Chicago
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Chicago judge says Border Patrol official lied about threats before restricting agents’ use force
Nov 06, 2025 11:57 am - A judge said Thursday she will order federal agents in Chicago to restrict using force against peaceful protesters and media, saying current practices violate their constitutional rights.
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Excessive force allegations against immigration agents are the focus of a Chicago court hearing
Nov 05, 2025 11:21 am - Witnesses in a Chicago courtroom described Wednesday being hit with tear gas and claims by others that they were struck with rubber bullets and other objects as part of excessive force by authorities on protesters during demonstrations over the detainment of immigrants and federal immigration policies.
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Judge hears testimony about crowded cells and overflowing toilets at Chicago-area immigration site
Nov 04, 2025 2:21 pm - A judge heard testimony Tuesday about overflowing toilets, crowded cells, no beds and water that "tasted like sewer” at a Chicago-area building that serves as a key detention spot for people rounded up in the Trump administration's immigration crackdown.
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Latest Chicago transit funding plan appears to avoid statewide tax increases
Oct 30, 2025 9:53 pm - A new funding plan for public transportation surfaced Thursday evening without new taxes on entertainment or package deliveries that were part of previous plans.
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Noem suggests Chicago immigration blitz includes 5 other states, claims no U.S. citizens detained
Oct 30, 2025 7:37 pm - Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem traveled to northwest Indiana Thursday and indicated the immigration enforcement campaign that’s rocked the Chicago area actually extends to five other states, none of which have so-called sanctuary protections and two of which are led by Republicans.
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Appeals court blocks order requiring Bovino to brief judge on Chicago immigration sweeps
Oct 29, 2025 5:29 pm - CHICAGO — An appeals court intervened Wednesday and suddenly blocked an order that required a senior Border Patrol official to give unprecedented daily briefings to a jud...
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Judge orders daily meetings with Border Patrol official Bovino on Chicago immigration crackdown
Oct 28, 2025 11:46 am - A judge on Tuesday ordered a senior U.S. Border Patrol official to meet her each evening to discuss the government's immigration crackdown in the Chicago area, an extraordinary step following weeks of street confrontations, tear gas volleys and complaints of excessive force.
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Flight from Chicago diverted after a passenger stabs 2 teens with a fork, authorities say
Oct 28, 2025 9:38 am - A man from India stabbed two teenagers with a fork, slapped a female passenger and a crew member and mimicked shooting himself during an international flight, authorities said.
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Chicago’s children are getting caught in the chaos of immigration crackdowns
Oct 28, 2025 7:46 am - In Chicago, children and families have been traumatized by an immigration enforcement action involving tear gas. Residents, including U.S. citizens and people with permission to live or work here, say they are terrified, worried about being targeted. Teachers and community members are struggling to reassure children while dealing with their own fears. The community remains on edge, with many questioning their safety and future.
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Mom says slain Illinois woman wouldn’t want to be tied to Trump’s immigration blitz
Oct 23, 2025 2:25 pm - The mother of an Illinois woman killed by an undocumented immigrant in January is speaking out against the Trump administration’s attempts to tie her daughter to the ongo...