Chicago
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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
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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
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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.
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Trump border czar warns sanctuary cities nationwide to ‘expect action’
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Chicago churches urge calm resistance ahead of expected federal intervention
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Chicago’s Mexican Independence Day celebrations shadowed by Trump’s threats for the city
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Pritzker condemns Trump’s ‘Chipocalypse’ social post