There are five hundred and ten (510) days until the next mayoral election in Chicago, set for Feb. 23, 2027.

A man accused of assaulting a federal agent in Broadview should be released, a judge says. "We follow the law here." blockclubchi.co/42Twe6b

HAPPENING NOW — Video obtained by The TRiiBE shows a federal agent with his hands around the neck of a Black man following an apparent car crash on the West Side near California Avenue and Congress Parkway. thetriibe.com/2025/10/vide...

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Rest in Peace, Jane. I’m so grateful we got to meet and report on you in Chicago last month. Jane Goodall Recalls Chicago's Role In Her Life Of Activism blockclubchicago.org/2025/09/15/j...

Bronzeville Homeless Shelter Residents 'Traumatized' After Feds Chase, Arrest 4 People via @thewayoftheid.bsky.social & Mack Liederman / @blockclubchi.bsky.social blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/01/b...

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new: in mid-september, dhs paid lake forest-based pepperball $1.1 million for “pressurized air launchers.” the federal government has spent millions in recent years on launchers and chemical projectiles like the ones agents are now using to brutalize protesters. via @juggaloreporter.bsky.social:

Gregory Bovino, commander-at-large of the U.S. #BorderPatrol, claims a @wbez.org/@chicago.suntimes.com report about his comments Sunday in downtown #Chicago was "grossly inaccurate" and taken out of context. So we've posted the interview's unedited AUDIO and TRANSCRIPT: www.wbez.org/immigration/...

1/ DEVELOPING: A journalist was rushed to New York-Presbyterian Hospital following another incident with an ICE agent at 26 Federal Plaza, an immigration court in NYC. The last I heard, he was getting X-rays for his lower back.

“ICE has to stop unprovoked, chemical arms attacks on peaceful protesters and on journalists. This behavior is not normal. This is not Putin’s Russia. This is the United States of America,” said Broadview Mayor Katrina Thomas. blockclubchicago.org/2025/09/30/f... via @blockclubchi.bsky.social

Homeland Security wants 100 troops to help protect ICE agents in Illinois, Gov. Pritzker says. blockclubchi.co/4pIFAvH

dozens of federal agents with border patrol and the fbi raided an apartment building in south shore shortly after 1 am as part of a “targeted immigration enforcement operation.” neighbors report hearing flash-bangs and screaming, and one person told abc 7 they saw two people detained.

DHS response to this + Chicago Headline Club statement on @peoplesfabric.com being detained and reporters being “shot intentionally with bean bags, chemical munitions” by federal agents outside Broadview: “No member of the media at CBS or any other outlet was ‘attacked.’“

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We working on verifying and documenting reports of multiple journalists assaulted, arrested and other press freedom violations while they covered U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement activities in and around Chicago recently. Here's what we're tracking so far:

NEW: The Chicago Headline Club — the local chapter of the @spj-posts.bsky.social — has released a statement condemning ICE attacks on reporters. In recent days, ICE has shot journalists in the face with pepper balls, assaulted journalists, and detained a reporter in Chicago.

Large groups of border patrol agents marched through Downtown Sunday, patrolling some of the most high-trafficked spots in the city and detaining members of a family at Millennium Park, according to witnesses and local officials. blockclubchi.co/3Kqqris

ICE fired a chemical weapon at a TV reporter in Broadview. The "unprovoked" attack is now under investigation. blockclubchi.co/4mHRQd8

A few dozen people are gathered to protest the Broadview ICE facility this morning. Some are at the Harvard St/25th Ave, and some are on Beach St at the gate. #OnAssignment for @blockclubchi.bsky.social

City Council just backed a plan to set aside city-owned land for affordable housing and fund homeownership programs near the future Obama Center. The ordinance passed within a day, after an initial draft — focused solely on South Shore — stalled for 2 years. blockclubchicago.org/2025/09/25/o...

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Private fences that were put up around a public park have irked Near North neighbors. blockclubchi.co/3IDVIh6

Expect a rainy week for Chicago, but clear skies are coming this weekend. blockclubchi.co/4mBQMax

Here in Broadview outside the ICE facility, tall fencing has gone up and Broadview Police have Beach Street blocked off to traffic with barricades from Cook County EMRS. #OnAssignment for @blockclubchi.bsky.social

I’m delighted to report that we had a #ChicagoHenge tonight, as we welcome fall and the end of a beautiful summer in the city!

Riot Fest Closes With ‘Riot Fest Day’ Mayoral Proclamation, Green Day And Chicago-Area Bands via @michaeljliptrot.bsky.social / @blockclubchi.bsky.social blockclubchicago.org/2025/09/22/r...

Trump: "We'll soon be going into Chicago."

It’s been a damn week. And the @blockclubchi.bsky.social team has done a great job covering it all behind the lens. Check out our photos: This Week In Photos: Mexican Independence Celebrations Carry On Amid ICE Threats And More blockclubchicago.org/2025/09/19/t...

I appreciate Brittany Luse, Liam McBain and Neena Pathak for inviting me and Vox’s Abdallah Fayyad to @npr.org's “It’s Been A Minute” to talk about Trump’s obsession with Chicago and NYC. www.npr.org/2025/09/19/n... Background via @blockclubchi.bsky.social: blockclubchicago.org/2025/09/05/s...

A US Customs and Border Patrol helicopter flies over Chicago’s downtown area this afternoon. #OnAssignment for @blockclubchi.bsky.social

Elected officials and neighbors are gathering for an emergency town hall Sunday in Albany Park to discuss ways to help neighbors as federal immigration agents flood Chicago. blockclubchicago.org/2025/09/18/r... via @blockclubchi.bsky.social

The Green Post will have its last day of service at the end of September, the owners announced this week. blockclubchicago.org/2025/09/17/t... via @blockclubchi.bsky.social

In Little Village, residents are blowing actual whistles to warn neighbors about ICE. blockclubchi.co/46mVKSq

Logan Square Family Turns Run-Down Spot Under The 'L' Into A Community Garden A local civil engineer hopes his guerrilla gardening inspires others to feel ownership of their neighborhoods. via Lauren Dixon/ @blockclubchi.bsky.social blockclubchicago.org/2025/09/17/l...

The Chicago budget task force is recommending tax hikes and higher fees to close a $1 billion gap. blockclubchi.co/3K4WXq2

Pilsen’s El Grito celebration carried on at St. Paul Church despite ICE crackdowns in Chicago. blockclubchi.co/4guysyE

Bridgeport’s formerly polluted riverfront park is now thriving and could be expanded. blockclubchi.co/466bxpR

“Wherever there are Mexicans, there will be El Grito,” said Teresa Fraga, who helped organize this year’s event. STORY: Pilsen's El Grito Celebration Carries On At Church Despite ICE Crackdowns In Chicago via Charles Thrush / @blockclubchi.bsky.social blockclubchicago.org/2025/09/16/p...

Park No. 571 occupies a site on the Chicago River that once housed a Peoples Gas plant. With Peoples Gas set to remediate its last parcel along the river, the park could be in line for a dramatic expansion. via Mack Liederman / @blockclubchi.bsky.social blockclubchicago.org/2025/09/16/b...

“I can’t regret supporting law and order,” Sam Sanchez said. “But what they’re doing now … is not what the president promised.” Pro-Trump Chicago Restaurateur Heads To Washington To Urge President To Slow Deportations via @themelodymercado.bsky.social blockclubchicago.org/2025/09/16/p...

After spending weeks waffling, President Donald Trump is reviving his threat to send National Guard troops to Chicago. blockclubchi.co/3VlCmAb

It was unusually quiet for the Saturday before Mexican Independence Day on the Southwest Side this evening. We spotted maybe a dozen cars with flags, one pulled over off of Pulaski as cops & city cars sat otherwise quiet. #OnAssignment for @blockclubchi.bsky.social with Charles Thrush

Another week of strong images from the @blockclubchi.bsky.social team amid these hectic times: This Week In Photos: Chicagoans Protest ICE, Ronnie Woo Woo Returns To Wrigley And More blockclubchicago.org/2025/09/12/t...

ICE fatally shot a man in Franklin Park. It happened after an ICE agent was hit by a car during the Chicago-area arrest attempt, the agency said. blockclubchi.co/3VKNZ3F

More on Walter Burnett’s potential conflict of interest from Lizzie Kane: Burnett, wife received over $260,000 in rent payments as housing voucher landlords t.co/OhELsEY86Q

Yesterday Ald. Ray Lopez called for a security overhaul at City Hall, citing recent assassinations and political tension. On Ben Bergquam’s show in February, Lopez said he had offered to give Mayor Brandon Johnson’s address to border czar Tom Homan months before to have him arrested.

The Hidden Cove’s last day of service is Sunday. I headed to the beloved Lincoln Square karaoke bar to talk with fans as they belted out their favorite songs, one last time. blockclubchicago.org/2025/09/12/h... via @blockclubchi.bsky.social

As a proposed plan to transform Ford City Mall into an industrial campus awaits zoning approval, Ald. Derrick Curtis warned neighbors that if developers decide not to pursue the project, the community could be in “big trouble.” blockclubchi.co/45Yu6fA

The Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool, one of the city’s most treasured and celebrated architectural achievements, is open again after years of renovation. blockclubchi.co/4nitsPM