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“No Kings” Chicago protest planned for Grant Park Saturday

Thousands of people are expected to gather for a "No Kings" protest in Chicago's Grant Park Saturday afternoon.
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Ald. Jessie Fuentes shares experience being arrested by ICE

Ald. Jessie Fuentes, 26th Ward, joins Lisa Dent to discuss her first-hand account of being arrested by federal ICE agents. On October 3rd, Alderperson Fuentes was arrested by federal ICE agents in a hospital after they detained a man. She asked the agents if they had a warrant, advocating that the detained man had...
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Chicago Alderman: ICE Is ‘Worst Gang in Chicago’

On Thursday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “The Last Word,” Chicago Alderman Timmy Knudsen discussed protests in the Chicago area scheduled for the weekend and stated that “the worst gang in Chicago is called ICE, and it’s funded by the federal government.”. Knudsen said, “Largely, I...
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Man charged with attempted murder in Evergreen Park Walmart shooting

EVERGREEN PARK, Ill. — A man was charged with attempted murder following Wednesday afternoon’s shooting at a Walmart in Evergreen Park. Yoseph Barnes, 20, of Chicago, was charged and further charges are pending due to an indictment, according to police. The shooting happened just before 3 p.m. Wednesday at the...
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Feds Raid Swap-O-Rama Flea Market, Arresting 15 People: ‘It Breaks My Heart’

BACK OF THE YARDS — Federal immigration agents targeted people at a flea market famous for its tight-knit community of vendors on Thursday, with agents chasing down people as they tried to flee before eventually detaining about 15 — and leaving those who remained visibly shaken. About 10...
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Migrant sentenced to 10 years for nearly killing mother of his children inside Logan...

A Venezuelan migrant has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to trying to kill the mother of his children inside a Logan Square laundromat. Luis Lira-Hernandez, 35, pleaded guilty to attempted murder and aggravated domestic battery in exchange for the sentence from Judge Aleksandra Gillespie,...
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Woman exchanges gunfire with suspects during home invasion in Woodlawn, Chicago police say

A victim exchanged gunfire with home invasion suspects Thursday on the city's South Side, police said.
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Villa Park woman charged with aggravated DUI after head-on crash injures 2: prosecutors

Two women were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries after a head-on collision in Villa Park Wednesday evening, allegedly caused by a drunk driver who crossed into oncoming traffic. Karina Alonso, 37, faces aggravated DUI and hit-and-run charges after fleeing the scene on foot. Police say her BAC was 0.158...
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Chicago man charged after fully automatic ghost gun found during traffic stop, police say

CHICAGO - A Chicago man is facing a felony gun charge after sheriff’s police say they found a loaded, fully automatic "ghost gun" in his car during a traffic stop in the South Loop. What we know:. Cook County Sheriff’s Police said officers stopped a Ford Fusion around 11...
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Man sentenced for murder of pregnant woman found dead in Austin house fire, court...

A man has pleaded guilty to the murder of Stephanie Hayes. She was pregnant when police found her dead after a house fire.

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