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Trump plans to federalize 300 troops in Illinois, as judge blocks a similar mobilization in Oregon

Associated Press
Oct 05, 2025 4:16 pm - President Donald Trump authorized the deployment of 300 Illinois National Guard troops to protect federal officers and assets in Chicago on Saturday, marking the latest escalation of his use of federal intervention in cities.
Using helicopters and chemical agents, immigration agents become increasingly aggressive in Chicago

By SOPHIA TAREEN
Oct 05, 2025 4:12 pm - Activists, residents and elected leaders say increasingly combative tactics used by federal immigration agents are sparking violence and fueling neighborhood tensions in Chicago.
Trump plans to deploy National Guard in Illinois, Pritzker says; woman shot during chaotic ICE action in Chicago

From Daily Herald Wire Services
Oct 04, 2025 4:19 pm - The Trump administration plans to federalize 300 members of the Illinois National Guard, Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker said Saturday.
Noem visits Chicago area ICE facility as agents detain multiple protesters outside

By CHRISTINE FERNANDO and JOHN O'CONNOR
Oct 03, 2025 1:26 pm - Federal agents detained multiple people Friday near an immigration facility outside Chicago that has frequently been targeted by protesters during President Donald Trump's administration’s surge of immigration enforcement this fall.
Trump pauses $2.1 billion for Chicago infrastructure projects, leveraging shutdown to pressure Democrats

By CHRIS MEGERIAN
Oct 03, 2025 9:05 am - President Donald Trump's administration will withhold $2.1 billion for Chicago infrastructure projects, the White House budget director said Friday, expanding funding fights that have targeted Democratic areas during the government shutdown.
A student ‘womb service’ works covertly to deliver contraception at DePaul

By CHRISTINE FERNANDO
Sep 30, 2025 6:59 am - College student Maya Roman has the handoff down to a science: a text message, a walk to a designated site, and a paper bag delivered with condoms and Plan B emergency contraception. At DePaul University, it’s the only way students can get a sliver of sexual health support, she said.
Chicago approves $90M payout over disgraced ex-sergeant who framed hundreds for drug crimes

By CHRISTINE FERNANDO
Sep 25, 2025 9:15 pm - CHICAGO — The Chicago City Council on Thursday unanimously approved a $90 million settlement for nearly 200 civil rights violations involving a notorious former police se...
ICE arrests nearly 550 in Chicago area as part of ‘Midway Blitz’

By REBECCA SANTANA
Sep 19, 2025 3:02 pm - Immigration enforcement officials have arrested more than 400 people as part of an operation in the Chicago area that launched a little less than two weeks ago, a top Immigration and Customs Enforcement official said Friday.
Border Patrol agent who led immigration crackdown in Los Angeles arrives in Chicago

By CHRISTINE FERNANDO and SOPHIA TAREEN
Sep 16, 2025 11:48 am - The Border Patrol agent who spearheaded the immigration crackdown that sparked widespread protests in Los Angeles announced in a social media post Tuesday that he has arrived in Chicago.
‘We can change the trajectory now’: Chicago budget leaders float cuts and fee hikes to fix deficit

By Shruti Date Singh
Sep 16, 2025 10:49 am - Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s budget working group has given him dozens of options — including furloughs, hiring freezes, fee increases and a property tax hike tied to inflation — to choose from as he works to close a $1.15 billion deficit for next year.

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