3+ week, 3+ day ago (954+ words) " Below: How the Trump administration's media blitz tries to influence public support for the president's aggressive campaign against immigration. " Plus: Judges in three courtrooms address the feds' tactics, what the state's new transit spending bill means for you and more news you need to know. " Keeping score: Tyler Bertuzzi's hat trick helped the Blackhawks snap a long losing streak, winning 5-2 against the Canucks. ": A 9-minute read Partly cloudy with a high near 58. Scenes from the Trump administration's media blitz. The narrative: Nearly two months into President Donald Trump's aggressive immigration enforcement campaign, social media feeds from his administration and its right-wing allies paint a grim picture of Chicago: A city plagued by violent criminals that is at war with the federal government. The techniques: Made-for-Hollywood videos depict heroic military-style raids. "Criminal illegal aliens" are chased down and handcuffed. An immigration…...

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2+ day, 6+ hour ago (95+ words) A person was shot to death Nov. 27, 2025 on the Southwest Side. A person was fatally shot in Garfield Ridge Thursday night on the Southwest Side, according to Chicago police. The person was found on the ground with gunshot wounds to his body around 11:55 p.m. in the 5100 block of South Luna Avenue, police said in a statement. He was taken to Stroger Hospital where he was pronounced dead, police said. His age and identity were not released. A weapon was recovered and detectives were speaking to a person of interest....

6+ day, 4+ hour ago (1052+ words) " Below: A federal judge's review finds immigration enforcement agents eagerly used tear gas, slammed their brakes to cause crashes and gave reports refuted by video. " Plus: A workforce resource center opens in Chatham, a dance workshop for Parkinson's disease patients and more news you need to know. " Keeping score: The Bears beat the Steelers 31-28 in another nail-biter; the Blackhawks lost to the Avalanche, 1-0. ": An 8-minute read Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and a high near 52. Federal immigration agents detain a protester Oct. 23 in Little Village. Gunman arrested: In related news, federal officials announced a gunman had been arrested for firing at U.S. Border Patrol agents amid chaotic protests in Little Village on Nov. 8, but no charges have been revealed. But Thursday, a federal gun possession case was unsealed against a man matching the description officials had provided for the…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago (1088+ words) " Below: Where " and when " most smoking complaints are filed as the CTA grapples with snuffing out the problem of lighting up on buses and trains. " Plus: A high-stakes hearing on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Broadview facility, U.S. Rep. Jesus "Chuy" Garcia exits, SNAP resource guides and more news you need to know. " Keeping score: The Blackhawks fell to the Kraken, 3-1. ": A 9-minute read Mostly sunny with a high near 62. ederal immigration agents stand on the Broadview ICE processing center in September. High-stakes hearing: Conditions inside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing facility in Broadview will be at the center of another high-stakes hearing at the Dirksen Federal Courthouse, where a federal judge says he's ready to devote his entire day Tuesday to it. At issue: Lawyers want a temporary restraining order governing conditions inside the facility, where they say people are…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago (1049+ words) " Below: With winter's arrival comes the departure of U.S. Border Patrol boss Gregory Bovino and his agents " but four times as many could be back in March, sources tell the Sun-Times. " Plus: CPS employees' travel spending is investigated, full SNAP benefits are blocked, a "Siskel & Ebert" salute and more news you need to know. ": An 8-minute read Sunny with a high near 50. U.S. Border Patrol commander-at-large Gregory Bovino stands during a clash with protesters Friday outside the Broadview ICE facility. Sources say: Now Bovino and many of his agents are expected to leave Chicago, signaling a downshift in the Trump administration's "Operation Midway Blitz" while winter descends on the city. But the federal presence could return fourfold in the spring. All this is according to three law enforcement sources in contact with the Sun-Times. What we know: One source said Bovino could…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago (169+ words) Paul McCartney performs at the Glastonbury Festival in Worthy Farm, Somerset, England, in 2022. The musician will bring his Got Back tour to Chicago Nov. 24-25. Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP file "It's a Wonderful Life Live in Chicago" runs from Nov. 21-Dec. 28 at American Blues Theater, 5627 N. Lincoln Ave. "A Magical Cirque Christmas" runs from Nov. 25-30 at CIBC Theatre, 18 W. Monroe St. "The Real Housewives of the North Pole" runs Nov. 20-Jan. 4 at The Clutch, 4335 N. Western Ave. Ruth Page's "The Nutcracker" will be presented at several locations in the Chicago area in the coming weeks. Billy Corgan teams up with the Lyric Opera to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Smashing Pumpkins' signature alternative rock album "Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness." Sarah McLachlan will perform Nov. 22 at The Auditorium, 50 E. Ida B. Wells Drive. "American Prophets: Writers, Religion and Culture" opens Nov. 21 at the American Writers…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago (74+ words) Maya Drake stars as Ali in "Hell's Kitchen." Evan C. Dolan (from left), Jessie J. Potter, Sophie Grimm and Alex Syie of "White Christmas." Joffrey Company Artists Anais Bueno and Dylan Gutierrez of "Broken Wings." Rachael & Vilray will perform 8 p.m. Nov. 8 at Cahn Auditorium in Evanston. "Live, Laugh, Labor: Reflections on Usefulness and Other Myths" exhibit at Cleve Carney Museum of Art "Move Ya Body, The Birth of House"...

4+ week, 1+ day ago (686+ words) As a top editor for the Chicago Sun-Times, Ken Towers guarded the integrity of the newspaper. When, in 1985, one of his reporters was accused of fabricating a scene inside a rural Texas bar full of good-ol'-boy fans of the Dallas Cowboys that seemed just too perfectly scripted to be true, it fell to Mr. Towers, who was managing editor at the time, to check it out. Mr. Towers traveled to Texas with the reporter, Wade Roberts, hoping he could retrace his steps to the roadhouse he supposedly reported from on the day of a Bears-Cowboys game. But Roberts, who denied wrongdoing, could not, and was sacked. Two years later, in 1987, Mr. Towers was named executive editor, the paper's top spot, a role he held for two years. "He was a guy with integrity and you always want a guy…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago (540+ words) Northwestern University football player Albert Kunickis catches a football after practice at Ryan Fieldhouse in Evanston, Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025. Albert Kunickis III was born without a right hand or forearm, yet the Lemont native is a running back for the Northwestern Wildcats. It's a dynamic and inspiring portrait that showcases his skills. Fireworks explode over the Chicago Cultural Center during the 112th Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony at Millennium Park, Friday, Nov. 21, 2025. Mercedes Wells, whose baby was delivered by her husband Leon Wells after she was discharged by Franciscan Health Crown Point in Indiana despite being in labor, leans on her husband during a news conference at the Lester Long Fieldhouse in Dolton on Tuesday. A snowy owl rests on a post along the Montrose Harbor beacon pier, Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025. Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams #18 hugs and celebrates with wide receiver DJ Moore…...