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Community on edge as ICE spotted near Rogers Park church during Spanish Mass: ‘Scared...

Protesters remained in the vicinity of ICE's Broadview processing facility Sunday. Meanwhile on Chicago's North Side, an ICE scare outside a local church during Spanish-language Mass brought out a large response from neighbors.
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ICE agents block Catholic priests from entering Illinois detention facility

Religious leaders in Chicago marched to an ICE facility to give detainees holy communion as Operation Midway Blitz continues.
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ICE protests get weird with inflatable costumes

“Operation Inflation” organizer Brooks Brown says the idea is to use humor to show that Portland hasn’t devolved into chaos and violence, as critics claim.
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Two Masked Men Break In With Nothing But Hammers In Illinois

It’s funny how sometimes the simplest plans can lead to success, even when it comes to crime. Bucktown thieves are proving just that.
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2 dead, 10 wounded in shootings during extended holiday weekend in Chicago

The victims ranged in age from 13 to 32, according to Chicago police.
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Prosecutors detail ‘Loop Puncher’ attacks on CTA, downtown streets

Prosecutors on Friday released new details about a string of attacks Chicago police have linked to a so-called “Loop Puncher,” a small group of men known for randomly attacking women in the downtown area and on the CTA. While similar unprovoked assaults have occurred for years, the cases have drawn renewed attention...
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Chicago city leaders hand out ‘ICE-free zone’ signs to local businesses, residents

Chicago city leaders gathered in Pilsen on Saturday to distribute “ICE-free zone” signs to local businesses that want to signal support for immigrant communities and push back against federal enforcement efforts.
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Man awaiting certificate of innocence for 1999 murder is now accused of threatening to...

A man seeking a certificate of innocence for a reversed 1999 murder conviction is now detained on new charges after prosecutors said he robbed and threatened to shoot a woman during a confrontation involving his girlfriend, an on-duty CTA bus driver. Frank Burrell, 50, was convicted of first-degree murder in...
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Woman missing for several days disappeared after release from south suburban hospital

CHICAGO — Authorities are seeking help in the search for a woman who officers say has been missing for nearly a week, who disappeared after being released from the hospital in the south suburbs. According to Chicago police, a search is currently underway for 32-year-old Wenzella Draper, who was last seen on Monday,...
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Chicago shooting: 2 teens shot while driving on South Side, police say

CHICAGO - Two teenagers were shot and injured while in a car on the city’s South Side early Sunday morning. The shooting happened in the 700 block of E. 61st Street in the Woodlawn neighborhood, according to the Chicago Police Department. What we know: — Officers responded a little...

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