The Illinois Democratic congressional delegation sent questions to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Tuesday about deportation operations in Illinois, which they say included arbitrary arrests and detentions without due process.

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — UN chief warns world leaders that humanity has entered 'an age of reckless disruption and relentless human suffering.'

“Since President Trump took office, 15 people have died in immigration detention, 10 of those deaths occurred between January and June … The senators say that is the highest rate in the first six months of any year publicly available.”

If you live in the Chicago area and know someone who was *checks notes* raptured, let me know

Speaking over a radio, the federal agent who told police that Villegas González tried to use his car as a weapon said his partner had suffered “a left knee injury and some lacerations to his hands.” “Nothing major,” the injured agent said. chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdog...

KIMMEL IS BACK

Back at Broadview this morning where Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez (25) is calling on Pritzker et all to apply pressure to shut down Broadview. The Ald. confirms construction workers were detained yesterday in Pilsen. “We must protect our constituents as we protected those legislators from TX”

I never liked Babu Frik.

Big Tech's embrace of President Trump has left many of us wondering: What the hell happened to Silicon Valley? In our new politics issue, we're getting into it. Also, we're taking this cover across the US in billboards, posters and a mural. Clues to find us in the 🧵: www.wired.com/politics-iss...

Starbucks says surveillance clears an employee who’d been accused of writing “Loser” on a cup when someone ordered Charlie Kirk’s “favorite drink.” The accusation was originally posted by a Republican party official. It forced the store to shut down for safety. blockclubchicago.org/2025/09/19/v...

Two protests, which began about 5 a.m. and 7 p.m. Friday, drew dozens of demonstrators to the facility to protest the detention of people rounded up in the Trump administration’s deportation campaign. chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/09...

“I walked to the door and told the agent ‘I need to talk to him,’” she told the Sun-Times through tears. “I need to let him know that he’s not alone.” chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/09...

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker accused President Donald Trump of following an authoritarian playbook by silencing his opponents and urged Americans to “write letters, write e-mails, post online, speak up [and] protest” ABC’s decision to fire Jimmy Kimmel.

Re Kimmel, it's important that Disney has left itself an out--it is a "suspension," not a cancellation or firing. What happens in the next two days--reaction within the company but also in the press, in the industry, in Washington, among consumers, and on social media--may affect how this plays out.

Scott Bessent, like Lisa Cook, had two homes listed as primary residences in mortgage documents at the same time. The two homes were each listed as primary residences on the same day in docs signed on his behalf by his lawyer. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

The Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights has threatened to terminate Chicago Public Schools Magnet Schools Assistance Program grant and others over its Black Student Success Plan and treatment of transgender students in accordance with state law. chicago.suntimes.com/education/20...

One of Ben & Jerry’s founders, Jerry Greenfield, has resigned from the ice cream company, saying that its independence had been lost and its social activism “silenced” under the control of its parent company, Unilever. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/17/b...

“Operation At Large,” the deportation campaign that began this summer in Los Angeles, expanded to the Chicago area on Tuesday. chicago.suntimes.com/us-supreme-c...

Joe Botello, 37, was startled awake early Tuesday when federal immigration agents busted through the door of his suburban Elgin home. He was put into a U.S. Customs and Border Protection vehicle and questioned about his immigration status. He's a U.S. citizen. chicago.suntimes.com/live/2025/09...

* ORACLE, SILVER LAKE, ANDREESSEN TO CONTROL TIKOK IN US: WSJ $ORCL

NEWS: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents weren’t wearing body cameras during the deadly shooting of a Mexican immigrant last week in the suburbs because a program requiring them was scrapped by the Trump administration. chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdog...

Floyd Abrams: Trump's lawsuit against the NYT "is ridiculous as a matter of law but extraordinarily dangerous as a matter of national policy. It threatens core First Amendment principles in a manner unique in our history." www.cnn.com/2025/09/16/m...

Robert Redford playing a gentle incarnation of death, coming for a frightened old woman in The Twilight Zone episode "Nothing in the Dark" (1962). An extraordinary performance then, terribly bittersweet today

ICE killed a man, and the feds aren't talking about it chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdog...

PHOTOS: Silverio Villegas González, who was killed by ICE agents, 'touched the lives of so many' READ MORE HERE: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Somebody tried to blow up a news van in Salt Lake City

Some personal news: I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting. Thread incoming. substack.com/@karenattiah...

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers were conducting “targeted law enforcement activity” in Franklin Park when they stopped the vehicle, according to a statement from the agency. chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

How many people has ICE arrested/detained so far this year? They stopped releasing data after Trump took office, and gave no data in response to repeated requests since. It also didn't respond to questions about the lack of info. But watchdogs are still counting. from @bylaurenfitz.bsky.social

NEWS: The Trump administration touted “the worst of the worst” arrested so far in the “Midway Blitz” immigration enforcement operation in Chicago. Turns out, some were actually arrested in Indiana and Kentucky. chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdog...

Kennedy has insisted covid shots are still easy to obtain, claiming that @hassan.senate.gov was “making things up to scare people.” But The Post talked to people who are struggling to get the vaccine. Elaine Cox, a 68-year-old with lung disease, said she wept after being denied a prescription.

It is vital in this moment to follow and elevate trustworthy voices working on the ground. Even folks who mean well can get it wrong.

“The report is expected to suggest other potential causes of autism and suggest further study of potential causes, people familiar with the matter said. It is unclear if the report will mention vaccines” www.wsj.com/health/healt...

PRO PUBLICA: “.. at least three of Trump’s Cabinet members call multiple homes their primary residences on mortgages. * Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer .. * Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy .. * EPA administrator Lee Zeldin @propublica.org www.propublica.org/article/trum...

Schill's resignation comes after being grilled by congressional Republicans last year over the pro-Palestinian encampment at the university and mass layoffs in the wake of the federal government cutting $790 million in funding chicago.suntimes.com/education/20...

NEW: More details on Trump's Chicago immigration blitz. -230 agents arrive from LA this weekend w/ 140 unmarked vehicles -30 already arrived and are practicing crowd control with shields/flashbangs -agents will leave base daily by 5 a.m. -new no-fly zone at NSGL to keep away news choppers/drones

A WBEZ analysis has found that a three-month summer span saw the fewest murders in 60 years in Chicago while overall violent crime remained near its lowest point in at least four decades. chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/09...

A federal judge in California cited President Donald Trump’s threat to send National Guard troops into Chicago as he ruled against Trump’s use of the military in Los Angeles and accused the president of a “serious” violation of federal law.

Palestinian teen injured in Gaza tries to walk again in Chicago suburbs. But the 16-yo could be one of the last children from Gaza allowed in for treatment after the US paused visas for Palestinians, incl. kids seeking medical help. chicago.suntimes.com/health/2025/... via @elviamalagon.bsky.social

We got big project out today about Chicago’s lead pipes. The news is we mapped them all. The big idea is that Chicago residents are living through a public health crisis, and we wanted to help them visualize their place in it. @grist.org @wbez.org @insideclimatenews.org @chicago.suntimes.com

CDC director Susan Monarez declined to fire agency leaders or to accept all recommendations from a vaccine advisory panel made over by Mr. Kennedy, according to people with knowledge of the events. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/h...

We had our second kid this month, and I've been lucky enough to unplug a little bit while on parental leave. Of course, this is what it feels like to plug back in before my first day back.

BREAKING: Big moment as CDC staff stage a mass walkout. They have lined the street outside its HQ to greet and salute the four top officials who have resigned in protest at RFK Jr’s attack on the agency’s science base. (🎥 AP)

There's a specific characteristic that so many of Trump's "fired" employees have in common Can't figure it out So baffling

With the AJC dropping its print edition, I feel compelled to share one of the greatest moments in print design history

"Honey, I don't have much time. I've been arrested by ICE and they are sending me to a detainment center. I love you and the kids, I will be OK, please call our attorney" -- John Shin, DACA resident, speaking to his wife last week. She hasn't heard from him since www.fox13now.com/news/local-n...

Some incredibly good news: One year ago this week, The Onion returned to print. In that one year, we’ve grown to the 13th largest print newspaper in the United States, just ahead of the Boston Globe, and growing fast. In short, it’s working. So… thank you. Thank you for helping save this thing.

This story is amazing

Such a good summer for music Kaytranada: AIN’T NO DAMN WAY! Album Review | Pitchfork share.google/SFOGePLapf0P...

Crime rates in all three cities have gone down, and in Baltimore at astounding levels, in part by treating crime as a public health crisis, rather than a "need more cops" crisis. popular.info/p/the-secret...