Chicago Latina Shot by Border Patrol Survives, Lawyers Up
COLUMN — On Saturday, federal agents shot Marimar “La Maggie” Martinez five to seven times in Brighton Park. Yesterday, she walked out of the hospital—bandaged, limping, but alive—flanked by her lawyer, Christopher Parente, and a crowd chanting her name.
Feds: Latin Kings leader put out $10,000 hit on ICE commander in Chicago
Federal prosecutors say a Latin King gang leader offered a $10,000 bounty for the killing of a senior immigration enforcement officer after an ICE agent shot a woman in Chicago this weekend. A source familiar with the investigation identified the intended target as Commander Gregory Bovino, who has been leading the...
Man stabbed to death in South Austin, police say
A man was stabbed to death on Chicago West Side on Monday, according to Chicago police.
Police warn of more smash-and-grab burglars striking in areas around Chicago
The burglaries have occurred on the North, Northwest, Near South, and Southwest sides, as well as right downtown.
Man carjacked at gunpoint in Lincoln Park
A man was carjacked at gunpoint as he returned to his vehicle in the heart of Lincoln Park on Monday evening, according to Chicago police. It happened around 9:13 p.m. in the 2500 block of North Halsted Street. Police said a 23-year-old man had exited his 2023 Honda Civic and left it running when he saw an unknown...
SW Side Organizers Demand Property Owner ‘Kick ICE Out’ Of Parking Lot
BACK OF THE YARDS — Southwest Side officials, neighbors and organizers are calling on a Back of the Yards property owner to block federal immigration agents from using its parking lot for enforcement work. The parking lot of the Yards Plaza, 4636 S. Damen Ave., has been frequently used...
NEWS: ICE Agent Points Rifle at U.S. Citizen Recording in Illinois
A federal immigration agent was photographed pointing a rifle at a U.S. citizen who was recording from her vehicle in Berwyn, Illinois, according to journalist Laura N. Rodríguez Presa.
Chicago Alderwoman Arrested by ICE Agents During Hospital Visit to Detainee in Humboldt Park
Chicago Alderwoman Arrested by ICE Agents During Hospital Visit to Detainee A shocking scene unfolded Friday afternoon when Chicago Alderwoman Jessie Fuentes (26th Ward) was arrested by ICE agents inside Humboldt Park Health. She had stopped by to check on a man injured during an immigration arrest — but instead, she...
Cook County Commissioner: Suspend sanctuary policies, communicate with ICE now
Cook County Commissioner Sean Morrison says the migrant crisis in Chicago has been years in the making. He’s calling for an immediate suspension of sanctuary policies and urging Mayor Brandon Johnson and Governor J.B. Pritzker to communicate with federal agencies.
ICE Arrests Day Laborer who Accused Off-Duty Cops of Beating Workers Outside Home Depot
Attorneys and workers’ rights advocates are fighting to free a Chicago asylum seeker detained by federal immigration agents in mid-September, saying authorities wrongfully arrested someone who was not facing deportation and has no criminal record. Willian Alberto Gimenez Gonzalez and his wife, Mari Torrealba, took a...
