Chicago
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Noem visits Chicago area ICE facility as agents detain multiple protesters outside
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.
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Trump pauses $2.1 billion for Chicago infrastructure projects, leveraging shutdown to pressure Democrats
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.
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A student ‘womb service’ works covertly to deliver contraception at DePaul
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.
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Chicago approves $90M payout over disgraced ex-sergeant who framed hundreds for drug crimes
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...
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ICE arrests nearly 550 in Chicago area as part of ‘Midway Blitz’
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.
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Border Patrol agent who led immigration crackdown in Los Angeles arrives in Chicago
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.
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‘We can change the trajectory now’: Chicago budget leaders float cuts and fee hikes to fix deficit
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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What to know about ICE’s immigration operation in Chicago
Sep 10, 2025 9:37 am - The Department of Homeland Security announced the start of a stepped-up immigration enforcement operation in Chicago as President Donald Trump has escalated his rhetoric about the city and pledged to crack down on violent crime. Here’s what’s going on.
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Chicagoans change routines as immigration crackdown looms. Some carry passports and avoid stores
Sep 09, 2025 6:44 pm - CHICAGO — The streets in some of Chicago's liveliest neighborhoods are quiet these days. Public schoolteachers want online learning for families scared to venture out. An...
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Who is Katie Abraham, the suburban native at the center of the latest deportation campaign?
Sep 09, 2025 11:02 am - The Department of Homeland Security is dedicating a Chicago deportation “blitz” to Katie Abraham, one of two women killed in an Urbana drunken driving crash earlier this year by a Guatemalan man who lacked legal status and fled the scene.