Feds target ride-share drivers at O’Hare: ‘They didn’t focus on anybody who didn’t look Mexican’ Last Friday, Border Patrol officers arrested 18 people at O’Hare, the Department of Homeland Security confirmed.

Feds swept a parking lot of rideshare drivers near O'Hare last Friday. Read to the end.
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Aldermen advance $15.5 million in settlements for police and Fire Department-related deaths An $8 million settlement to the family of Leonardo Guerrero, who died in 2022 in a Chicago Fire Department ambulance, passed with some minor opposition from aldermen.

Aldermen on the city’s Finance Committee approved $15.5 million in taxpayer-funded legal settlements Wednesday to two families whose loved ones died after lawyers said police and Fire Department workers violated city policy.

Chief Judge Evans issues general order prohibiting warrantless arrests near courthouses In the wake of pressure from officials as well as legal and advocacy groups, Chief Judge Timothy Evans has enacted a general order prohibiting warrantless arrests by immigration agents around count…

Chief Judge Timothy Evans has enacted a general order prohibiting warrantless arrests by immigration agents in or around county courthouses.

Chaos at 105th Street and Avenue N. A couple bricks and possibly an egg got thrown at a squad of federal agents who were standing in the intersection. Two cars — a white SUV and a red one — got trucked out after a chase and a crash, per neighbors. At least three detained from this confrontation.

ICE agents deploys tear gas following East Side traffic crash Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers deployed tear gas on the Far South Side Tuesday to quell a clash with residents who demanded the enforcement officers leave the neighborhood, witnesses …

ICE officers deployed multiple canisters of tear gas on the Far South Side to quell a clash with residents who demanded the officers leave the neighborhood.

At least 100 neighbors flocked to the intersection of 105th Street and Avenue N following a vehicle crash involving at least one ICE vehicle.

D’Angelo has passed away after a private battle with pancreatic cancer. He was ONLY 51. This is completely devastating. I am in shock.

The Beachwood Inn’s long-ago run of midweek Chicago Code watch parties was, like that ridiculous program and the bar in which we gathered to watch it, too beautiful to last. Not reality, but maybe surreality?@beachwoodreport.bsky.social

Illinois legislators poised to grapple with trains, insurance and the Bears Perhaps the most significant item on legislators’ veto session to-do list is whether to implement changes and secure funding to keep buses and trains around Chicago running on time.

Perhaps the most significant item on legislators’ veto session to-do list is whether to implement changes and secure funding to keep buses and trains around Chicago running on time.

Federal judge blocks Trump administration from deploying National Guard troops to Chicago, rest of state Arguments in federal court over an emergency restraining order that would bar a National Guard deployment began Thursday with lawyers sparring over what constitutes a “rebellion” that such troops m…

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Kristi Noem says Homeland Security ‘purchasing more buildings in Chicago’ Kristi Noem said President Donald Trump has authorized the building purchases for ICE and said the agency was hardening its existing facilities because of threats of violence.

Kristi Noem said President Donald Trump has authorized the building purchases for ICE and said the agency was hardening its existing facilities because of threats of violence.

President Donald Trump calls for Mayor Brandon Johnson and Gov. JB Pritzker to be jailed “Chicago Mayor should be in jail for failing to protect Ice Officers! Governor Pritzker also!” President Donald Trump wrote on his social media platform, Truth Social.

Gov. JB Pritzker yesterday when asked if he thought he could be jailed as President Trump goes after his political enemies: "I’m asking any of you to come visit me in the gulag." www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/08/p...

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s cultural commissioner, Clinée Hedspeth, resigns Cultural Affairs Commissioner Clinée Hedspeth’s resignation was announced during a Tuesday Cultural Advisory Council meeting, members of the council said.

A close ally of Mayor Brandon Johnson suddenly resigned her position Tuesday as the leader of the city’s Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events.

Mayor Brandon Johnson recommends another $26.5 million in Chicago police settlements Francisco Benitez, who spent over three decades in prison for killing two 14-year-old boys in 1989, would receive $18.5 million if aldermen approve the deal.

Mayor Brandon Johnson is recommending to aldermen another round of costly settlements for alleged police misconduct.

National Guard deployment moves ahead in Illinois after judge declines state’s suit to block Trump call-up Attorneys for the Trump administration said in court that Texas National Guard units could begin operations by Tuesday, the same day Illinois Guard members have been ordered to report.

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Video shows federal authorities briefly detain man following East Garfield car accident Police confirmed a detainment, but didn’t address a video of what appears to be a federal agent holding a Black man by the neck.

Federal authorities were captured on video Wednesday apparently putting a man in a chokehold on the city’s West Side, according to footage of the incident reviewed by the Tribune.

Broadview residents are scared as ICE facility becomes a battleground for Trump immigration blitz Broadview has become the epicenter of Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement, leaving some locals hiding in fear from ICE and others loathing the smell of tear gas in the morning.

Broadview has become the epicenter of Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement, leaving some locals hiding in fear from ICE and others loathing the smell of tear gas in the morning.

Today in Chicago History: Yankees slugger Babe Ruth calls his shot at Wrigley Field during World Series Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Oct. 1, according to the Tribune’s archives.

Today in Chicago History: Yankees slugger Babe Ruth called his shot at Wrigley Field.

“Ruth resumed his oratory the minute he threw down his bat. He bellowed every foot of the way around the bases, accompanying derisive roarings with wild and eloquent gesticulations.”

Illinois Democrats stoke fight over federal government shutdown, but their anger could backfire Retiring U.S. Sen Dick Durbin could be key to how long a shutdown lasts or whether it happens at all. He’s sided with the GOP before but seems less likely to this time.

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Mother, children detained by ICE at Millennium Park Sunday held at O’Hare with other families: ‘We never imagined’ The mother said she felt her family was targeted because of their appearance. “There were a lot more people there, but the agents came directly to us because of how we look,” she said.

Dasha Ramirez, 8, and her little brother were playing with the water at the Crown Fountain in Chicago’s Millennium Park when federal agents approached their parents.

She ran toward her father, Jaime Ramirez, who was suddenly surrounded by a group of heavily armed agents in full camouflage.

Friday commute a real killer

Downers Grove

Broadview, 7:45 a.m.

Artists claim anti-Trump display at Chicago library was ‘censored’ The installation at the Austin-Irving library branch featured 16 artists and was on display from July until last week, when the city ordered the works be taken down.

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Mayor Brandon Johnson calls more Chicago protected bike lanes ‘ultimate goal,’ touts milestone The River West infrastructure project Mayor Brandon Johnson pedaled upon Tuesday marks the 100th mile of bike lanes and other cycling infrastructure built by his administration.

The River West infrastructure project Mayor Brandon Johnson pedaled upon Tuesday marks the 100th mile of bike lanes and other cycling infrastructure built by his administration.

Illinois superintendent salaries often don’t reflect the district’s size, wealth or student performance A Tribune analysis found at least 15 suburban Chicago superintendents were paid more than former Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez despite overseeing significantly smaller districts.

A Tribune analysis found at least 15 suburban Chicago superintendents were paid more than former Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez despite overseeing significantly smaller districts.

A Tribune photographer describes capturing a compelling image from protests outside Broadview’s ICE facility Tribune veteran photographer Stacey Wescott details how she captured an image of an ex-Marine protesting in front of an ICE facility in Broadview that became a sensation on the internet.

News photographers have to be ready to meet the moment and the Chicago Tribune's Stacey Wescott did that superbly. She tells the story here: www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/22/t...

A Tribune photographer describes capturing a compelling image from protests outside Broadview’s ICE facility Tribune veteran photographer Stacey Wescott details how she captured an image of an ex-Marine protesting in front of an ICE facility in Broadview that became a sensation on the internet.

If you were one of the many people who flipped for @staceywescott.bsky.social's excellent photographs outside the ICE building in Broadview Friday, you might like reading her walk-through of the morning and the process of making that picture.
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Cook County property tax bill delay continues; board creates fund for governments Cook County has launched a $300 million loan fund to help towns and other taxing bodies that will struggle without property tax revenues in hand.

It’s still unclear when Cook County homeowners and other property owners will receive their property tax bills, top officials told commissioners this week, thanks to lingering defects in a tech upgrade already delayed by several years.

Trump, ICE target police in Chicago, other cities for recruitment in NFL ad The U.S. Immigration and Customs Department specifically pitched jobs to Chicago cops when it ran a local advertisement during a Monday night NFL broadcast.

President Donald Trump is turning to the Chicago Police Department as he rushes to add immigration enforcement officers to carry out his administration’s mass deportation policy.

Outside ICE facility, friends of detained day laborer call for his release Workers, community members and lawmakers gathered outside an ICE facility outside Chicago to call for the release of a detained day laborer.

A day after authorities deployed pepper spray against demonstrators outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing facility in Broadview, a group gathered there to call for the release of a day laborer detained in the Little Village neighborhood.