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AURORA, Ill. (WLS) — Chicago and suburban students joining others across the state and nationwide protesting Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Friday morning. A walkout at Lake View…
Read more Aurora, Lakeview students join Chicago-area school walkouts to protest immigration enforcementCHICAGO (WLS) — Chicago-area leaders are speaking out after President Donald Trump announced the U.S. has captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife amid strikes in country…
Read more US strike on Venezuelan: Large crowd protests in Chicago, Illinois and Indiana leaders speak outCHICAGO (WLS) — Videos showed federal agents detaining people as immigration enforcement activity was reported across Chicago on Friday. At several North Side locations, federal agents making arrests…
Read more Immigration enforcement on North Side leads to tense confrontations, soft lockdowns at schoolsCHICAGO (WLS) — “No Kings” organizers are expecting tens of thousands of people from the suburbs and city neighborhoods to participate in a peaceful protest Saturday beginning at…
Read more Thousands expected to gather for ‘No Kings’ protest in downtown Chicago SaturdayCHICAGO (WLS) — A federal operation on Chicago’s East Side led to a crash, followed by a pursuit, before the situation eventually spilled over into a nearby Walgreens.…
Read more Agents tackle US citizen after East Side operation leads to crash, spills into Walgreens: VIDEOBROADVIEW, Ill. (WLS) — Fencing around the ICE facility in Broadview is set to be removed soon. A judge ruled last week, that the fencing must come down…
Read more Fencing around Broadview ICE facility set to be removedBROADVIEW, Ill. (WLS) — As demonstrators kept their fight going outside the Broadview U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility on Saturday, at the same time, a court battle…
Read more Appeals court upholds ruling blocking Trump admin. from deploying National Guard in IllinoisCHICAGO (WLS) — The Trump administration federalizing 300 members of the Illinois National Guard, Gov. JB Pritzker said in a statement on Saturday. The White House later confirmed…
Read more Trump administration federalizing 300 National Guard members in Illinois, White House confirmsCHICAGO, Illinois — The Trump administration is looking to federalize 300 members of the Illinois National Guard, Gov. JB Pritzker said in a statement on Saturday. Pritzker said…
Read more Trump administration seeking to federalize 300 Illinois National Guard members, Governor saysBROADVIEW, Ill. (WLS) — Reps. Chuy Garcia and Delia Ramirez are expected to speak outside the Broadview Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing facility about recent operations in the…
Read more Officers appear to use pepper balls against protesters at Broadview ICE facility: LIVECHICAGO (WLS) — A large protest against immigration enforcement blocked traffic in downtown Chicago for hours on Tuesday evening. “We must organize. We must stay in the streets…
Read more Protest blocks downtown traffic after 4 arrested in Lawndale as part of operation ‘Midway Blitz’CHICAGO (WLS) — Immigrant advocates say they have already received a large volume of calls to their hotline about Immigration and Customs Enforcement encounters in the Chicago area…
Read more ICE confirms 4 Chicago-area arrests as Trump administration’s ‘Midway Blitz’ operation gets underwayCHICAGO — The Democratic National Convention officially got underway Monday. The opening day of the convention is one where Democrats are clearly excited, as they gather together, focused…
Read more Monday DNC speaker schedule released, as Dems look toward future with Kamala HarrisCHICAGO (WLS) — A group rallied in downtown Chicago Saturday afternoon in support of Ukraine to mark two years since Russia’s invasion of the country. “The war in…
Read more Downtown Chicago demonstrators call on US to continue to support Ukraine in fight against Russia
