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Underwood tours Broadview ICE facility, warns deportation blitz isn't overNov 25, 2025 10:09 am - U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood on Monday called conditions inside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview “terrible” and warned that staffing is expected to triple by January at ICE facilities in the Chicago area in anticipation of more immigration enforcement.
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14-year-old killed, 8 wounded in shootings during ‘teen takeover’ in Loop hours after tree-lighting ceremonyNov 22, 2025 5:31 pm - A 14-year-old boy was killed and eight other teenagers were wounded in separate shootings late on a bustling Friday night that saw thousands of people gather in the Loop to kick off the holiday season.
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ICC slashes Nicor’s proposed $314 million rate hike for suburban gas customersNov 20, 2025 9:21 am - The Illinois Commerce Commission slashed a proposed $314 million rate hike by suburban gas company Nicor by nearly half Wednesday.
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Burt Meyer, Chicago toymaker behind classics like Lite-Brite, Rock ’Em Sock ’Em Robots, has died at 99Nov 08, 2025 4:52 pm - Burt Meyer brought toy joy to baby boomers, Millennials and all the Gens — from Alpha to X to Z. An inventor, designer and artist, Meyer, whose work contributed to Chicago becoming a vibrant center of toy design, died Oct. 30 at a west suburban retirement community. He was 99.
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14 suburban moms arrested at Broadview ICE facility protestNov 07, 2025 2:42 pm - A group of moms from the western suburbs were arrested Friday morning during a protest against the separation of families outside of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview.
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Noem suggests Chicago immigration blitz includes 5 other states, claims no U.S. citizens detainedOct 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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Top Cook County judge bars civil immigration arrests at courthousesOct 15, 2025 10:46 am - Cook County Circuit Chief Judge Timothy Evans has signed an order barring civil arrests of people while at county courts — a common tactic used by federal immigration agents to detain people.
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Judge refuses to immediately block National Guard deployment to IllinoisOct 07, 2025 10:13 am - National Guard troops could hit Chicago’s streets as soon as today after a federal judge refused a plea from Illinois’ attorneys to immediately block a deployment they labeled “illegal, dangerous and unconstitutional” in a highly anticipated lawsuit Monday.
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Kennedy Expressway express lanes back to normal for Monday morning rushOct 05, 2025 3:40 pm - The express lanes on the Kennedy Expressway are set to return to normal for the Monday morning rush, offering relief to inbound commuters for the first time since the lan...
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Feds in military gear flood downtown Chicago, as border chief says people arrested based on ‘how they look’Sep 28, 2025 8:12 pm - While dozens of federal immigration agents took individuals into custody during a winding patrol through downtown Chicago on Sunday, a top U.S. Border Patrol official told WBEZ the agents were arresting people based on “how they look.”