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Photos of twin brothers Gali and Ziv Berman, center, who have been held hostage in Gaza since the Hamas cross-border attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, are displayed at a memorial in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Sept. 25, 2025. (Oded Balilty/AP)

Oct. 7 attacks anniversary: Locals commemorate hostages, mourn Israel-Hamas war victims and hope for peace

October 5, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

As the two-year anniversary of the Israel-Hamas war nears, its terror and devastation continue to plague those from the Chicago area with close ties to the conflict.

A Planned Parenthood clinic, Sept. 25, 2025, in Kenosha. Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin said it will stop scheduling abortion appointments beginning Oct. 1. (Scott Olson/Getty)

Illinois abortion providers brace for an influx of patients as Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin pauses terminations

September 26, 2025 at 2:55 p.m.

Local abortion clinics say they’ll be able to handle the increase in Wisconsin patients. But they warn about long-term capacity as funding remains under siege nationwide.

A man records the scene with his cellphone through fencing outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview, Sept. 24, 2025. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Broadview demands ICE take down new fencing around detention center

September 24, 2025 at 5:03 p.m.

Homeland Security says fencing is needed for protection amid protests. The local dispute comes as authorities investigate a fatal shooting at an ICE facility in Dallas.

People gather at First Presbyterian Church of Elgin on Sept. 17, 2025, for a prayer vigil in the wake of ramped-up federal immigration enforcement in the area. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Immigration advocates outraged after video of U.S. citizen detained during Elgin raid posted online by DHS secretary

September 17, 2025 at 7:52 p.m.

Kristi Noem shared a video of people being detained by ICE agents in Elgin and suggested the men were all in the country illegally. That's not true.

Federal agents hang off the back of a military-style vehicle as they, along with several other vehicles, drive south along Chippewa Drive in Elgin on Sept. 16, 2025. Agents broke down doors of a nearby home and detained several people. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

Elgin man who is a US citizen was briefly detained in latest Chicago-area immigration enforcement blitz

September 16, 2025 at 5:49 p.m.

An Elgin man who was born in Texas said he was handcuffed and placed in a U.S. Customs and Border Patrol vehicle, as part of the latest Chicago-area ICE blitz.

Woman sues Addison ice cream shop owner for recording her undressing in bathroom, alleges second hidden camera in his home

September 10, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

Facing criminal charges for allegedly filming minors in his Addison ice cream shop, a new lawsuit accuses businessman of using a hidden camera in his home bathroom.

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Oct. 7 attacks anniversary: Locals commemorate hostages, mourn Israel-Hamas war victims and hope for peace

Illinois abortion providers brace for an influx of patients as Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin pauses terminations

Broadview demands ICE take down new fencing around detention center

Immigration advocates outraged after video of U.S. citizen detained during Elgin raid posted online by DHS secretary

Elgin man who is a US citizen was briefly detained in latest Chicago-area immigration enforcement blitz

Woman sues Addison ice cream shop owner for recording her undressing in bathroom, alleges second hidden camera in his home

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