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Illinois State Police launches investigation into deadly ICE shooting of Silverio Villegas González Scoop by
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Illinois State Police launches investigation into deadly ICE shooting of Silverio Villegas González
Franklin Park police asked ISP to investigate on Thursday, when a state commission released a damning report detailing the actions of federal agents during Operation Midway Blitz.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/05/05/ice-midway-blitz-chicago-trump-silverio-villegas-gonzalez
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Chicago cops did little to investigate gun stolen from police station and used in three shootings, new records show
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Chicago cops did little to probe gun stolen from police station and used in three shootings, new records show
The Chicago Police Department fought to keep secret any details of its investigation into a Glock handgun that was taken from a room full of cops at the Gresham District station in late 2023. In the end, no one was charged, and no cops were disciplined.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdogs/2026/04/10/glock-chicago-police-department-stolen-gun-gresham-district-michael-tate-larry-snelling
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Cook County’s top prosecutor abruptly dropped a felony case against a DePaul University student accused of spitting on an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent over the weekend at O’Hare Airport.
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Felony case dropped against DePaul student accused of spitting on ICE agent at Chicago's O'Hare Airport
Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke “personally reviewed the case" against 20-year-old Brett Heier and directed prosecutors to toss the only charge, according to a statement from her off...
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/04/02/chicago-ohare-ice-depaul-crime-oneill-burke-spit
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A DePaul student was charged with a felony for spitting on an ICE agent working at O’Hare Airport amid the partial government shutdown. But his lawyer says he's only accused of spitting on the agent’s shoe and his actions fall under the “broad gamut of freedom of expression.”
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DePaul student accused of spitting on ICE agent at O'Hare Airport, but lawyer says felony case is overblown
Brett Heier's attorney Barry Sheppard says his client is only accused of spitting on the agent's shoe and his actions fall under the "broad gamut of freedom of expression."
https://tinyurl.com/bdhmw68n
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David Berger was convicted late last year of laundering more than $300,000 for a reputed Mexican cocaine-trafficker. Despite the conviction, he's still a key figure in a legal cannabis empire in Illinois that owns 10 Ivy Hall dispensaries.
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Cocaine cash launderer still a key figure in legal Illinois cannabis empire
David Berger, who was convicted of laundering more than $300,000 for a reputed Mexican cocaine-trafficker, is closely associated with Ivy Hall, a chain of social equity marijuana dispensaries. Berger,...
https://chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdogs/2026/03/27/ivy-hall-cocaine-money-launder-david-berger-pritzker-lashawn-ford-weed-cannabis
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Sheridan Gorman’s killing puts Chicago back at the center of America's bitter fight over immigration
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Sheridan Gorman’s killing puts Chicago back at the center of America's bitter fight over immigration
As loved ones and fellow Loyola University Chicago students mourn the slain freshman, her death has become a rallying cry for politicians demanding stricter immigration enforcement.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/03/24/chicago-crime-trump-pritzker-bovino-immigration-midway-blitz-deport-immigration
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Sheridan Gorman’s killing puts Chicago back at the center of America's bitter fight over immigration
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Sheridan Gorman’s killing puts Chicago back at the center of America's bitter fight over immigration
As loved ones and fellow Loyola University Chicago students mourn the slain freshman, her death has become a rallying cry for politicians demanding stricter immigration enforcement.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/03/24/chicago-crime-trump-pritzker-bovino-immigration-midway-blitz-deport-immigration
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Angelo Martino negotiated for companies hit by ransomware attacks as an employee of Chicago-based DigitalMint. But prosecutors say he actually helped carry out the hacks at the center of those same ransom schemes.
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Employee of Chicago cybersecurity firm brokered $75m in ransom payments after orchestrating hacks: feds
https://chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdogs/2026/03/13/chicago-digitalmint-hack-ransomware-crime-angelo-martino-marc-grens?utm_campaign=mrf-bluesky-chicago.suntimes.com&mrfcid=2026031369b49fa07a232a002300c5e2
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Angelo Martino was a wolf in sheep’s clothing, prosecutors say. As an employee of Chicago cybersecurity firm DigitalMint, Martino negotiated for companies hit with ransom demands after their computers were hacked. But he actually helped orchestrate the hacks, prosecutors say.
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Employee of Chicago cybersecurity firm brokered $75m in ransom payments after orchestrating hacks: feds
Angelo Martino negotiated for companies hit by ransomware attacks as an employee of Chicago-based DigitalMint. But prosecutors say he actually helped carry out the hacks at the center of those same ra...
https://tinyurl.com/4n5nnc8e
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Remaining Broadview 6 defendants want records showing Trump administration's influence on conspiracy case From
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Remaining Broadview 6 defendants want records showing Trump administration's influence on conspiracy case
They say it's another example of the administration using the Justice Department to target the president’s “perceived political enemies.” Among the four remaining defendants in the high-profile case a...
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/03/13/chicago-trump-abughazaleh-justice-department-broadview-midway-blitz-ice
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NEWS: A coalition of lawyers, politicians and clergy filed a petition seeking a special prosecutor to target the agents who carried out Operation Midway Blitz. They argue Cook County State's Attorney O'Neill Burke has turned a “blind eye” to “egregious acts of violence.”
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Seeking special prosecutor to target ICE, coalition says O'Neill Burke turned 'blind eye' to feds' violence
A group of elected officials, clergy, journalists and attorneys filed a petition Thursday pushing for an independent attorney to prosecute the federal agents who carried out Operation Midway Blitz for...
https://tinyurl.com/3abnsydx
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A Chicago police officer faces dismissal nearly four years after he shot and paralyzed a 13-year-old boy who was holding a cellphone that was mistaken for a gun,
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Chicago police officer faces firing for shooting 13-year-old boy after mistaking cellphone for gun
It’s the second time the Civilian Office of Police Officer Accountability has pushed to fire Officer Noah Ball over an on-duty shooting. In the earlier case, Ball was given a one-day suspension after ...
https://chicago.suntimes.com/police-reform/2026/03/02/chicago-police-noah-ball-larry-snelling-cpd-copa-shooting
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A Chicago woman says she killed abusive boyfriend to save herself and their unborn child. Will a jury agree?
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Chicago woman says she killed abusive boyfriend to save herself and their unborn child. Will a jury agree?
Keshia Golden says she fatally stabbed Calvin Sidney in 2022 when he attacked her after their baby shower. Now the mother of a 3-year-old daughter, Golden is still facing murder charges in a case her ...
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/02/24/chicago-crime-keshia-golden-domestic-violence-abuse-murder
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NEWS: One of the Chicago police officers who fatally shot Dexter Reed during a traffic stop in 2024 has now been accused of threatening to beat up a fellow cop at a Norwood Park bar over the weekend. Story by
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Chicago police officer involved in Dexter Reed shooting accused of threatening detective at NW Side bar
Officer Thomas Spanos and another cop allegedly picked a fight with the detective early Saturday at Tommy’s on Higgins, according to a police report. The detective called 911 and reported that veiled ...
https://chicago.suntimes.com/dexter-reed/2026/02/10/chicago-police-dexter-reed-tommys-higgins-norwood-park-fight-copa-traffic-stop
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NEW: U.S. Magistrate Judge Maria Valdez has granted the feds' motion to dismiss in the Operation Midway Blitz case against Erik Meier. He's the 16th of 32 known Midway Blitz defendants cleared. No known convictions.
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JUST IN: Marimar Martinez, the Chicago woman shot by Border Patrol agent, expected to file lawsuit and release evidence Wednesday From
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Marimar Martinez, the Chicago woman shot by Border Patrol agent, expected to file lawsuit, release evidence
Body-cam video, text messages and other evidence tied to shooting during Operation Midway Blitz is set for a Wednesday release.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/02/10/marimar-martinez-the-chicago-woman-shot-by-border-patrol-agent-expected-to-file-lawsuit-release-evidence
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ICE officer charged with misdemeanor for attacking immigrant rights activist in Chicago suburb From
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ICE officer charged with attacking immigrant rights activist in Chicago suburb
Adam Saracco, who was off duty, was charged with a misdemeanor count of battery in connection to the Dec. 27 attack at a gas station in Brookfield, Ill., according to Brookfield police and the Cook Co...
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2026/01/23/ice-officer-charged-with-attacking-immigrant-rights-activist-in-chicago-suburbs?utm_campaign=mrf-bluesky-chicago.suntimes.com&mrfcid=20260124697434db8882a23148b372fe
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My latest with
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and Peter Nickeas about the tac team cop who shot and killed his partner. After Carlos Baker's initial rejection, Baker's district commander approved his promotion even after Baker disobeyed orders and cussed out his sergeant
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Chicago Police Brass Had Rejected Troubled Cop's Move to Elite Unit Before He Fatally Shot Partner
The chief of patrol approved Officer Carlos Baker’s transfer despite denying his request for the move less than a year earlier because of “discipline’ problems.
https://illinoisanswers.org/2026/01/15/chicago-police-brass-rejected-troubled-cop-move-to-elite-unit-before-he-fatally-shot-partner/
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Before CPD Officer Carlos Baker fatally shot his tactical team partner Krystal Rivera, Patrol Chief Jon Hein blocked his bid to join the team because of his disciplinary record. Hein later reversed course a few months before the shooting.
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Chicago police brass had rejected troubled cop's move to elite unit before he fatally shot partner
Chief of Patrol Jon Hein ultimately approved Officer Carlos Baker’s transfer despite having denied his request for the move less than a year earlier because of “discipline" problems.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdogs/2026/01/15/chicago-police-department-carlos-baker-krystal-rivera-gresham-district-jon-hein
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New indictment cites shooting near Border Patrol agents in Chicago, still doesn't charge gunman From
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New indictment cites shooting near Border Patrol agents in Chicago, still doesn't charge gunman
A federal grand jury stopped well short of charging Hector Gomez with any crime related to the shooting, or even of putting the weapon in his hand when shots were fired.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/01/07/new-indictment-cites-shooting-near-border-patrol-agents-in-chicago-still-doesnt-charge-gunman
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Chicago Sun-Times
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The nonprofit owner of the Chicago Sun-Times and WBEZ paid its outgoing CEO more than $900,000 in 2024, new tax filings show, as it engaged in staff cuts and other measures to deal with declining revenue.
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Ex-CEO of Chicago Public Media saw $900,000 payout in 2024, IRS filings show
https://chicago.suntimes.com/work/2025/12/30/ex-ceo-chicago-public-media-matt-moog-900000-payout-2024-irs?utm_campaign=mrf-bluesky-chicago.suntimes.com&mrfcid=2025123169548411836b2e58f23b7de9
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Two cybersecurity professionals, including a former employee of a Chicago firm that helps resolve ransomware attacks, pleaded guilty last week to hacking a medical device company and extorting a ransom of nearly $1.3 million to unlock its servers.
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Rogue employee of Chicago cybersecurity firm pleads guilty to $1.3 million ransomware hack
Kevin Tyler Martin, a ransomware threat negotiator for River North-based DigitalMint at the time, admitted to carrying out the 2023 cyberattack last week in federal court in Miami. A second cybersecur...
https://chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdogs/2025/12/23/chicago-digitalmint-hack-cybersecurity-ransomware-kevin-tyler-martin-sygnia-miami
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Matt Moore
5 months ago
Got a packed
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news roundup for you this morning. 🗞️ Today's lead: Bovino returns, leads new round of raids Read — and subscribe to get this newsletter in your inbox weekday mornings — here:
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Bovino returns, leads new round of raids
Mayor Johnson's Council opps go rogue, the Chicago Fashion Awards and more.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/morning-edition/2025/12/17/greg-bovino-border-patrol-immigration-andres-vasquez-lasso-cta-brandon-johnson
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Chicago Sun-Times
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In a text message included in the lawsuit, Chicago police Det. Marco Torres allegedly wrote that he wanted his ex-girlfriend’s address “so this guy from gangs can get rid of her,” adding that he “wants a grand.”
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Chicago police detective planned hit on female investigator he was convicted of assaulting, lawsuit says
https://chicago.suntimes.com/public-safety/2025/12/12/chicago-police-detective-marco-torres-planned-hit-female-investigator-convicted-assaulting-lawsuit?utm_campaign=mrf-bluesky-chicago.suntimes.com&mrfcid=20251212693ca512491fde61559116b7
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The mother of Chicago police Officer Krystal Rivera asked a question Thursday as she announced a wrongful death lawsuit against the Chicago Police Department and the officer who fatally shot her daughter shortly after they broke up. “Where is justice for Krystal?”
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‘Where is justice for Krystal?’ Mom of cop asks after suing Chicago Police Department, partner who shot her
The lawsuit filed by Officer Krystal Rivera's family says Officer Carlos Baker failed to call for an ambulance after he shot her in the back during a chase and then engaged in a “cover-up.”
https://tinyurl.com/3axr73wf
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Lawsuit filed by family of Krystal Rivera, shot to death by her partner Carlos Baker over the summer, alleges Baker was struggling to accept her decision to end their romantic relationship when he fatally shot her during a foot chase.
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Family of Chicago Cop Killed in Botched Chase Sues Chicago Police Department and Partner Who Shot Her
Officer Krystal Rivera's family says in the wrongful death suit that Officer Carlos Baker was struggling to accept her decision to end their romantic relationship when he shot her in the back in Chath...
https://illinoisanswers.org/2025/12/10/family-of-chicago-cop-killed-in-botched-chase-sues-partner-and-chicago-police-department/
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The mother of Chicago police Officer Krystal Rivera filed a wrongful death lawsuit Wednesday in which she says her daughter’s partner Carlos Baker was struggling to accept her decision to end their romantic relationship when he fatally shot her during a foot chase on June 5.
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Family of Chicago cop killed in botched chase sues Chicago Police Department and partner who shot her
Officer Krystal Rivera's family says in the wrongful death suit that Officer Carlos Baker was struggling to accept her decision to end their romantic relationship when he shot her in her back in Chath...
https://tinyurl.com/5krk79br
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My latest investigation for
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US Citizenship and Immigration Services is turning the immigration system on its head. The little-known agency has halted asylum, begun probing green card holders and given employees law enforcement powers. Meanwhile, arrests have surged at immigration appointments.
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Agency was created to help immigrants. Now, it's being turned against them.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has given employees law enforcement powers, arrests during immigration appointments have surged, and thousands have applied to become "Homeland Defenders" who...
https://tinyurl.com/45whbjdt
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Chicago Sun-Times
6 months ago
Feel free to ask questions now, or join us at 3 p.m. Friday.
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Sen. Durbin sent a scathing letter to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem asking for info about U.S. citizens who have been caught in the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement “dragnet.” Noem had claimed that no citizens were arrested in Operation Midway Blitz.
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Sen. Durbin presses Kristi Noem about U.S. citizens arrested during feds’ immigration ‘dragnet’
Durbin said nationwide immigration enforcement operations have led to the wrongful detention of at least 170 people during President Trump's second term, including at least 40 who were arrested in Ill...
https://tinyurl.com/472y24j7
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Really need Chicago legal community to come through with TIPS and info about these people running for judge!! The survey is confidential!
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Prosecutors have dropped charges against all five people charged in connection with Sept. 27 protests at the immigration holding facility in west suburban Broadview.
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'Unusual and possibly unprecedented': Judge calls out Chicago feds as Midway Blitz cases fall apart
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No one has been charged with shooting at Border Patrol agents 13 days ago in Little Village, despite the feds touting an arrest. A federal gun possession case has now been unsealed against a man matching the suspect's description, though it doesn't mention gunfire or BP.
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Feds haven't charged anyone with shooting at Border Patrol agents in Chicago despite touting arrest
A federal gun possession case was unsealed Thursday against a man matching the description the U.S. Department of Homeland Security had provided for the alleged gunman.
https://tinyurl.com/2f4p5939
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NEW: Feds haven't charged anyone with shooting at Border Patrol agents in Chicago, but a federal gun possession case was unsealed Thursday against a man matching the description DHS provided. Reporting w/
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Feds haven't charged anyone with shooting at Border Patrol agents in Chicago, weeks after touting arrest
A federal gun possession case was unsealed Thursday against a man matching the description the U.S. Department of Homeland Security had provided for the alleged gunman.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2025/11/20/chicago-border-patrol-ice-midway-blitz-trump-bovino-little-village-shooting-gun-hector-gomez
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Chicago cop Aramis Williams is facing dismissal after he tested positive for methamphetamine and marijuana just months after he was arrested for allegedly driving drunk and groping a woman at a bar on the Near North Side.
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Trump's Chicago deportation blitz has hinged on aggressive and forceful policing tactics: Shootings, takedowns, chokeholds, car chases, chemical munitions, etc. To get a better sense of the scope and the impact, we mapped incidents, spoke to those affected and analyzed policy.
tinyurl.com/3nrkaw55
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Tear gas, car crashes, rubber bullets: Risky tactics have driven Trump’s Chicago deportation ‘blitz’
Law enforcement experts say federal agents have displayed a lack of training and restraint. “They’re out of control,” ex-police Supt. Garry McCarthy says.
https://tinyurl.com/3nrkaw55
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Friday news dump: CPD has released some (highly blurred) videos of its response to the Border Patrol shooting on 10/4. CPD had denied our requests for videos tied to the shooting due to an ongoing investigation into allegations tbe patrol chief waved cops off.
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We Serve & Protect
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Huge shout out to Chip for quarterbacking this project and building a database of use of force incidents during “Midway Blitz” that gives our readers a better impression of the scope of this operation.
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A large group is gathering at Broadview on this beautiful late fall Friday.
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6 months ago
We made it to Friday — and I've got a new
@chicago.suntimes.com
morning news roundup for you. ☕ Today's lead: Tear gas, car crashes, rubber bullets — Trump’s Chicago 'blitz' tactics Plus: Pressure on food pantries, a tour inside the Obama Center and more.
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Tear gas, car crashes, rubber bullets: Trump's 'blitz'
Plus: The pressure on food pantries, a tour inside the Obama Presidential Center and more.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/morning-edition/2025/11/14/trump-deportation-ice-border-patrol-chicago-obama-presidential-center-snap
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A judge and lead prosecutor in Lil Durk's murder-for-hire case have both received death threats invoking his name. Durk and some of his co-defendants say the threats were kept secret from them for months, and they're asking for the high-profile case to be tossed out.
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Lil Durk wants murder-for-hire case tossed after death threats to judge, prosecutor go unreported
Lawyers for the Chicago rap superstar contend that secretive investigations and closed-door meetings about the threats have “irreparably compromised the structural integrity of these proceedings.”
https://tinyurl.com/ynzvu3rv
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Bluesky, a reintroduction! I’m an investigative reporter
@chicagotribune.com
covering big stories. Now focused on immigration. But I’ll take any tips about people being hurt by government, junk science, healthcare, business or anybody else. Reach out
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Trump's Chicago deportation blitz has hinged on aggressive and forceful policing tactics: Shootings, takedowns, chokeholds, car chases, chemical munitions, etc. To get a better sense of the scope and the impact, we mapped incidents, spoke to those affected and analyzed policy.
tinyurl.com/3nrkaw55
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Tear gas, car crashes, rubber bullets: Risky tactics have driven Trump’s Chicago deportation ‘blitz’
Law enforcement experts say federal agents have displayed a lack of training and restraint. “They’re out of control,” ex-police Supt. Garry McCarthy says.
https://tinyurl.com/3nrkaw55
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Rapper Lil Durk’s lawyers on Thursday called for the dismissal of his murder-for-hire case in Los Angeles after learning that a judge and prosecutor received death threats that weren’t disclosed to the Chicago superstar’s legal team for seven months.
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Lil Durk wants murder-for-hire case tossed after death threats to judge, prosecutor go unreported
Lawyers for the Chicago rap superstar contend that secretive investigations and closed-door meetings about the threats have “irreparably compromised the structural integrity of these proceedings.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2025/11/13/lil-durk-banks-shooting-murder-chicago-los-angeles-quando-rondo-judge-prosecutor-threat
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A CPD deputy chief asked feds not to use tear gas, told feds his officers didn't have gas masks, offered a path out, switched positions with agents so they could leave unobstructed and as a group. Feds gassed the East Side neighborhood anyway.
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Feds Deployed Tear Gas on the Far South Side Even After Cops Told Them They Had No Gas Masks, Sources Say
Chicago police officials had offered to clear a path for the federal agents so they could leave a tense scene of residents protesting the agents’ shooting of a woman
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Chicago's Far South Side devolved into chaos when residents confronted Border Patrol agents who rammed a car to make an arrest. The feds ultimately used tear gas to flee, despite a Chicago police leader offering to clear a path and warning that cops didn't have gas masks.
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Feds deployed tear gas on the Far South Side even after cops told them they had no gas masks, sources say
The agents deployed gas, smoke and other riot-control chemicals against residents and officers, including Chicago Police Department Deputy Chief Dan O’Connor, who had asked them not to use the gas, la...
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This is the most comprehensive reporting released on the DHS-alleged shooting so far. Read the entire story (reminder: reporters don't usually choose headlines). For folks asking if it's true an ICE agent was shot: no, that is a verifiably false rumor. No injuries. A lot else remains in question.
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Wanna see what happened after Border Patrol shot a woman in Chicago? So do
@chicago.suntimes.com
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@illinoisanswers.bsky.social
. So we asked CPD for videos. But the cops said no — because a chief is accused of waving off the police response and is facing investigation.
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Chicago police withhold Border Patrol shooting videos, citing probe of chief accused of calling off cops
Patrol Chief Jon Hein faced a flood of criticism — from ex-cops, internet trolls and members of his own department — after his officers were ordered not to respond to the Oct. 4 shooting in Brighton P...
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Wanna see what happened after Border Patrol shot a woman in Chicago? So do
@chicago.suntimes.com
and
@illinoisanswers.bsky.social
. So we asked CPD for videos. But the cops said no — because a chief is accused of waving off the police response and is facing investigation.
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Chicago police withhold Border Patrol shooting videos, citing probe of chief accused of calling off cops
Patrol Chief Jon Hein faced a flood of criticism — from ex-cops, internet trolls and members of his own department — after his officers were ordered not to respond to the Oct. 4 shooting in Brighton P...
https://tinyurl.com/8ktur6kh
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