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Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 3h

A federal judge in Chicago extended restrictions on ICE's warrantless arrests until February 2026, finding that the agency violated a settlement agreement by arresting 22 people without warrants.

Chicago judge cites South Shore raid, Supreme Court controversy while ruling against ICE

U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Cummings found that ICE arrested 22 people early this year without a warrant, and in violation of what’s known as the Castanon Nava settlement agreement.

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Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 5h

Federal prosecutors in Chicago moved early Wednesday to dismiss criminal charges against a Chicago couple found lawfully carrying loaded pistols last month outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview. trib.al/BaJsEyS

Feds dropping charges against couple who lawfully carried guns outside ICE facility

A defense attorney says a grand jury refused to indict in the high-profile case.

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The TRiiBE @thetriibe.com · 5h

Chicago Ald. Gregory Mitchell oversees the 7th Ward, which is home to the South Shore apartment building at the center of last week’s ICE raid.

He didn’t sign the letter.

Mitchell has not yet publicly issued a statement on the raid.

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So, about that letter of support for Chicago Ald. Jessie Fuentes: 13 alderpeople didn’t sign it • The TRiiBE

The letter describes what the agents did to Fuentes as an “abuse of power.” Mayor Brandon Johnson, City Clerk, Anna Valencia and City Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin also signed it.

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Lauren FitzPatrick @bylaurenfitz.bsky.social · 3h

Because WHO NEEDS WATER ANYWAY?

The Verge @theverge.com · 3h

Google’s AI try-on imagines your feet in new shoes

Google’s AI will swap your shoes for you.

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Block Club Chicago @blockclubchi.bsky.social · 5h

A federal judge in Chicago says ICE violated a consent decree with warrantless arrests. blockclubchi.co/4nGUOQ8

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Lauren FitzPatrick @bylaurenfitz.bsky.social · 4h

“Apparently they had less evidence than a ham sandwich,” said Kling, who represents Ray Collins.

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Lauren FitzPatrick @bylaurenfitz.bsky.social · 4h

The move comes after a grand jury refused to hand up an indictment in the case, a defense attorney told the @chicago.suntimes.com. Richard Kling cited the old expression that a good prosecutor could convince a grand jury to indict a ham sandwich.

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Lauren FitzPatrick @bylaurenfitz.bsky.social · 5h

Feds dropping charges against couple who lawfully carried guns outside ICE facility. A defense attorney says a grand jury refused to indict in the high-profile case. chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/... -- By @jonseidel.bsky.social

Feds dropping charges against couple who lawfully carried guns outside ICE facility

A defense attorney says a grand jury refused to indict in the high-profile case.

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Lauren FitzPatrick @bylaurenfitz.bsky.social · 1d

Expert says threats of militarization and immigration enforcement fuel anxieties. One mental health expert offers tips on how to cope with the stress of immigration operations in the Chicago region. chicago.suntimes.com/2025/10/07/e...

Expert says threats of militarization and immigration enforcement fuel anxieties

One mental health expert offers tips on how to cope with the stress of immigration operations in the Chicago region.

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Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 4d

“I asked [agents] why they were holding me if I was an American citizen, and they said I had to wait until they looked me up,” Johnson said. “I asked if they had a warrant, and I asked for a lawyer. They never brought one.”

Massive immigration raid on Chicago apartment building leaves residents reeling: 'I feel defeated'

The Department of Homeland Security said federal agents with Border Patrol, the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives arrested 37 people in the raid.

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Lauren FitzPatrick @bylaurenfitz.bsky.social · 4d

Masked federal agent throws chemical irritants outside Logan Square grocery store: 'My eyes are burning'
Video taken by several witnesses captured moments when the agent can be seen dropping a canister from white SUV chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/10.... @chicago.suntimes.com Mohammad Samra reports.

Masked federal agent throws chemical irritants outside Logan Square grocery store: 'My eyes are burning'

Video taken by several witnesses captured the moments where the agent can be seen dropping a canister from a white SUV.

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Lauren FitzPatrick @bylaurenfitz.bsky.social · 4d

A *giant* reason @chicago.suntimes.com leaders decided to take the pay wall down several years ago: chicago.suntimes.com

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Aura Bogado @aurabogado.bsky.social · 5d

Shelters that house unaccompanied minors are bracing for "Freaky Friday," the start of an ICE operation that will first issue letters to children, seeking to pressure them to return to the countries they've fled in exchange for a cash payment. If they decline, their parents will be targeted by ICE.

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The People's Fabric @peoplesfabric.com · 5d

I should say a "gas canister." One witness told me they experienced extreme irritation to their eyes and difficulty breathing, so it sounds like tear gas. That's a busy street in the middle of the day, lots of people milling about outside.

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The People's Fabric @peoplesfabric.com · 5d

Witness video shows federal agents throwing tear gas canisters in the middle of Armitage Ave today as they appear to be blocked in and heckled by angry neighbors.

This is around the 3500 block of West Armitage.

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Lauren FitzPatrick @bylaurenfitz.bsky.social · 5d

Until June 24, the rule for holding immigrants at Broadview was 12 hours. Then the Trump Admin quietly changed the rule, increasing the max to 72 hours. And still they're holding people beyond that time as well.

Amy Qin @amyqin.bsky.social · 5d

There’s no medical staff or services at Broadview. No food preparation. No beds. That’s all by design because the facility was created for holds less than 12 hours.
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A column chart showing the average time by days spent at the Broadview processing center spiking in June.

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Amy Qin @amyqin.bsky.social · 5d

There’s no medical staff or services at Broadview. No food preparation. No beds. That’s all by design because the facility was created for holds less than 12 hours.
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Chip Mitchell @chipmitchell1.bsky.social · 5d

#CPD has stripped #police powers from the sons of two former #Chicago top cops, Terry Hillard and Fred Waller, pending investigations into allegations they broke the law, @schuba.bsky.social of the @chicago.suntimes.com reports.

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Cops accused of PPP fraud, domestic violence are the sons of two former Chicago police superintendents

The sons of Terry Hillard and Fred Waller have both been stripped of their policing powers pending investigations, the Sun-Times has found.

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WBEZ @wbez.org · 5d

Six donors will win brand-new iPads today! Every donation is an entry — support WBEZ today and you could be our next winner. Be sure to donate by 1PM! trib.al/IKYAt6H

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 5d

NEW: ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the Trump administration’s cuts to an aid program.

Trump Canceled 94 Million Pounds of Food Aid. Here’s What Never Arrived.

ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the administration’s cut...

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NPR @npr.org · 5d

More than 4 million U.S. families have mixed immigration status. As the Trump administration continues to ramp up deportations, many of these families are preparing emergency plans.

What happens to the kids? Fearing deportation, immigrant parents make contingency plans.

More than 4 million U.S. families have mixed immigration status. As the Trump administration continues to ramp up deportations, many of these families are preparing emergency plans.

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 5d

SCOOP — Pennsylvania prosecutors were alerted to possible voting irregularities by one of MAGA's leading voices against voter fraud. A long paper trail shows Jack Posobiec has been living in Maryland but voting using his parents' PA address for years.

From @jsweetli.bsky.social, @slate.com + me:

MAGA’s “Voter Fraud” Watchdog Votes in a Swing State. He Doesn’t Live There.

A long paper trail shows that Jack Posobiec casts a ballot in one state and lives in another.

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Sarah Lazare @sarahlazare.bsky.social · 5d

Here are all of the police departments out here at Broadview ICE detention center, confirmed by me and photographer Steel Brooks: Broadview, Oak Brook, Illinois State Police, Cook County Sheriff

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Lauren FitzPatrick @bylaurenfitz.bsky.social · 5d

Normally, these kinds of international grocery stores are havens when food prices spike. They tend to have great deals on items considered "specialty" or "ethnic" at a Jewel or Mariano's. Spices. Barley. Dumplings. Tea. Tahini. All the sauces. chicago.suntimes.com/economy/2025...

Chicago's ethnic grocery stores struggle to keep prices down and import goods

President Donald Trump's trade war is presenting a challenge for the city's international grocery stores as most of them import specialty products like spices and grains from countries subject to doub...

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The TRiiBE @thetriibe.com · 6d

HAPPENING NOW — Video obtained by The TRiiBE shows a federal agent with his hands around the neck of a Black man following an apparent car crash on the West Side near California Avenue and Congress Parkway.

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Video shows feds ‘choking’ a Black man in East Garfield Park • The TRiiBE

“Why is you choking him, man? Why is he choking him, man?” a man says at the scene.

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