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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...
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.

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