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Restrictions on federal immigration agents’ use of riot control weapons extended indefinitely

CHICAGO — Federal agents carrying out the Trump administration’s “Operation Midway Blitz” immigration enforcement campaign ...

Cook County man once accused in Jan. 6 Capitol riot arrested in Chicago area on Utah warrant

The Cook County Sheriff’s Office said its Fugitive Apprehension Unit, working with the U.S. Marshals Great Lakes Regional ...

Judge bans use of force for Trump’s Chicago blitz and accuses top border official of lying in court

Greg Bovino lied about his team’s behavior during protests that ‘shocks the conscience,’ Judge Sara Ellis says ...
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Chicago Police Under Fire for Withholding Footage After Controversial Border Patrol Shooting

The Chicago Police Department is criticized for not releasing footage of a Border Patrol shooting, and the involved federal ...

Excessive force allegations will be the focus of a Chicago court hearing

CHICAGO (AP) — A judge will weigh on Wednesday how to respond to allegations that federal immigration agents in the Chicago ...

Border Patrol chief fires back after Chicago mayor calls him 'barbaric' over tear gas clash

Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino fires back at Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson after being called 'barbaric,' claiming ...

Chicago Hauntings: Ghosts of a labor riot and a headless horseman at a Back of the Yards rail overpass

A crumbling rail overpass in Back of the Yards was the site of a violent riot that erupted during the Pullman strike of 1894, and also where a headless horseman has reportedly been spotted.