The newlyweds were arrested just eight days after getting married. Now, he’s getting sent back to El Salvador. She wants to bring him to Mexico.
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Students from several high schools, including Mather, Northside College Prep, Roosevelt, Amundsen and Von Steuben march in Lincoln Square, calling on ICE to stand down. Some urged peers to get to the polls in November.
Ticket sales are low across the region for the Jeff Bezos-backed documentary on first lady Melania Trump that critics call propaganda. But some Trump supporters saw an intimate portrait of the first couple’s relationship.
Our architecture critic has his doubts. But the group’s work could impact Chicago projects, such as the O’Hare Airport expansion, Union Station improvements and the planned redo of North DuSable Lake Shore Drive.
Though home sales remain strong, a dwindling number of listings and steady demand means more competition among buyers, which could motivate sellers to raise prices.
The CTU’s vice president said the union will make a formal demand to bargain with the district over the effects of immigration enforcement on schools, anticipating “more vicious” federal operations in the spring.
The Chicago Board of Education on Thursday approved buyers for the former Armstrong Elementary School in Austin and Ignace Paderewski Elementary in Little Village.
The initiative, called “Ride Safe, Ride Smart, Ride Ready,” seeks to expand safety education and address Illinois’ archaic bike laws, which currently don’t address some of the fastest e-bikes.
A Congressional Budget Office report released on Wednesday estimates the domestic deployments costs at nearly $496 million nationwide —including $21 million in Illinois.
In a police brutality case that drew national attention, Sean Grayson fatally shot the Black Springfield area woman in her home in 2024 after she had called 911 to investigate a possible prowler. His second-degree murder conviction carried a maximum sentence of 20 years.
Pritzker still deciding if Illinois will join federal program that funds private school scholarships
Some advocates worry that if Illinois opts into the tax-credit scholarship program it could decrease enrollment, and eventually funding, for public schools. Others say it opens options to low-income families.
On the eve of a major speech in Washington on Chicago’s political and legal resistance to ICE, Johnson said he is contemplating “measures we hadn’t previously considered” to hold ICE agents accountable for civil right abuses in U.S. cities.
A major exhibition dedicated to the Oscar-winning designer grew from interest among MSI employees, curators said. It runs through September.
From can’t-miss staples like the Chicago Blues Festival and the Taste of Chicago to citywide farmers markets and outdoor concerts, you’ll want to save the date for several of these city-sponsored festivals and events.
In a live interview with Vocalo before a set at the Salt Shed, the electronic duo talked “Platonic Romance” and pushing through the bad times.
The last circus-themed production, for now, will take place Saturday in the big tent atop the Cambria Hotel.
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