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Diana Santillana Galeano, who was detained by federal agents at Rayito de Sol Spanish Immersion Early Learning Center on the North Side of Chicago. (Hughes Socol Piers Resnick & Dym Ltd.)

She ‘belongs at home,’ says attorney for North Center day care worker arrested by ICE

November 7, 2025 at 2:53 p.m.

The arrest of Diana Santillana sparked outrage from parents and staff who knew the 38-year-old as someone who went “above and beyond” for the school.

Pedestrians pass a Little Village mural in Chicago, Oct. 30, 2025. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Operation Midway Blitz linked to dip in 911 calls, especially in Little Village

November 3, 2025 at 6:30 a.m.

The rate of 911 calls made in Chicago has dropped precipitously in the two months since the start of Operation Midway Blitz, a Tribune review of city data found, and...

Attendees placed various objects, like candles, sugar skulls and flowers on an altar in memory of Silverio Villegas González during a Day of the Dead altar-building event on Nov. 1, 2025, near where he was shot in Franklin Park. Villegas González was shot and killed by Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Sept. 12, 2025. (Dominic Di Palermo/baiduhai)

Chicago-area man killed by ICE honored at Franklin Park Day of the Dead celebration: ‘Someone who was wanted’

November 2, 2025 at 8:04 a.m.

Candles, candy and colorful flowers adorned the ofrenda a couple dozen people helped build Saturday to honor Silverio Villegas González.

Border Patrol agents detain painter Krzysztof Klim while verifying his identification on Oct. 31, 2025, next to Halloween decorations outside a house in Chicago’s Edison Park neighborhood. Klim, originally from Poland and now a U.S. citizen, was briefly detained and then released. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

On Halloween, ‘state-sponsored terror’ in Chicago and the north suburbs

November 4, 2025 at 6:10 p.m.

Despite pleas from Gov. JB Pritzker to pause federal immigration enforcement operations while children celebrate Halloween, Border Patrol agents tore through Chicago and the suburbs.

Gas is deployed as a vehicle of federal agents backs down the 3300 block of North Lakewood Avenue in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood on Oct. 24, 2025. (Alyson Lewis)

Federal immigration agents tear-gas Lakeview, raid Lincoln Park as feds focus on city’s affluent North Side

October 24, 2025 at 6:21 p.m.

Lincoln Park Ald. Timmy Knudsen, 43rd, said masked immigration agents hit “every corner of the ward” he represents, one of the city's wealthiest communities.

Attorney Scott Sakiyama was arrested outside Lincoln Elementary in Oak Park by ICE agents and taken to Broadview for allegedly impeding a federal officer and "cutting off (an) agent's vehicle.” Sakiyama said those charges are a “complete fabrication” (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

Oak Park attorney arrested near school says federal agents pointed gun at him, had ‘Chiraq Team 2’ group chat

October 23, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

Federal immigration agents arrested Scott Sakiyama outside his child’s Oak Park elementary school this week after he followed them and honked his horn to warn others of their presence.

Vanessa Aguirre-Ávalos, owner of Luna y Cielo Play Café in Chicago’s Logan Square neighborhood, pictured on Oct. 16, 2025, provides whistles and information to customers for use to protect the community against ICE. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Whistles take over Chicago as the small, inexpensive device becomes popular way to alert of ICE activity

October 20, 2025 at 6:23 a.m.

From coffee shops to bars to adult stores, businesses and other volunteers have handed out thousands of whistles across the city.

Joann Montes, center, a public benefits outreach coordinator with the Greater Chicago Food Depository, answers questions from seniors about SNAP benefits during a financial wellness event on Aug. 12, 2025, in the Avondale neighborhood of Chicago. Nearly 2 million Illinoisans will be cut off from food stamps next month if the federal government remains shut down. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Nearly 2 million Illinois residents will lose SNAP benefits next month if federal shutdown continues, officials warn

October 20, 2025 at 6:52 p.m.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture informed states that it won’t fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commonly known as SNAP or food stamps, starting Nov. 1.

A blurred image from a Chicago police body camera video shows an officer speaking with federal agents after a raid at a South Shore apartment complex on Sept. 30, 2025. Chicago police blurred the video upon releasing videos to the media. (Chicago Police Department)

Chicago police release redacted video of peripheral role in controversial South Shore immigration raid

October 17, 2025 at 5:15 p.m.

Newly released — though heavily redacted — video footage released by Chicago police sheds new light on the arrest of a U.S. citizen the night that federal immigration agents stormed...

Musicians play instruments and sing in the protest area a block from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement holding facility on Oct. 10, 2025, in Broadview. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

Protesters return to Broadview on Friday after judge temporarily blocks National Guard

October 10, 2025 at 7:56 p.m.

Protesters returned to Broadview on Friday, but it's unclear where the Texas National Guard will be after a federal judge blocked their deployment in Illinois.

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