🔎 Below : Cases against 17 of 32 people charged with nonimmigration crimes during Operation Midway Blitz have collapsed, and no one has been convicted. Still, these legal battles are taking a toll on the Chicagoans involved. 🗞️ Plus : More than 500 students will be displaced by school closings, Chicago’s 311 “black hole” and more news you need to know. 📝 Keeping score : The Bulls fell to the Trail Blazers , 121-112 — their 11th-straight loss; the Blackhawks were bested by the Predators , 4-2. ☑️ Coming Sunday : Our guide to this year’s primary election will hit newsstands, and your inbox via a special edition of this newsletter, on Sunday. 📧 Subscribe : Get this newsletter delivered to your inbox weekday mornings. After the charges: A growing number of protesters have been left to pick up the pieces after taking on President Donald Trump’s administration and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in court — and winning. No teeth: Prosecutions for nonimmigration crimes tied to Operation Midway Blitz have disintegrated at an alarming rate at the Dirksen Federal Courthouse since October. Cases against 17 of 32 known defendants have already collapsed . The toll: The cases still h