underscored their concerns about Illinois\u2019 criminal justice policies.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;A 10-time convicted felon slips his electronic monitor. The court isn&#8217;t told for days. He&#8217;s found in JB Pritzker&#8217;s own backyard. How many more warnings does Illinois need before we admit the SAFE-T Act is failing,&#8221; wrote GOP Illinois gubernatorial candidate <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DarrenBaileyIL\/status\/2076726445347324189?referrer=grok-com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Darren Bailey on X.<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;Sorry to hear that, Governor. No one deserves to have their home violated like that. I hope you will take reforming the SAFE-T Act more seriously now,&#8221; wrote Americans for Prosperity IL state director <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_21713\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BrianCostin\/status\/2076692256652726599\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Brian Costin<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;The Governor is a victim of his own soft on crime policy. He has blood on his hands as many convicted felons continue to commit violent crimes daily,&#8221; said Illinois Review contributor <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/publicpolicyman\/status\/2076770472285655457?referrer=grok-com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Mark Weyermuller.<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_21715\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">President Donald Trump and Pritzker<\/a> have repeatedly clashed over their sharply <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_21716\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/chicago-cop-killed-suspect-released-safe-act\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">differing approaches to crime<\/a> as the administration has ramped up its stronger stance on deploying National Guard members to back various large cities.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;Governor JB Pritzker should pick up the phone and call me,&#8221; Trump posted on Truth Social at the end of June after 39 people were injured and 4 were dead in the Windy City over a weekend.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Fox News Digital reached out to Pritzker&#8217;s office, the Chicago Police Department and the White House for comment.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_21717\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/watch-angel-mom-turns-tables-sanctuary-politicians-simple-question-priorities\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>WATCH: ANGEL MOM TURNS TABLES ON SANCTUARY POLITICIANS WITH BASIC QUESTION ABOUT THEIR PRIORITIES<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/343\/192\/trump-v-pritzker-chicago-gun-violence.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/686\/384\/trump-v-pritzker-chicago-gun-violence.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/672\/378\/trump-v-pritzker-chicago-gun-violence.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1344\/756\/trump-v-pritzker-chicago-gun-violence.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/931\/523\/trump-v-pritzker-chicago-gun-violence.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1862\/1046\/trump-v-pritzker-chicago-gun-violence.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/720\/405\/trump-v-pritzker-chicago-gun-violence.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1440\/810\/trump-v-pritzker-chicago-gun-violence.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1200\/675\/trump-v-pritzker-chicago-gun-violence.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"split image shows President Trump on left and Illinois Governor Pritzker on right\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>President Donald Trump and Gov. JB Pritzker have repeatedly clashed over their sharply differing approaches to crime.<\/span> <span>(Anna Moneymaker, Kamil Krzaczynski\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_21718\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Trump and Pritzker<\/a>\u2019s feud has reached some of its most heated points over the administration&#8217;s immigration enforcement policies deporting illegal aliens.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_21719\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/biden-judge-rejects-trumps-sanctuary-cities-lawsuit-says-even-win-wouldnt-solve-dojs-problem-6-25-2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>BIDEN JUDGE REJECTS TRUMP&#8217;S SANCTUARY CITIES LAWSUIT, SAYS EVEN A WIN WOULDN&#8217;T SOLVE DOJ&#8217;S PROBLEM<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/343\/192\/jb-pritzker-illinois-gun-laws.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/686\/384\/jb-pritzker-illinois-gun-laws.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/672\/378\/jb-pritzker-illinois-gun-laws.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1344\/756\/jb-pritzker-illinois-gun-laws.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/931\/523\/jb-pritzker-illinois-gun-laws.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1862\/1046\/jb-pritzker-illinois-gun-laws.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/720\/405\/jb-pritzker-illinois-gun-laws.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1440\/810\/jb-pritzker-illinois-gun-laws.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1200\/675\/jb-pritzker-illinois-gun-laws.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker talks with reporters\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker talks to reporters after a ribbon-cutting ceremony, April 28, 2026.<\/span> <span>(USA Today Network via Reuters Connect)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Pritzker, who is floated as a potential <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_21720\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/opinion\/top-democrat-governors-hoping-ride-records-white-house-can-they\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2028 Democratic presidential candidate<\/a>, has repeatedly defended <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_21721\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/topic\/sanctuary-cities\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Illinois&#8217; sanctuary policies<\/a> and accused ICE agents of targeting &#8220;law-abiding&#8221; immigrants rather than dangerous criminals.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;I would like them to take real gang members and violent criminals off our streets \u2014 like, I would love it,&#8221; he said in October. &#8220;But that\u2019s not what they\u2019re doing. 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