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Staff at Nourishing Hope food pantry started building holiday boxes last month.Stacks of stuffing mix, canned vegetables and other Thanksgiving trimmings were piled high at the organization's headquarters in West Town. The boxes will go out to an estimated 10,000 households, and they're expected to go fast.Nourishing Hope CEO Mitzi Baum said the nonprofit […]

In a TV interview this summer, amid an aggressive immigration operation in Los Angeles that led to a war of words with Democratic leaders in California, U.S. Border Patrol Cmdr. Greg Bovino described himself as “apolitical” in how he does his job.But he’s certainly not apolitical as a private citizen.Bovino, who in recent months led similar raids in […]

Ricardo Aguayo Rodriguez was bicycling home from a grocery store in Melrose Park, where he has lived for decades, when U.S. Border Patrol agents approached him.Aguayo, 54, ditched the bike and ran. When the feds caught up with him, he “violently” resisted, according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, which says the agents used pepper spray and […]

Earlier this week, the Department of Homeland Security announced that the scores of federal agents deployed in and around Chicago the last several weeks were responsible for a "historic drop in crime” in Chicago.“Since initiating Operation Midway Blitz in Chicago, homicides decreased 16%, shootings decreased 35%, robberies decreased 41%, vehicular […]

Moon Alert There are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions today. The moon is in Virgo.Aries (March 21-April 19) An average day Today you might have to put your emotional consideration second to the demands of someone else. (Don’t play the martyr game — this is just […]

With the country’s longest government shutdown finally over, Illinois officials say they expect full SNAP food assistance to begin flowing Friday and that the nearly 2 million people in the state that rely on the program to buy groceries will receive full benefits by Nov. 20.Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funds in Illinois and all states were […]

This story is a partnership between WBEZ, Grist and Inside Climate News.A group of Illinois congressional delegates is calling for the release of $3 billion in withheld federal funding that's meant to help replace toxic lead service lines that supply drinking water to homes across the country.Led by U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, seven members of Congress […]

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.Lil Durk, whose real name is Durk Banks, was initially charged in the conspiracy in October 2024 — […]

Getting acclimated to a new locker room can be tough, but here’s a tip from C.J. Gardner-Johnson: Walk right in and be the team’s most dynamic defensive player.That led to fast friendships as Gardner-Johnson stepped in for injured nickel cornerback Kyler Gordon. He not only has reasserted himself as a valuable playmaker, but he has given himself a […]

The judge who handed down a sweeping order restricting the feds’ use of force during their deportation campaign in Chicago is planning a March 2 trial that could lead to a more permanent ruling ahead of a possible surge of agents in the spring.The Chicago Sun-Times reported this week that U.S. Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino and many of his agents were […]