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Chicago churches urge calm resistance ahead of expected federal intervention

By SOPHIA TAREEN
Sep 07, 2025 3:59 pm - CHICAGO — The Rev. Marshall Hatch urged congregants of a prominent Black church on Chicago’s West Side to carry identification, stay connected to family and protest as th...
Chicago’s Mexican Independence Day celebrations shadowed by Trump’s threats for the city

By CHRISTINE FERNANDO, BEN FINLEY and MELINA WALLING
Sep 06, 2025 7:07 pm - President Donald Trump's plan to dispatch National Guard troops and immigration agents into Chicago has put many Latino residents on edge, prompting some to carry their U.S. passports while giving others pause about openly celebrating the upcoming Mexican Independence Day.
Pritzker condemns Trump’s ‘Chipocalypse’ social post

Sep 06, 2025 6:07 pm - President Donald Trump’s Truth Social post saying Chicago was about to find out “why it’s called the Department of War” drew swift rebuke from Illinois leaders Saturday morning.
Chicago prepares for an influx of National Guard troops and immigration agents

By SOPHIA TAREEN
Sep 03, 2025 3:33 pm - CHICAGO — Chicago community leaders forged ahead Wednesday with preparations for the expected influx of National Guard troops and immigration agents to the city, advising...
US appeals court reverses lower court, approves Illinois ban on carrying firearms on public transit

By JOHN O'CONNOR
Sep 03, 2025 3:19 pm - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — A federal appeals court has approved Illinois' ban on carrying firearms on public transit, reversing a lower court decision that found the prohibition...
Mayor Johnson signs ‘Protecting Chicago Initiative’ in attempt to safeguard city from federal agents, troops

By Violet Miller
Aug 30, 2025 6:21 pm - Mayor Brandon Johnson signed an executive order Saturday afternoon aimed at holding federal law enforcement in the city to municipal rules on policing while also keeping tabs on new deployments and informing citizens of their rights.
Trump administration asks military base outside Chicago for support on immigration operations

Aug 28, 2025 9:12 am - President Donald Trump's administration has asked a military base outside Chicago for support on immigration operations, the base said Thursday, signaling a push to expand its law enforcement crackdown to other cities.
‘We’ve been fighting crime,’ Pritzker tells AP during tour of city to counter Trump’s crime claims

By SOPHIA TAREEN
Aug 28, 2025 8:00 am - Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is doubling down on his message to President Donald Trump that the nation’s third-largest city doesn’t need or want military intervention to fight crime, showing off parts of the city where violent crime has decreased and saying sending in the National Guard could only escalate problems.
ICE agents, National Guard could be housed at Great Lakes

By Violet Miller
Aug 27, 2025 9:42 am - Agents with the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection would be housed at Naval Station Great Lakes near North Chicago from Sept. 2-30, according to an email Monday from Navy Cpt. Stephen Yargosz to his leadership team.
Judge blocks Trump from cutting funding to Chicago, other cities and counties over ‘sanctuary’ policies

By SUDHIN THANAWALA
Aug 22, 2025 10:43 pm - A judge ruled late Friday the Trump administration cannot deny funding to Boston, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles and 30 other cities and counties because of policies that l...

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