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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.
What to know about ICE’s immigration operation in Chicago

By Kim Bellware, María Luisa Paúl, Daniel Wu
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.
Chicagoans change routines as immigration crackdown looms. Some carry passports and avoid stores

By CHRISTINE FERNANDO, JOHN O'CONNOR and SOPHIA TAREEN
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...
Who is Katie Abraham, the suburban native at the center of the latest deportation campaign?

By Tina Sfondeles
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.
Trump border czar warns sanctuary cities nationwide to ‘expect action’

Mariana Alfaro
Sep 07, 2025 4:40 pm - CHICAGO — As Chicagoans braced for a potential activation of the National Guard in their city, President Donald Trump’s border czar Tom Homan said residents of cities wit...

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