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Administration Announces Immigration Blitz in Chicago
ICE Begins Chicago Operation
Sep 8, 2025 5:33 PM CDT

ICE Begins Chicago Operation

'It's never been about arresting the worst of the worst,' alderwoman says

(Newser) - The Trump administration announced Monday that it has begun an operation in Chicago against undocumented immigrants who commit crimes, a step President Trump had threatened to take, and advocates said people in Hispanic areas have already been taken into custody. The Department of Homeland Security said Immigration and Customs Enforcement...

Chicago Braces After Trump Threatens 'War'

Churches counsel congregants to stay connected and carry documents but not despair

(Newser) - After President Trump threatened the city with war, then appeared to retreat, Chicago prepared Sunday for the arrival of federal troops. Residents protested on Saturday and heard sermons about how to handle the intervention on Sunday. Developments include:
  • Presidential post: Trump put a message entitled "Chipocalypse Now," a
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Pentagon Clears ICE Using Base Near Chicago for Operations

Illinois officials push back as DHS plans enforcement surge

(Newser) - The Pentagon has approved the use of a Navy base near Chicago as a launchpad for expanded ICE operations, setting the stage for federal troop deployments despite strong objections from Illinois officials. The Department of Homeland Security will oversee the immigration enforcement efforts based there, the Washington Post reports....

Before Deployments, Trump Says, He Wants to Be Asked

New Orleans could be sent troops instead of Chicago, an idea Louisiana's governor welcomes

(Newser) - President Trump has floated the idea of sending federal troops to New Orleans, retreating from his statement the day before that Chicago would be the next US city to host a deployment whether it wants one or not. Speaking from the Oval Office on Wednesday, Trump suggested the reason...

Nationwide Rallies Back 'Workers Over Billionaires'

Protests call for fair wages, oppose redistricting and mass deportations

(Newser) - Workers and their supporters packed US streets on Labor Day, demanding fair treatment and union rights in a sweeping wave of "Workers Over Billionaires" rallies across the country that challenged political power and corporate interests, the Guardian reports. More than 1,000 events were planned, organized by the...

The House 'Isn't Impressive.' People Flock There Anyway

Chicago magazine looks at how the childhood home of Pope Leo might affect a struggling village

(Newser) - In the 1950s and '60s, a kid named Bobby Prevost grew up in his family's small and unassuming home in the Chicago suburb of Dolton, Illinois. Today, that home has become what a story in Chicago magazine calls "an unofficial pilgrimage site." Because, of course, Bobby...

Chicago Mayor Answers Trump With His Own Executive Order

Document specifies how the city will resist federal deployment

(Newser) - Mayor Brandon Johnson responded to what he called President Trump's threat to deploy federal troops in Chicago by signing an executive order of his own on Saturday, in which he demands that the president "stand down." The order directs city government to pursue all legal and legislative...

Trump Asks Naval Base Outside Chicago for Support

Naval Station Great Lakes says it's been asked to support immigration operations

(Newser) - President Trump's administration has asked a military base outside Chicago for support on immigration operations, the base said Thursday, signaling a push to expand its law enforcement crackdown to other cities. The Department of Homeland Security has asked Naval Station Great Lakes for "limited support in the form...

Pritzker Responds to Trump With Insults of His Own

'Arrogant little man' will face justice for Chicago actions, says Illinois governor

(Newser) - President Trump would be putting himself in legal jeopardy by deploying federal troops in Chicago, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker warned Monday. Trump has reportedly been planning a military deployment to Chicago for weeks in what Pritzker previously described as "authoritarian overreach." Speaking Monday, accompanied by Chicago Mayor Brandon...

Trump's Chicago Plans Appear to Be Far Along

Washington Post reports the Pentagon has been planning a deployment for weeks

(Newser) - On Friday, President Trump suggested he might soon deploy federal troops to Chicago, as he has in Washington, DC. Now the Washington Post reports that the plan for doing so is pretty far along:
  • The newspaper says the Pentagon has been planning a military deployment to Chicago for weeks, one
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Trump: Chicago Is Probably Next to See Federal Troops

President has plans for major US cities

(Newser) - Chicago may be getting the DC treatment next. President Trump on Friday suggested that he planned to send federal troops to various US cities, using the same model as what's happening in Washington, reports Fox News .
  • "We're going to make our cities very, very safe," Trump
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Chicago Mass Shooting Kills 1, Injures 5
Shootings in
Chicago Leave 2 Dead
Aug 11, 2025 12:30 AM CDT

Shootings in Chicago Leave 2 Dead

Mass shooting left 1 dead, 5 injured, while other shootings also took place

(Newser) - A 22-year-old woman is dead after being shot in the back early Sunday on Chicago's West Side. The mass shooting also left five others, ranging in age from 17 to 29, injured, NBC Chicago reports. Three were in critical condition after the 2:48am shooting. Three separate shootings took...

Biden: 'You Can't Sugarcoat It. These Are Dark Days'

Former president rips into Trump administration at National Bar Association event in Chicago

(Newser) - Former Vice President and Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris appeared on Stephen Colbert's show on Thursday, while about 800 miles away, a tuxedoed Joe Biden took to the stage that same evening to speak at a National Bar Association event in Chicago. And Biden, 82, didn't hold back...

'Oh, Shoot': Reporter Stops Broadcast to Help Cyclist

(Newser) - "All eyes right now are on that extreme heat watch for much ... oh, shoot," a reporter for ABC7 in Chicago said during a Wednesday morning broadcast. Christian Piekos then ran out of the frame. He returned to the live newscast a couple of minutes later and explained that...

After Floods, Texas Puppies Arrive at Chicago Shelter

Relief groups coordinate the move

(Newser) - Nine more puppies from parts of Texas submerged by catastrophic flooding that killed at least 132 people have arrived at no-kill shelter PAWS Chicago, joining dozens of puppies that had already arrived, per the AP . The critters landed by plane at Waukesha Airport in Wisconsin, then made a three-hour journey...

Nationwide Protests Honor John Lewis, Target Trump

Demonstrators on Thursday will push for voting rights, social programs, civil liberties

(Newser) - Ample crowds are expected to gather across the US for "Good Trouble Lives On" protests on Thursday, marking five years since the death of civil rights icon John Lewis. Organizers expect crowds in more than 1,500 locations nationwide, with participants gathering to honor Lewis' legacy and to...

These Cities Were Made for Walking
These Cities Were
Made for Walking
Jul 15, 2025 9:09 AM CDT

These Cities Were Made for Walking

Philly is the best metropolis to take in some fresh air and the sights on foot, per USA Today

(Newser) - "Get ready to save on gas." That's USA Today's enthusiastic lead-in to its list of the most walkable cities in the nation, which received nominations from travel experts and were then voted upon by a stroll-happy public. The City of Brotherly Love, aka Philadelphia, earned the...

Man Rescues Baby Dumped Outside Church on Hot Day

7-month-old girl had been in carjacked vehicle

(Newser) - A Chicago man who heard a crying baby when he was stuck in traffic last week found a 7-month-old girl who had been dumped in a carseat outside a church on a day when temperatures hit the 90s. Earl Abernathy said the infant had tipped the carseat over while trying...

Chicago Beluga Is First to Recover From Anesthesia

Shedd Aquarium celebrates a milestone surgery

(Newser) - Chicago is home to a special beluga whale—the only one known to have recovered from general anesthesia. The 12-year-old whale dubbed Kimalu, born and kept at Chicago's Shedd Aquarium, underwent surgery to remove a network of cysts around her blowhole on July 1, per a release . Caretakers first...

55 Shot, 8 Killed Over Long Weekend in Chicago

That makes it the city's least violent Fourth of July weekend in at least 6 years

(Newser) - It was another violent long weekend in Chicago—but not as violent as other Fourth of July weekends in recent years. ABC7 , which has a detailed list of incidents, reports that police say at least 55 people were shot, eight of them fatally, between Thursday morning and midnight Sunday. The...

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