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More than two dozen people arrived to face federal agents in five different unmarked vehicles with aftermarket emergency lights. One agent had a Jerusalem cross sticker on the back of his phone, a Christian symbol dating to the Crusades that more recently has been associated with white supremacy.

BREAKING: Chicago will begin testing a new gunshot detection system in six South and West side police districts within the next two weeks, a top aide to Mayor Brandon Johnson is set to tell a key City Council panel. @wttw.bsky.social

Professional softball deserves a fully professional union. That's why an overwhelming supermajority of AUSL players have signed union cards to form the AUSLPA.

Your Harry Potter dollars funded this.

Despite Illinois’ sanctuary laws, local police in and around Chicago helped ICE investigative agents track activists engaged in First Amendment–protected activities.

“My viewing of it, and many other investigators that have viewed it, as well, it’s pretty obvious that this was an intentional striking and running over of the person by the vehicle, and in that case, that is an aggravated assault with a deadly weapon in Texas,” [Harris County DA Sean Teare] said.

Heartland Human Care Services will close its pre-trial residential shelter for justice-impacted youth, the Manuel Saura Center, on Nov. 30, a spokesperson for the organization confirmed.

Readers say the Chicago area's newly formed transit agency should be focused on new east-west connections, bus improvements, more Metra trains ... and maybe a gondola lift?

Workers at six downtown hotels walked out Friday morning after negotiations failed to meet their demands.

I'm live with @lkpwrites.bsky.social on Reddit answering your questions about Flock cameras/automated license plate readers! Join us and drop some questions if you've got them.

@elviamalagon.bsky.social and I have been tracking and covering heat-related deaths all summer, and for good reason— at least 16 people have died from heat exposure in Cook County, 13 in Chicago, mostly on the South Side. That's the most in at least a decade. chicago.suntimes.com/health/2026/...

When federal prosecutors assured Judge April Perry last spring they'd had no contact with top DOJ brass while pursuing the "Broadview Six," she took them at their word. Those days are over. From me and @sophiesherry.bsky.social on Perry's fact-finding effort: chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/1...

How the federal government built a massive database of license plate reader data through an anti-drug trafficking program.

The Women's Pro Baseball League boardroom saga continues. This morning, WPBL CEO Keith Stein fired Mina Kim from the board. Kim was pushing for WPBL financial records in court. This effectively ends her case before the judge issued a ruling. frontofficesports.com/article/keit...

the use of local surveillance tech to justify federal felony charges against martinez and ruiz isn’t especially remarkable on its own. yet many advocates say the case shows how easily private information can pass from one agency to another with seemingly little, if any, oversight or transparency.

new: federal authorities tapped into a network of flock license plate readers and surveillance cameras owned by chicagoland police during their failed attempts to prosecute marimar martinez and anthony ruiz for following immigration agents last october.

NEW: A new White House rule would prohibit anyone from using federal grant money for voter registration drives, including ones that help disabled Americans vote. It’s part of the Trump administration’s broader effort to restrict voting access.

After mapping nearly 4,000 locations where human remains were found against information on nearly 600 surveillance towers, we discovered that a humanitarian crisis at the border has unfolded in view of the government’s own cameras.

ICE shot a man in Austin today after they killed a man in Houston in July.

CBP Officer Luis Uribe told a jury he "never raped anybody." He assured jurors that "no means no" and "stop means stop." Then, he quipped that he "got a good workout in" when a prosecutor asked about an alleged sexual assault. From @chicago.suntimes.com: chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/0...

In a game for the ages, the Los Angeles Queens beat the New York Heights to advance to the #WPBL championship series. Our @cliffcorcoran.bsky.social takes you inside every twist and turn: www.theixsports.com/features/los...

This proposal for a new White Sox ballpark would be privately financed, one source says. If true, it may have a better chance than previous proposals. Here’s an explanation from @vimiller.bsky.social on what’s known so far. chicago.suntimes.com/white-sox/wh...

‘Silverio was killed twice’ A year of silence follows the ICE killing of Silverio Villegas González. From @chicago.suntimes.com w/ @almacampos.bsky.social and @sophiesherry.bsky.social: chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdog...

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