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Operation Midway Blitz Leaves Chicago Children Showing Signs of Trauma After Family Separations: Report

Federal immigration enforcement in the Chicago area has intensified since September under Operation Midway Blitz, an initiative that has led to thousands of arrests and a growing number of family separations.

Latin Times

Artist who created Chicago’s ‘Bean’ sculpture laments his work being used in CBP photos: ‘I find it utterly horrific’

Anish Kapoor called the decision to pose outside of his iconic sculpture a ‘self-congratulatory photo-op’

The Independent UK

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker Reports $1.4 Million Gambling Windfall On Tax Return: 'I Was Incredibly Lucky'

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker has disclosed a substantial gambling win of $1.4 million on his recent tax return, as released by his campaign.

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Protesters take to the streets of Chicago as National Guard troops are deployed in Trump’s crime crackdown

“Donald Trump, you stupid clown; ICE ain’t welcome in this town,” protesters chanted

The Independent UK

Federal agents taunted Chicago woman to ‘do something’ before shooting her, attorney claims

Officers say woman was in chase ending in ramming border patrol vehicle during Trump’s immigration crackdown

The Guardian - US

Body slamming, teargas and pepper balls: viral videos show Ice using extreme force in Chicago

A facility in Broadview, a mostly Black suburb, has become the site of escalation and ‘targeted attacks’ on protesters

The Guardian - US

Mexico Sends U.S. a Diplomatic Note After Fatal Shooting Of Migrant In Chicago, Sheinbaum Says

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said her administration sent the U.S. a diplomatic note following the fatal shooting of Silverio Villegas in Chicago earlier this month

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Illinois Lawmaker Calls for Full Investigation Into Fatal ICE Shooting After Bodycam Footage Surfaces

DHS had maintainted that one agent was "seriously injured" during the fatal shooting of Silverio Villegas while new clips show ICE agents downplaying the injuries

Latin Times

Chicago gears up as Trump troop deployment looms: ‘We aren’t helpless’

City on edge as Trump threatens to send in national guard, but organizers and residents are taking steps to push back

The Guardian - US

A writer used AI to generate this widely circulated summer reading list which includes fake books, and is published in the Chicago Sun-Times

We've got real books, fake books by real authors, fake books by fake authors, and even some fake blogs to link back to. Thanks AI.

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Chicago Sun-Times confirms AI was used to create reading list of books that don’t exist

Outlet calls story, created by freelancer working with one of the newpaper’s content partners, a ‘learning moment’

The Guardian - US

Highland Park parade shooter Robert Crimo III signed ‘Donald Trump’ on his guilty plea

Crimo killed seven people and injured nearly 50 more when he attacked a Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, Illinois

The Independent UK

Kamala Harris’ sorority sets up its own PAC

The Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority was founded over 110 years ago at Harris’ alma mater, Howard University

The Independent UK

Donald Trump’s presidential candidacy challenged in Illinois for 2024 elections

Five people working with a voting rights organization filed an objection, making Illinois the 18th state challenging Donald Trump over his ties to the 2021 insurrection.

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Maria and José, Chicago-style 2023

Scott Fornek, an assistant news editor at the Sun-Times, wrote this updated take on the classic Mike Royko column.

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Jack Smith took his case against Donald Trump straight to the Supreme Court. Here’s what that means.

The special counsel asked the high court to rule quickly on Trump’s weak claim of immunity from criminal prosecution. Jack Smith’s strategy has implications for democracy, a University of Chicago legal scholar explains.

Chicago Sun-Times

Weird depictions of Diana tarnish final episodes of ‘The Crown’

Uneven season of Netflix’s celebrated series about the British royal family does better with sophisticated storylines about Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral and the final days of Princess Margaret.

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Thalia Hall loses Dusek’s, seeks to expand building

The tavern-restaurant announced Wednesday that it will shut down at the end of dinner service on New Year’s Eve.

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So long, Solis? Defense rests in Burke trial after briefly questioning ‘hostile’ witness, FBI mole Danny Solis

Burke’s defense attorneys made good on their promise to call Solis to testify, forcing him out into the open nearly five years after the Chicago Sun-Times revealed his cooperation with the feds in January 2019.

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How baseball endured through World War II

History sometimes forgets that Pearl Harbor also triggered one of the most significant letters in presidential history: the Green Light Letter in which President Franklin D. Roosevelt encouraged baseball owners to keep playing.

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Chicago Public Media CEO Matt Moog stepping down

Moog had served as CEO since 2020, overseeing the merger of the Chicago Sun-Times and WBEZ, creating the largest local nonprofit news organization in the country.

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Five years ago today: Butcher paper signals FBI raid on offices of ‘untouchable’ Ed Burke — and changes Chicago history

Reporters could only speculate about what prompted the raid, but ex-Mayor Lori Lightfoot admits she “rode that wave ‘till it crashed on the beach.”

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Block 37 poses as a mansion for ‘Clue: A Walking Mystery,’ an interactive whodunit that’s lots of fun

Challenging crime-solving game continues in Chicago through New Year’s Eve.

Chicago Sun-Times

Catholic order, New Lenox school pay $2 million over accusation ex-principal raped a student

The payout is in a lawsuit regarding the Rev. Richard McGrath, an Augustinian priest who ran Providence Catholic High School — and took the Fifth when asked about child pornography.

Chicago Sun-Times

Jury selection begins as Ed Burke, ‘figurehead of the old regime,’ faces historic corruption trial

The stage has been set for another legal clash at the Dirksen courthouse. But it’s unclear whether another central political figure, former Chicago Ald. Danny Solis, will make an appearance in the courtroom.

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