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Group participates in previously unthinkable mile-long swim after US made key progress to clean polluted riversHundreds of people plunged into the Chicago River’s chilly waters on Sunday as part of the first organized swim in the river for nearly 100 y…
At least two protesters arrested as Democratic congressional candidate condemns ‘violent abuse of power’New York lawmakers arrested for blocking Ice access to federal buildingFederal law enforcement agents used teargas and pepper balls to disperse a gr…
Move is latest push by administration to expand military-led response to urban crime in Democratic-run citiesDonald Trump on Monday signed an executive order that would send national guard troops into Memphis, in a “replica” of the administration’s ex…
Edgar, who died of cancer treatment complications, was lauded for guiding US state into financial stability in 1990sFormer Illinois governor Jim Edgar, a popular two-term Republican credited with guiding the state into a period of greater financial sta…
Silverio Villegas-Gonzalez shot and killed and officer injured in incident in Franklin Park, IllinoisA man was fatally shot during a vehicle stop on the outskirts of Chicago by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) officers after attempting to f…
Ben Bergquam was with Ice agents during a raid on Sunday and yelled at protesters that they were ‘the enemy within’A rightwing influencer accompanied officials from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) in Chicago on Sunday as the agency ramps up a…
Evanston urges residents to report sightings of federal agents as Trump has threatened immigration crackdownA Chicago suburb has warned its residents that federal immigration agents may be present in the coming days as Donald Trump continues to threate…
City and suburbs pull local events tied to Mexican Independence Day on 16 SeptemberDonald Trump’s plan to deploy national guard troops and federal immigration agents to Chicago is already having an impact on the city’s Mexican community.Organizers have…
City on edge as Trump prepares to move troops in, but organizers and residents are taking steps to push backCommunities are on edge as the long-discussed arrival of national guard troops and Ice agents to Chicago is reportedly set to begin in the comin…
From Friday night to Monday night, 58 shot in 37 separate shootings in city, with no suspect in custody for most casesEight people were killed and 50 others were wounded in dozens of shootings in Chicago over the Labor Day weekend, according to police….