A Chicago Fire supporter has filed a federal lawsuit against team officials, stadium security personnel, and others alleging assault, discrimination, conspiracy, and malicious prosecution. The allegations spring from an incident that occurred on May 20, 2018. The Fire’s front office came into conflict with the Sector Latino supporters group multiple times in 2018 and eventually banned the group from its matches.



The complaint was filed on behalf of Sector Latino member Abraham Calderon, and it offers Calderon’s account of an altercation involving himself and security personnel that occurred after the Fire’s May 20th match against the Houston Dynamo in Bridgeview, Il. Mr. Calderon was charged with battery and handed a 12-month ban from attending Fire games as a result of the incident. The criminal charge of battery against Mr. Calderon was dismissed on Dec. 19th, but he remains suspended from attending Fire events.



The complaint was filed on Jan. 4th...