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Chicago Public Square @chicagopublicsquare.com · 7h

BREAKING NEWS: CDC employees terminated in apparent Friday night massacre.

The Trump administration is using the shutdown to further weaken the our national public health infrastructure.

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Chicago Public Square @chicagopublicsquare.com · 8h

12 Arrested in Immigration Raid at O’Hare Airport Rideshare Parking Lot Friday

Federal immigration agents targeted Uber and Lyft drivers in a raid at a parking lot near Chicago O’Hare International Airport on Friday, according to a coalition of rideshare drivers.

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Chicago Public Square @chicagopublicsquare.com · 12h

WGN Staffer Detained By Border Patrol Agents In Lincoln Square, Neighbors Say

The woman was recording agents as they detained a man when they took her into custody, handcuffing her and putting her a van, according to witnesses and video. The agents drove into another car while ...

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Chicago Public Square @chicagopublicsquare.com · 15h

WGN-TV producer detained during ICE enforcement action in Lincoln Square

A WGN-TV video editor and producer was roughly detained by two Border Patrol agents on Friday morning during a highly visible rush hour enforcement action in Lincoln Square. Debbie Brockman, who has w...

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Chicago Public Square @chicagopublicsquare.com · 16h

Firings of federal workers begin as White House seeks to pressure Democrats in government shutdown

The White House budget office says mass firings of federal workers have started in an attempt to exert more pressure on Democratic lawmakers as the government shutdown continues.

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Chicago Public Square @chicagopublicsquare.com · 17h

“The Trump administration offered nine universities benefits in exchange for signing an agreement to protect conservative voices, among other things. M.I.T. was the first to refuse.”

M.I.T. Rejects a White House Offer for Special Funding Treatment

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Chicago Public Square @chicagopublicsquare.com · 18h

“I’m pretty sure that causing an entire country to fear for its own safety if they don’t award you a Peace Prize kind of disqualifies you from ever getting a Peace Prize.”

let’s laugh at the sad loser who didn’t win the Nobel Peace Prize

and let’s congratulate the woman who did.

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Chicago Public Square @chicagopublicsquare.com · 19h

Win, win / #ShowMeYourHellhole / Quizzes!

Chicago’s new front page

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Chicago Public Square @chicagopublicsquare.com · 1d

“Pete Hegseth told hundreds of top military commanders last week that it was ‘tiring’ to see ‘fat troops.’

“The arrival of the Texas National Guard to Chicago could leave him exhausted.”

Hegseth decried 'fat troops.' Then a photo of hefty National Guard soldiers went viral.

A viral photo of Texas National Guard troops in Chicago prompted mockery and an official military response.

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Chicago Public Square @chicagopublicsquare.com · 1d

For. Two. Weeks.

Judge blocks National Guard deployment in Illinois for 2 weeks

A judge has blocked the deployment of National Guard troops in the Chicago area for two weeks, finding no substantial evidence that a “danger of rebellion” is brewing in Illinois.

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Chicago Public Square @chicagopublicsquare.com · 1d

Judge grants a partial temporary restraining order on National Guard deployment in Illinois: Live updates

In issuing her decision, U.S. District Judge April Perry said, "I simply cannot credit [the Trump administration's] declarations to the extent they contradict state and local law enforcement. … DHS' p...

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Chicago Public Square @chicagopublicsquare.com · 1d

“… a practice that would be illegal if done by the universities’ admissions offices and one that’s been banned by another state.”

Students for profit? University of Illinois campuses pay company per online student

Consumer protection advocates say the practice incentivizes the company to enroll as many students as possible, regardless of whether they'll benefit. University leaders says their standards aren't co...

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Chicago Public Square @chicagopublicsquare.com · 1d

“Individuals are allowed to protest. They are allowed to speak. That is guaranteed by the First Amendment to our Constitution, and it is a bedrock right that upholds our democracy.”