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He worked hard to give me a home. ICE took his: How I lost my father to deportation Deportation has taken away the father I once knew and given me back a person I no longer recognize.

From @vanessalop.bsky.social: He worked hard to give me a home. ICE took his: How I lost my father to deportation

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Updated: Nearly 30 Chicago-area restaurants are offering free and discounted meals to SNAP recipients

As the government shutdown affects the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, several Chicago-area restaurants are offering free and discounted food.

Syndicated content in Sun-Times special section included AI-generated misinformation A Chicago freelance journalist said he did not fact-check information he compiled using AI before including it in stories for media clients.

The Sun-Times' Sunday paper included a syndicated special section produced by a third-party company, which included a summer reading list generated by AI.

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Trump administration freezes $790 million for Northwestern University: report The pause comes amid a civil rights investigation at the university, the New York Times reported. A spokesman said Northwestern has not gotten official notice from the government and that federal…

The Trump administration has reportedly frozen $790 million in funding for Northwestern amid civil rights investigations, two administration officials told the New York Times.

Feds start making immigration arrests across Chicago area: Live updates Trump border czar Tom Homan and TV personality Dr. Phil are in the city to observe the operations, according to reports.

Trump border czar Tom Homan and TV personality Dr. Phil are in the city to observe as federal agents start making immigration arrests across the Chicago area, according to reports.

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We did something interesting today -- we turned replies on Bluesky into the comment section on our site.

i think @chicago.suntimes.com is the first newspaper to pull in live bluesky replies as a comments section on their website, so cool!! h/t @ellery.bsky.social 🎉

Rogers Park resident donates handmade hats to asylum-seekers: 'If I have the opportunity to help, I should' Margie Chan would see migrants arriving in Chicago unprepared for the cold weather so she launched 500 Hats for Refugees to help keep them warm during the winter.

Over 51,000 asylum-seekers have arrived in Chicago since Texas Gov. Greg Abbott began busing migrants to sanctuary cities. To help prepare them for the Midwest winter, Margie Chan launched 500 Hats for Refugees in September 2023.
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Rogers Park resident donates handmade hats to asylum-seekers: 'If I have the opportunity to help, I should' Margie Chan would see migrants arriving in Chicago unprepared for the cold weather so she launched 500 Hats for Refugees to help keep them warm during the winter.

Motivated by her family's refugee history, 68-year-old Rogers Park resident Margie Chan launched 500 Hats for Refugees to help asylum-seekers prepare for the Midwest winter.
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Chicago Christmas tree stuns in new photo.

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Jeremy Allen White lookalike contest in Chicago draws more than 50, won by Glenview therapist The fitting prize for a competition to see who looks most like the star of "The Bear?" Fifty bucks and a pack of Marlboro Red cigarettes. Oh, yeah, Ben Shabad, 37, really does look a lot like White.

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