Tag: Chicago
Crime victims’ families say Chicago violence is a problem, but sending in troops isn’t the answer
Delphine Cherry knows as well as anyone how intractable violent crime is in Chicago. In 1992, her teenage…
Chicago-area mayor says federal agents teargassed him at a protest outside an ICE facility
A Democratic mayor running for Congress in Illinois was teargassed Friday morning during a small protest outs ide…
An Angeleno dines in Mexican Chicago. They’re just like us
The Trump administration has spent weeks threatening Chicago, trolling the Midwest colossus of 9 million with incendiary online…
Activists say immigration enforcement increased as Chicago waits for promised federal intervention
CHICAGO (AP) — Activists in Chicago’s well-connected immigrant rights network say there’s been a noticeable uptick in immigration…
‘This is not a serious solution’
For months, Donald Trump and his administration have been using violent crime as a justification for ramping up…
Preliminary data shows Chicago Public Schools enrollment falls to historic low: report
Chicago Public Schools enrollment dipped further than last year, preliminary data shows.Chalkbeat analyzed preliminary data of the district's…
Chicago area residents mourn immigrant fatally shot after injuring ICE agent
By Renee Hickman and Heather SchlitzFRANKLIN PARK, Illinois (Reuters) -Rudy Repa, a 27-year-old resident of Franklin Park, Illinois,…
Man fatally shot during ICE traffic stop after dragging and injuring an officer in Chicago suburb, DHS says
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer fatally shot a man who resisted arrest and dragged the officer during…
Trump shelves Chicago crackdown plans for now as advisers warn of legal headaches
President Donald Trump shelved his plans to target Chicago as the next city for his domestic crime push…
ICE officer kills man in Chicago suburb during arrest attempt
By Renee HickmanCHICAGO (Reuters) -A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shot and killed a man on Friday…
What can Trump do in his sanctuary cities crackdown – and what can’t he do?
The Department of Homeland Security ramped up immigration raids in Illinois on Monday afternoon in an operation they…
ICE launches operation in Chicago despite objections from mayor and Illinois governor
Immigration and Customs Enforcement is launching an operation in Chicago targeting undocumented immigrants who have committed crimes, the…