Articles filed under Chicago Sun-Times
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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...
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Maury Ettleson, Elmhurst car dealer whose catchy commercials made him a star, has died at 93Aug 03, 2025 12:29 pm - Maury Ettleson, who rose to local fame through television commercials for his Elmhurst auto dealership “Where you always save more money,” has died at 93.
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Three high-profile Illinois casinos have now faced allegations over contractors with reputed mob tiesJul 05, 2025 4:00 am - The largest fine levied by the Illinois Gaming Board in recent memory — $3.2 million — was paid in 2003 by Grand Victoria Casino in Elgin, whose investors at the time inc...
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Man fatally stabbed on CTA Blue Line in Rosemont; person in custodyJun 26, 2025 11:25 am - A man was stabbed to death during a fight Wednesday on a CTA Blue Line train in Rosemont.