From elementary to higher ed, Chicago and suburban schools prepare amid ICE activity in neighborhoods
Schools around the Chicago area are prepping students and families for a potential ICE presence as arrests ramp up in the city and suburbs.
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‘Heartbroken and devastated,’ children of Cicero couple arrested by ICE in traffic stop ask for their release
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested Moises Enciso Trejo and Constantina Ramirez Meraz during a traffic stop Sunday as they drove one of their children to college.
Jane Goodall returns to Chicago, where she pivoted from studying chimpanzees to conservation efforts 40 years ago
The Lincoln Park Zoo brought the 91-year-old conservation activist back to the city this weekend, and her commitment remains as strong as ever.
Federal immigration agents sweep across Chicago area as advocates try to make sense of ‘patchwork’ enforcement
Actions come one week after President Donald Trump's Department of Homeland Security announced it was embarking on a surge of immigration enforcement actions in the Chicago region.
Chicago celebrates Mexican Independence Day in Little Village parade, despite smaller crowds amid immigration crackdown
The crowds were considerably thinner. In previous years, sidewalks would be packed, making it impossible to walk along the parade route, attendees noted.
Flower vendor arrested at launch of Trump’s ‘Operation Midway Blitz’ deported to Mexico
Bystanders filmed federal immigration agents arresting the Leodegario Martinez Barradas last Sunday.
Pollen season is lasting longer, worsening allergies and altering pollinators
Pollen has concentrated in the city over the past three weeks, mostly from ragweed. Wednesday counts were the highest recorded so far this year — the last time the area...
Surging number of data centers around the Great Lakes could lead to water shortages, report says
The region is not prepared for the unprecedented demand from data centers and other big users like agriculture.
Chicago deploys salt trucks as safety precaution at protest and Taste of Chicago
The city of Chicago deployed salt trucks to a peaceful protest and the Taste of Chicago festival on Saturday, a routine practice to support public safety efforts at events where...
Death of Plainfield man pulled from the lake ruled a homicide: Cook County medical examiner
The death of 63-year-old Nabil Abzal of Plainfield, whose body was pulled from Lake Michigan near DuSable Harbor early Saturday, has been ruled a homicide after a Sunday autopsy.