“A sitting president has counted the 2.7 million people living in the third most populous city in the United States among “the enemy from within.”” The only war in Chicago is the one the president is waging against us via @usatoday.com www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...

The energy:

Forest Park officials demand answers after 4 U.S. citizens detained by ICE agents

Thinking about how much of their violence has been normalized already, how scenes that caused shockwaves 6 weeks ago are now part of the rhythm of daily life. Watched a TikTok from a daughter who has to do her parents' laundry & get their groceries because they're in hiding. This is just it now

CTPF voting has opened! You should have received a ballot in your CPS email. Vote for our CORE endorsed candidates. These candidates have committed to working to divest our pensions from fossil fuels and weapons, and invest in clean energy and housing.

Happy Indigenous Peoples Day from CORE

Leadership from our President

It is INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY. 5 things to know about it:

NPR is highlighting Indigenous stories from across its network in celebrations of Indigenous Peoples Day. n.pr/47nGDK8

Today is Indigenous Peoples' Day.

Hands Off Chicago / No Kings! Saturday October 18th www.mobilize.us/indivisiblec...

My latest is the story of how my community has rallied to protect and defend our neighbors in recent days, as ICE has targeted the Rogers Park neighborhood in Chicago. "This is not a story about a moment of victory, but a moment of being reminded of our power."

Next Saturday's anti-Trump 'No Kings' protest is expected to be the largest single demonstration in U.S. history.

No Kings, For the love of America.

As ICE terrorizes communities, remember that some of Trump's biggest supporters are private prison companies that will make bank off his budget bill. And Stephen Miller recently disclosed over $100K of stock in Palantir, the shady data firm ICE uses to target immigrants. Cashing in on cruelty.

Protecting Chicago’s workers and small businesses with @sigchofor25.bsky.social and @chicagosmayor.bsky.social. Turning back the occupation is made by big and small acts like this one.

Chicago Teachers Union @ctulocal1.bsky.social

Reminder that we have our monthly meeting on Monday at 3pm virtually. See you there!

Chicago

The assault in Chicago was what the Framers of our Constitution feared and what they hoped our Bill of Rights could thwart. But a Constitution is not self defending.

Happening today!

From our CORE members, to our President Stacy Davis Gates, to educators and leaders across the country those who dare speak up are under attack. At CORE we believe in true Democracy. Please read our statement.

This week in public schools: 5 #PublicSchoolProud stories showing the amazing work of educators, students & communities nationwide.

““I think talking about this as an occupation is useful because it is so outrageous and abnormal,” says @jacksonpctu.bsky.social , the vice president of the Chicago Teachers Union.” The 13th Largest Army in World Is Unleashing Violence in Chicago @inthesetimes.com inthesetimes.com/article/ice-...

The 13th largest military in the world is occupying and waging war on the people of Chicago. “I think talking about this as an occupation is useful because it is so outrageous and abnormal,” says Jackson Potter, vice president of @ctulocal1.bsky.social.

I donated some copies of Let This Radicalize You for distribution at an ICE watch training for folks who want to join school patrols in a nearby neighborhood. Not everyone got a copy, because 120 people showed up for that training tonight. I am endlessly proud of Chicago.

From our CORE members, to our President Stacy Davis Gates, to educators and leaders across the country those who dare speak up are under attack. At CORE we believe in true Democracy. Please read our statement.

Banning books doesn’t protect anyone. It only limits the tools we have to understand our world. This week is a reminder that our books, our knowledge, and our stories are essential to our existence. Read banned books. 📚 #BannedBooksWeek

CTU on Today’s U.S. District Court Decision

As y'all have probably heard, there has been a lot of ICE activity on the North Side of Chicago today. At least four people were kidnapped by ICE in the Rogers Park neighborhood. Folks mobilized throughout the day to do ICE Watch and Rapid Response work.

Today after school join CORE at Seven Ten Lanes in Hyde Park

We’re talking about critical thinking, Dr. King’s legacy, and Why Fascists Fear Teachers at @ctulocal1.bsky.social @rweingarten.bsky.social @mayorofchicago.bsky.social

CTU Denounces President Trump’s Targeting of Chicago’s Mayor: Chicago Will Continue its Proud Tradition of Protecting City Residents and their Liberty in the Face of Troops

CTU President Davis Gates spoke to what the CTU knows: when an unlawful force invades our city, Black communities will also be targeted. As Black, Brown and immigrant communities are under attack, our unity and commitment to keep one another safe is the responsibility of all Chicagoans.

NEW — Rod Johnson will never forget federal agents zip-tying his hands behind his back. The night of the South Shore raid in Chicago, Johnson said he was detained for two hours. “I’m an American citizen with no warrants,” Johnson said. thetriibe.com/2025/10/sout...

NEW — The federal courthouse in Chicago was packed this week with cases related to immigration enforcement activity and the Trump administration’s targeting of the city. Here’s a rundown of what happened. thetriibe.com/2025/10/trum...

ICE in Chicago: First They Came for the Immigrants | "This is an invasion, not by some foreign enemy but by the US government and Donald Trump himself.​"

Today and every day, I am proud to be a Chicagoan

WATCH: ‘Portland Frog’ pepper balled by ICE agents

“Ideas of division, ideas of separation, ideas of demagoguery. Those things are detrimental to humanity, and we need to win the debate on that.” ‘Scares the hell out of me’: Chicagoans react and push back as Trump sends troops into Black-led city thegrio.com/2025/10/06/s...

See you Saturday and remember Chicago needs funds NOT feds.

Someone should start asking why we’re hearing and seeing Stephen Miller so much all of a sudden.

Claim: 10 cars rammed ICE Truth: No cars rammed ICE Claim: She boxed ICE in Truth: ICE boxed her in Claim: She shot a rifle at ICE Truth: She did not have a rifle Claim: ICE returned fire Truth: Only ICE fired Claim: She drove herself to the hospital Truth: Paramedics found her

This is the 2nd anniversary of the start of a genocide that made Gaza the most dangerous place on earth for children— that has raised a mirror to the rot at the core of our world. Never has it been clearer that none of us are free until Palestine is free. inthesetimes.com/article/gaza...

Oak Park officials say they stand with protesters at ICEfacility in Broadview

Black-owned businesses need direct support. Defund billionaires and put your dollars where your heart is 💛

TONIGHT — Just after 8:30pm tonight, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker shared that the Texas National Guard is being deployed to Chicago. “This evening, President Trump is ordering 400 members of the Texas National Guard for deployments to Illinois, Oregon, and other locations within the United States.”

"Conservative" is not the word. It's "extremism"--and a host of other words. But there is nothing conservative about what this regime is doing. Their project is not conservative, it's regressive. They don't want to conserve, they want to destroy.

Chaos shouldn’t be the backdrop to a school day. ICE raids, military presence, and federal agents in our neighborhoods are traumatizing students and families. On CNN this week, CTU President Davis Gates explains how educators are stepping up to keep schools safe, but we need real solutions now.

Chicago Teachers Union Responds to Trump’s Escalating War Against Chicagoans