15+ hour, 11+ min ago (1052+ words) " Below: A federal judge's review finds immigration enforcement agents eagerly used tear gas, slammed their brakes to cause crashes and gave reports refuted by video. " Plus: A workforce resource center opens in Chatham, a dance workshop for Parkinson's disease patients and more news you need to know. " Keeping score: The Bears beat the Steelers 31-28 in another nail-biter; the Blackhawks lost to the Avalanche, 1-0. ": An 8-minute read Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and a high near 52. Federal immigration agents detain a protester Oct. 23 in Little Village. Gunman arrested: In related news, federal officials announced a gunman had been arrested for firing at U.S. Border Patrol agents amid chaotic protests in Little Village on Nov. 8, but no charges have been revealed. But Thursday, a federal gun possession case was unsealed against a man matching the description officials had provided for the…...

13+ hour, 48+ min ago (818+ words) Lincoln Park's Larry Harris (24) dunks against Kenwood's TJ Seals (23). Christian Life at Ida Crown, 7:30 Kaneland at Sandwich, 7:00 Kankakee Trinity at Illinois Lutheran, 7:00 Chicago Richards at Julian, 7:00 Rochelle Zell at Cristo Rey-St. Martin, 7:15 Maine East vs. Marmion, 6:00 Bartlett vs. Batavia, 7:30 BLOOM / MARIAN CATHOLIC Hillcrest vs. Hammond Central (IN), 5:00 Lincoln-Way Central vs. Bloom, 6:30 St. Francis de Sales vs. Homewood-Flossmoor, 5:30 Alcott vs. Christ the King, 5:30 Morton vs. DRW Trading, 7:00 COAL CITY / MANTENO Morris vs. Southland, 5:30 Gardner-So. Wilmington vs. Coal City, 7:00 IC Catholic vs. Peotone, 5:30 Beecher vs. Manteno, 7:00 Corliss vs. Vocational, 7:00 Orr vs. Manley, 10:00 Hyde Park vs. Lindblom, 2:45 Rich vs. Marshall, 4:00 Young vs. Gary 21st Century (IN), 5:30 Crane vs. Leo, 7:00 DE LA SALLE / ST. IGNATIUS at De La Salle De La Salle vs. EPIC, 5:00 Benet vs. King, 6:30 St. Ignatius vs. Westinghouse, 5:00 Hope Academy vs. Yorkville Christian, 6:30 at Downers Grove North Lyons vs. Maine South, 5:00 Waubonsie…...

17+ hour, 41+ min ago (844+ words) A sign outside a Home Depot in Avondale where federal authorities detained someone. Marimacha Monarca Press in McKinley Park printed 100 signs at the request of rapid response networks. The aim is to memorialize the pain of "Operation Midway Blitz." They appear tied to light poles and trees, taped to storefronts and random structures. The laminated paper signs read "ICE secuestr" alguien aqu" or "ICE kidnapped someone here." A date and time of the federal immigration arrest is written in marker. Below that: 855-435-7693, the phone number of the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights support hotline for people to report other arrests or to seek assistance if they know someone taken by federal authorities. The signs appeared in late October across the Southwest Side, which was heavily targeted under President Donald Trump's aggressive deportation effort dubbed "Operation Midway Blitz" that…...

10+ hour, 9+ min ago (216+ words) Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias speaks at the opening of Naperville's new DMV on Monday, Nov. 24, 2025. Screenshot from Secretary of State office video Naperville's DMV has moved to a new location in the west suburbs. An appointment-only facility for driver services opened at 1771 W. Diehl Road, Unit 110, Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias announced Monday. The facility is larger and has more parking spots to fit the needs of the growing community, Giannoulias office's said in a news release. Naperville has grown from a population 105,000 " when the former DMV at 931 W. 75th St. opened in 1994 " to nearly 155,000 today. The new facility leverages the office's one-stop-shop model, featuring cross-trained employees to handle more tasks and a more intuitive flow for customers, Giannoulias' office said. The location is open Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturdays from 7:30 a.m. to noon. Services offered include driver's license…...

17+ hour, 11+ min ago (416+ words) Close-up of ShotSpotter technology in the city. Whether you think ShotSpotter is a crime-fighting tool or an expensive failure, one thing is certain: Research and analysis about the technology enriched public conversation. Much of the research produced on what ShotSpotter gets right and what it misses was generated because of a mistake. In 2023, freelance journalist Matthew Chapman submitted a Freedom of Information Act request for data Chicago police had provided to economists studying the gunshot-detection system's effects on police response times. Companies now trying to sell artificial intelligence-driven analytics to governments for predictive policing, facial recognition, social-media monitoring, automated license-plate readers and more also seek contracts that privatize the technology's gains and shift all risk to local governments. We already know from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's recent actions in Chicago that technologies meant for local policing can be used for…...

4+ hour, 55+ min ago (594+ words) Yuriria Buenrostro's Gage Park home was one of many across Chicago's Southwest Side that were hit particularly hard by flooding from major storms in August, 2025. In August, a single mom and her kids in Garfield Ridge were forced to flee their home because storm-related flooding caused the basement to fill with sewage. The family of four living near Midway Airport experienced what tens of thousands of people across the city and Cook County endured during heavy rainfall in July and August, according to documents reviewed by the Sun-Times that included the unnamed family's story, along with the trials of many others. The state says they are among almost 438,000 residents across Illinois who could benefit from disaster relief funds. Nine counties were hit with flooding. But President Donald Trump's administration last month rejected the state's requests for disaster aid, a seemingly…...

5+ hour, 11+ min ago (593+ words) Darren Hightower speaks about forming a tenants union for about three dozen people still living in a South Shore building that was raided by federal agents and has been essentially abandoned by its owner. The remaining residents of the apartment building raided by federal agents in early fall have formed a tenants union and are calling for repairs and relocation help. About 36 residents still reside at 7500 South Shore Drive, the target of an immigration raid on Sept. 30 that made international headlines. Earlier this month, a Cook County judge appointed a receiver, Friedman Communities, to relocate tenants, clean up the building and make repairs. Since then, residents say they have not heard from Friedman Communities about relocation, and that building conditions have deteriorated. Friedman Communities did not immediately return a request for comment. "We have people in this building that are…...

7+ hour, 32+ min ago (302+ words) Word of the two owls has circulated on birder forums in the nation's third-largest city for about a week, according to the Chicago Ornithological Society. While snowy owls aren't rare in Chicago, their frequency varies widely each winter. Generally, a handful are reported around December, but sometimes there aren't any. "Their nomadic nature makes them hard to study or even figure out patterns," Edward Warden, the society's president, said Sunday. "Where they're going is anybody's guess." This year, two birds have been seen at a beach and pier near the Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary on the city's North Side. A third one was briefly spotted at a beach a few miles (kilometers) south, according to the Chicago Ornithological Society. The pair arrived a bit earlier than the birds usually do and have stayed longer as well, prompting questions about whether…...

8+ hour, 59+ min ago (723+ words) Armani Floyd, 14, was shot and killed during a Downtown "teen takeover" that left eight other teens wounded by gunfire Friday in the Loop. At 14 years old, Armani Floyd stood out among his peers at a South Shore after-school basketball program where many considered him like family. Armani was an aggressive player who attacked the rim and could finish with both hands, said McKinley Nelson, founder of Project sWish, which uses basketball to combat street violence. "Guys his size, you wouldn't imagine them to have the kind of handles that [Armani] has. He dribbled like a smaller guy," Nelson said. "He could do more on the floor than the average 14-year-old." After Armani's death Friday during a shooting in a Loop "teen takeover," Nelson said his peers in the program are struggling. "They're hurting and grieving right now because they looked…...

13+ hour, 27+ min ago (94+ words) DePaul Prep's Rykan Woo (4) controls the ball in last season's Class 3A state title game. Michael O'Brien and Joe Henricksen's weekly breakdown of Illinois high school basketball. In this week's episode we dive into five storylines for the upcoming season: -Jaxson Davis stays home - Will a team emerge from the south suburbs? - DePaul Prep's move to Class 4A - It's the last year without the shot clock - Holiday tournament updates and excitement - A look at Class 3A and some of the best teams all around the state...