Articles filed under Chicago Sun-Times
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Man fatally shot by ICE in Franklin Park had just dropped off his child at school, Rep. Delia Ramirez saysSep 14, 2025 5:12 pm - A man fatally shot by federal immigration agents on Friday in Franklin Park had dropped off his child at school minutes before he was shot.
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‘We don’t need them’: Gov. Pritzker ‘glad’ Trump shifting focus from sending National Guard to ChicagoSep 10, 2025 5:02 pm - Gov. JB Pritzker on Wednesday said he’s “glad” President Donald Trump is signaling a shift away from sending the National Guard to Chicago — at least for now — but empha...
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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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Pritzker condemns Trump’s ‘Chipocalypse’ social postSep 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.
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Feds secure Naval Station Great Lakes for Chicago immigration blitzAug 31, 2025 3:33 pm - The Department of Defense has secured Naval Station Great Lakes for an immigration blitz in Chicago starting next week, two sources familiar with base operations confirmed to the Sun-Times.
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Mayor Johnson signs ‘Protecting Chicago Initiative’ in attempt to safeguard city from federal agents, troopsAug 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.
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ICE agents, National Guard could be housed at Great LakesAug 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.
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How a ‘blended’ bird family helped sandhill crane chicks thrive in DuPageAug 15, 2025 10:55 am - The two sandhill crane chicks were first spotted by the Chicago Bird Collision Monitors after their parent became too injured to keep them safe. Another crane at the DuPage Wildlife Conservation Center became a surrogate parent for them.
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Downstate judge rejects request to round up Texas Democrats in IllinoisAug 14, 2025 3:00 pm - A downstate judge has rejected Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s lawsuit seeking an order for Illinois law enforcement to arrest and return to the Lone Star State Democratic legislators who are staying in Illinois in order to prevent a controversial vote to remap congressional districts as requested by President Donald Trump.
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Texas Democrats ready to stay in Illinois ‘as long as it takes’ to fight GOP congressional mapsAug 04, 2025 9:26 pm - Texas state Rep. Aicha Davis said she packed a couple of bags for her one-way trip to Chicago. “I’m ready to be here for however long this takes,” the Dallas-area Democr...