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WTTW - Chicago PBS @wttw.bsky.social · 31m

President Donald Trump called early Wednesday morning for Mayor Brandon Johnson and Gov. JB Pritzker to be jailed, escalating the crisis engulfing the nation’s third largest city.

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Donald Trump Says Brandon Johnson, JB Pritzker ‘Should Be in Jail’

Trump’s comments, posted to his social media platform, came a day after 200 Texas National Guard troops under the command of federal officials arrived at a military facility near Joliet over the vehem...

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WTTW - Chicago PBS @wttw.bsky.social · 1h

Chicago taxpayers should pay $8 million to a man who spent 16 years in prison after he was wrongfully convicted of a 2002 murder, city lawyers recommended.

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City Council to Weigh Paying $8M to Man Who Spent 16 Years in Prison After Wrongful Murder Conviction

Eric Blackmon was wrongfully convicted of the murder of Tony Cox, who was killed on the West Side in what police believed was a gang-related shooting.

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WTTW - Chicago PBS @wttw.bsky.social · 17h

Chicago taxpayers should pay $18.5 million to a man who spent 34 years in prison after being convicted of a 1989 double murder he didn’t commit, city lawyers recommended.

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Pay $18.5M to Man Who Spent 34 Years in Prison for Double Murder He Didn’t Commit: City Lawyers

If approved, it would bring the total amount spent by taxpayers in 2025 to compensate those wrongfully convicted based on evidence developed by Chicago police officers to $164.2 million, according to ...

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WTTW - Chicago PBS @wttw.bsky.social · 18h

With Chicago in the crosshairs of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement blitz, and National Guard troops now on the ground in the area, rumors are swirling around potential ICE raids on Chicago Marathon participants and spectators.

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With Rumors Swirling Around Possible ICE Activity at Chicago Marathon, Johnson Says ‘We’re Encouraging Everyone to Get Out to Celebrate’

The Chicago Park District has shot down a social media rumor that it had received any information about ICE agents targeting Sunday’s upcoming Chicago Marathon for enforcement activities.

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WTTW - Chicago PBS @wttw.bsky.social · 19h

Chicago firefighters and paramedics — who are prohibited from striking — have been working under the terms of a contract that took effect in 2017 and expired in 2021.

The proposed contract would expire June 30, 2027.

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Key City Panel Endorses Proposed Firefighters Union Contract

Chicago firefighters and paramedics — who are prohibited from striking — have been working under the terms of a contract that expired in 2021.

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WTTW - Chicago PBS @wttw.bsky.social · 20h

The Chicago Cubs are still in the National League Division Series round of the MLB postseason. What’s been your favorite moment of the season so far?

Your response could be included in our newsletter, the Daily Chicagoan.

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WTTW - Chicago PBS @wttw.bsky.social · 20h

Featuring an interview with Rod Blagojevich himself, the next episode of Chicago Stories traces Blago's political ascent – and his fall. Watch the show on Friday, October 10 at 8:00 pm on WTTW and streaming on the PBS app and wttw.com/chicagostories #ChicagoStoriesWTTW

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WTTW - Chicago PBS @wttw.bsky.social · 21h

The organization runs a hotline where people can report ICE activity and get legal support and social service resources if someone in their family is taken by immigration officials. Last Friday saw more than 800 calls to the hotline, the most in a year.

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Chicago Community Groups Say Expected Troop Deployment Will Heighten Fears, Create Chaos

President Donald Trump plans to deploy 400 members of the Texas National Guard and 300 members of the Illinois National Guard to the area any day. Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon J...

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WTTW - Chicago PBS @wttw.bsky.social · 22h

Mayor Brandon Johnson told reporters at a Tuesday morning City Hall news conference that he had not been notified that Texas National Guard troops had entered the city.

“It’s illegal, unconstitutional,” Johnson said. https://to.wttw.com/432ssrj

National Guard Arrives in Chicago Area as Local Officials Await Judge’s Ruling

“It’s illegal, unconstitutional,” Mayor Brandon Johnson said. “It’s dangerous. It’s wrong. This is not about deportations, this is not about safety for this president. This is about authoritarianism. ...

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WTTW - Chicago PBS @wttw.bsky.social · 23h

Federal prosecutors claim a high-ranking Chicago gang member placed a bounty on the head of a top immigration officer involved in “Operation Midway Blitz.”

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Feds Accuse Reputed Gang Member of Murder-for-Hire Plot Involving Senior Law Enforcement Official

Prosecutors in Chicago on Monday filed a murder-for-hire charge against 37-year-old Juan Espinoza Martinez, whom they claim is a “ranking member” of the Latin Kings gang.

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WTTW - Chicago PBS @wttw.bsky.social · 23h

Those prohibitions are already in place under state law and city ordinance, and local officials do not have the ability to place additional restrictions on federal agents, making Johnson’s action symbolic.

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‘In No Way Are We Going to Accept This’: Johnson Vows to Resist Trump’s National Guard Deployment

“We’re not going to be intimidated in Chicago,” Mayor Brandon Johnson said. “It’s my responsibility to stand up to tyranny and to make sure that we are defending the people of this city.”

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WTTW - Chicago PBS @wttw.bsky.social · 23h

Can Chicago truly enforce an "ICE free zone" or is this executive order symbolic?

"We most certainly will," Mayor Brandon Johnson said Monday, adding they will use "every single tool available" to do so, including the courts.

Watch the full interview: https://to.wttw.com/4nP3F2n

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Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 1d

Mayor Brandon Johnson welcomes FBI Director Kash Patel to Chicago, and says he looks forward to Patel spending money in Chicago, which he notes was just voted the best big city in America by Condé Nast for the ninth year in a row. @wttw.bsky.social

Mayor Brandon Johnson addresses the news media

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WTTW - Chicago PBS @wttw.bsky.social · 1d

Even though the temps hit 80 the first weekend of October, it's still pumpkin spice latte season! Here are some Chicago-area coffee shops offering their own take on the PSL: https://to.wttw.com/4o4WDGm

It’s Pumpkin Spice Season. These Chicago-Area Coffee Shops Are Serving Up Fall Favorites

While it may not feel like fall yet, pumpkin spice season has arrived. Get your fall-themed beverage fix at these local businesses.

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WTTW - Chicago PBS @wttw.bsky.social · 1d

A federal judge declined to immediately issue a restraining order, as requested by the state and city, but scheduled a full hearing on Thursday. https://to.wttw.com/4nALzAW

Judge Declines to Immediately Block National Guard From Illinois Deployment After Pritzker, Johnson File Suit

The lawsuit filed by Illinois and Chicago officials calls the looming deployment of both Texas and Illinois National Guard troops a politically motivated and unconstitutional federal overreach.

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WTTW - Chicago PBS @wttw.bsky.social · 1d

Chicago Police Superintendent Larry Snelling rejected claims his officers didn't respond to a pair of incidents involving federal agents in the city over the weekend, saying more than two dozen officers were affected by chemical gas deployed by the agents. https://to.wttw.com/3VPkJJp

Chicago's Top Cop Refutes Claims His Officers Didn't Respond to Calls for Service From Federal Agents

Chicago Police Superintendent Larry Snelling rejected claims his officers failed to respond to a pair of incidents involving federal agents in the city over the weekend, saying more than two dozen off...

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Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: U.S. District Court Judge April Perry declines to immediately issue a temporary restraining order to block the National Guard deployment, but schedules a hearing for Thursday, Gov. Pritzker announces. @wttw.bsky.social

Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 2d

BREAKING: Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson asked a federal judge Monday morning to block President Donald Trump from deploying 400 members of the Texas National Guard to Chicago alongside 300 members of the Illinois National Guard. @wttw.bsky.social

Gov. JB Pritzker, Mayor Brandon Johnson Ask Judge to Block Trump From Deploying 400 Texas National Guard Troops to Chicago

The lawsuit filed by Illinois and Chicago officials calls the looming deployment of both Texas and Illinois National Guard troops a politically motivated and unconstitutional federal overreach.

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WTTW - Chicago PBS @wttw.bsky.social · 1d

Broadview Mayor Katrina Thompson has signed an executive order that aims to set fixed protest hours outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s suburban processing facility.

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Broadview Mayor Aims to Limit Protest Hours Outside Suburban ICE Facility

Broadview Mayor Katrina Thompson has signed an executive order setting fixed protest hours outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s suburban processing facility.

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Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 1d

NEW: 27 Chicago police officers were exposed to tear gas fired by federal agents during a confrontation with residents on Saturday in Brighton Park, Chicago Police Supt. Larry Snelling said. @wttw.bsky.social

Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 2d

FULL STORY: Federal prosecutors charged two Chicagoans, including a woman shot by federal agents, with ramming a vehicle driven by a federal agent in Brighton Park on Saturday morning, sparking a heated confrontation between residents & federal agents. @wttw.bsky.social news.wttw.com/2025/10/05/2...

2 Chicagoans, Including Woman Shot by Federal Agents, Charged with Ramming Border Patrol Vehicle

Marimar Martinez, 30, and Anthony Ian Santos Ruiz, 21, are facing felony charges of “forcibly assaulting, impeding, and interfering with a federal law enforcement officer,” federal prosecutors announc...

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WTTW - Chicago PBS @wttw.bsky.social · 1d

The reversible express lanes on the Kennedy Expressway resumed normal operations Monday morning, offering some relief to inbound morning rush hour commuters after months of the express lanes remaining in the outbound direction during construction work.

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Kennedy Express Lanes Resume Normal Operations, With Construction on Pace to Finish Before Thanksgiving: IDOT

The return of normal express lanes operations comes as all Kennedy outbound local lanes open, the Illinois Department of Transportation announced Sunday. Work continues on several outbound ramps throu...

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WTTW - Chicago PBS @wttw.bsky.social · 1d

A scaled-back effort to test the ability of city crews to clear not just Chicago’s roads but also its sidewalks of snow and ice during winter storms was rejected Friday by a joint session of two City Council committees.

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Key Panel Rejects Scaled-Back Effort to Have City Crews Clear Sidewalks of Snow and Ice

Even though Chicago’s 2025 budget included $500,000 for the program, the effort will not move forward after the City Council’s Pedestrian and Traffic Safety Committee, meeting in a joint session with ...

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Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 1d

The first hearing in this case is set for 2 p.m. today, the same time that Pritzker and Johnson are set to address the news media. @wttw.bsky.social

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BREAKING: Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson asked a federal judge Monday morning to block President Donald Trump from deploying 400 members of the Texas National Guard to Chicago alongside 300 members of the Illinois National Guard. @wttw.bsky.social

Gov. JB Pritzker, Mayor Brandon Johnson Ask Judge to Block Trump From Deploying 400 Texas National Guard Troops to Chicago

The lawsuit filed by Illinois and Chicago officials calls the looming deployment of both Texas and Illinois National Guard troops a politically motivated and unconstitutional federal overreach.

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WTTW - Chicago PBS @wttw.bsky.social · 2d

The Chicago Headline Club, Chicago Newspaper Guild Local 34071, Block Club Chicago and other media organizations and journalists filed the suit alongside protesters in federal court Monday alleging their First Amendment rights have been violated. https://to.wttw.com/48W1Pbc

Chicago Journalists, Protesters Suing Trump Administration Over Alleged First Amendment Violations at Broadview ICE Facility

The Chicago Headline Club, Chicago Newspaper Guild Local 34071, Block Club Chicago and other media groups filed the suit alongside protesters in federal court alleging their First Amendment rights hav...

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WTTW - Chicago PBS @wttw.bsky.social · 2d

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson asked a federal judge Monday morning to block President Donald Trump from deploying 400 members of the Texas National Guard to Chicago alongside 300 members of the Illinois National Guard.

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Gov. JB Pritzker, Mayor Brandon Johnson Ask Judge to Block Trump From Deploying 400 Texas National Guard Troops to Chicago

The lawsuit filed by Illinois and Chicago officials calls the looming deployment of both Texas and Illinois National Guard troops a politically motivated and unconstitutional federal overreach.

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WTTW - Chicago PBS @wttw.bsky.social · 2d

Federal prosecutors charged two Chicagoans, including a woman shot by federal agents, with ramming a vehicle driven by an U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent in Brighton Park on Saturday morning.

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2 Chicagoans, Including Woman Shot by Federal Agents, Charged with Ramming Border Patrol Vehicle

Marimar Martinez, 30, and Anthony Ian Santos Ruiz, 21, are facing felony charges of “forcibly assaulting, impeding, and interfering with a federal law enforcement officer,” federal prosecutors announc...

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