Victim is hospitalized and suspect fled the scene following an argument on the city’s train system A woman is currently hospitalized after being set on fire on the Chicago train system, according to police. At around 9.25pm on Monday, a 26-year-old woman was riding the Chicago Transit Authority system’s Blue Line near the Clark/Lake station … Read more
TikTok video shows woman speaking into camera and reacting to a loud thud before she says ‘I just hit somebody’ Authorities are investigating a newly surfaced video that suggests a woman who hit and killed a man while driving in the Chicago suburb of Zion, Illinois, on Monday night was livestreaming on TikTok at the … Read more
Videos show ICE agents dragging woman out of Chicago daycare and appearing to slam her face against glass doors The brutality of ICE operations in Chicago came under scrutiny on Wednesday after multiple armed agents arrested a daycare worker in front of children. At the same time witnesses described the use of excessive force by … Read more
Officers reportedly tackled and dragged several people after authorities told demonstrators to stay in ‘protest zones’ At least 15 people were taken into custody outside the Broadview Ice detention center in the Chicago area after heated confrontations between Illinois state police and protesters on Friday. Authorities had instructed demonstrators to remain in designated “protest zones”, … Read more
‘We haven’t seen Ice attack any large-scale festivals directly,’ said a community leader from the Pilsen neighborhood As marathoners gather at the starting line in Chicago on Sunday morning, organizers, business owners and runners are cautiously optimistic that the increased Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) activity the city has seen in recent weeks won’t dampen … Read more
Witnesses call arrest of video editor Debbie Brockman, a US citizen, by masked federal agents, ‘absolutely horrifying’ A video editor and producer for Chicago’s WGN television station was arrested by masked federal agents on Friday morning, and later released, during an Ice raid on the city’s North Side, as shown in videos shared widely on … Read more
Marimar Martinez, 30, was charged with impeding a federal officer with a deadly weapon in fracas preceding shooting A Chicago woman shot multiple times by US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents was recently indicted by a grand jury on federal charges of impeding a federal officer with a deadly weapon. Prosecutors allege Marimar Martinez, … Read more
Schimdt remembered as ‘profound blessing’ after gaining attention for supporting Chicago school’s basketball team Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, the beloved chaplain for Loyola University Chicago men’s basketball team, died on Thursday at the age of 106, the university announced. Schmidt became a beloved figure in US college basketball seven years ago when she captured national … Read more
Much-anticipated judgment centers on efforts by Trump administration to use troops to aid immigration crackdown A judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from federalizing or deploying the national guard in Illinois after Donald Trump ordered hundreds of troops to Chicago to help with immigration enforcement and to battle what the White House says are … Read more