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Community members wave flags during the Pilsen Mexican Independence Day Parade on Sept. 9, 2023. Organizers of the 2025 parade said Aug. 28 that the upcoming celebration will go on despite the Trump administration's immigration crackdown. (Talia Sprague/baiduhai)

Pilsen Mexican Independence Day parade to go on despite President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown: ‘We are not going to be stopped’

August 28, 2025 at 5:46 p.m.

Parade organizers are planning a celebration under the shadow of “ramped up” immigration enforcement in Chicago.

Parents comfort their children after a mass shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church on Aug. 27, 2025, in Minneapolis, in which two children died. (Alex Kormann/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Cardinal Blase Cupich calls on those in power to make safety a ‘national priority’ after Minneapolis Catholic school shooting

August 27, 2025 at 5:30 p.m.

Cardinal Blase Cupich called on those who hold power to “make the safety of our people a national priority” following Wednesday's mass shooting at a Minneapolis Catholic school.

Chicago police investigate a scene of an officer shooting near West 58th Street and Princeton Avenue on Aug. 27, 2025. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

5 people, including 3 cops, injured after attempted burglary at Englewood rail yard

August 27, 2025 at 6:05 p.m.

Four people, including three Chicago police officers, were injured in a police-involved shooting Wednesday morning in Englewood.

Eric Wilkins sits along South Michigan Avenue in Chicago’s Roseland neighborhood on Aug. 26, 2025. He was paralyzed in a shooting several blocks away in 1999. He now works as an anti-violence organizer in the community and opposes sending National Guard troops to the city. “We’ve come up with some real solutions – that I work in – that we’re using from the grassroots up where it got the neighbors to really talking, the intervention, the mental health aspect of it,” Wilkins said. “Things are really turning around, so they’re not needed.” (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Gun violence survivors slam President Donald Trump’s talk of deploying National Guard in Chicago

August 26, 2025 at 4:28 p.m.

Gun violence survivors and advocates condemned President Donald Trump's threat of deploying National Guard troops to Chicago.

Search for missing swimmer in Highland Park ends for day, city officials say

August 24, 2025 at 10:21 a.m.

Emergency crews in north suburban Highland Park spent hours Saturday unsuccessfully searching for a missing swimmer in Lake Michigan.

The audience applauds for the Confluence Quartet at the 10th annual Thirsty Ears Festival on Wilson Avenue in Chicago’s Ravenswood neighborhood on Aug. 23, 2025. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Hundreds tune into ‘calming’ classical music at Thirsty Ears Festival in Uptown

August 23, 2025 at 7:18 p.m.

Billed as Chicago's only classical music street festival, Thirsty Ears features more than a dozen live performances this weekend.

Maria Hernandez, whose basement flooded following two days of heavy rain, sorts through wet and soiled clothing in the 5600 block of South Fairfield Avenue in Chicago on Aug. 19, 2025. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Chicago area cleans up after rounds of heavy storms

August 19, 2025 at 8:48 p.m.

From the flooded basements on the city’s southwest side to a flooded riverwalk in Naperville, thousands across Chicago and suburbs were affected by storms Monday night into early Tuesday morning.

Khalil Abu Shaban, center, moves on an electric wheelchair, as he and other children injured during the war in Gaza are introduced at the "HEAL on the Farm" event at the Arab Chicago Farm in Frankfort on Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025. (Vincent D. Johnson/for the baiduhai)

As one injured Gazan boy heals in Chicago, US State Department halts visas for others seeking medical aid

August 20, 2025 at 3:25 p.m.

The US State Department announced Saturday it’s stopping visitor visas for people from Gaza while it conducts a “full and thorough review of the process and procedures."

Lawsuit alleges Chicago Blackhawks fired an employee because he is gay

August 16, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

An ex-Chicago Blackhawks employee says he was fired because he gave an interview about being gay. The team said he was terminated for performance-related reasons.

The Chicago Public Schools headquarters is on West Madison Street in Chicago, July 10, 2025. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Student sues, alleging CPS failed to do a ‘thorough’ background check on guard charged with assaulting her

August 12, 2025 at 7:25 p.m.

A CPS student is accusing the Board of Education of failing to do a “thorough” background check on the security guard later charged with sexually assaulting her.

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