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A Palatine police officer told a crowd gathering around an immigration arrest to back up — then as people watched, the officer knelt down and secured the hand of a man agents were in the process of detaining, according to body camera video obtained by the Tribune.
The video, released in a Freedom of Information Act request, sheds new light on the controversial detention that unfolded last month in a parking lot in the northwest suburb, which prompted civilians to question whether the officer’s conduct violated the Illinois TRUST Act in a protest outside police headquarters. The law, passed in 2017, prohibits local law enforcement from participating in civil immigration enforcement but allows them to maintain order.
Read the full story from the Tribune’s Caroline Kubzansky and Madeline Buckley.
Here are the top stories you need to know to start your day, including a warning from Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on flight disruptions, the Chicago Bulls in free fall and how the Chicago Review of Architecture is seeking out younger voices.
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Flying will get worse if government shutdown doesn’t end, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says at O’Hare
Flight disruptions will worsen significantly if the federal government doesn’t reopen, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said at a news conference at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport yesterday.
Duffy’s comments came the week after President Donald Trump’s Federal Aviation Administration ordered U.S. airlines to cut flights to maintain safety as the federal government shutdown dragged on and became the longest in U.S. history.
“You may find airlines that stop flying. Full stop,” Duffy said.
Supreme Court weighing Mississippi mail-in ballot case that could have major impact on Illinois voting laws
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear arguments in a Mississippi case that could have a major effect on Illinois’ efforts to promote voting by mail, as the high court is expected to decide whether such ballots, cast and postmarked on or before Election Day in a general election, can be counted afterward.
Supreme Court extends its order blocking full SNAP payments, with shutdown potentially near an end
The Supreme Court extended an order blocking full SNAP payments, amid signals that the government shutdown could soon end and food aid payments resume.
Alderman yells at Gov. JB Pritzker over opposition to Mayor Brandon Johnson’s head tax plan
A progressive alderman allied with Mayor Brandon Johnson shouted questions at Gov. JB Pritzker in Little Village yesterday over the governor’s opposition to Johnson’s proposed corporate head tax.
Hundreds gather to honor veterans, march against Trump administration
On a day typically spent honoring the efforts of those who fought to protect their country, hundreds gathered yesterday at a “Vets Say No” rally to not only march in honor of veterans but also against President Donald Trump’s administration. In particular, the veterans said they were opposed to the ongoing federal immigration raids and issues surrounding the federal government shutdown.
Chicago Bulls have lost 3 straight. Is their good fortune leveling out? Or do they simply lack star power?
The Bulls are in free fall. At this point in the season, overreaction is a fool’s errand.
That was true when the Bulls were dazzling fans during a 5-0 start. And it’s just as true now after they dropped their third consecutive game Monday night, capsizing against Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs.
As the GM Meetings kick off, the Chicago Cubs to prioritize pitching — regardless of Shota Imanaga’s future
As Major League Baseball’s general manager meetings got underway yesterday at the Cosmopolitan Hotel, Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer said he isn’t closing the door on left-hander Shota Imanaga returning next season.
Adding pitching is a top offseason priority for Chicago White Sox: ‘A lot of innings need to be covered’
As teams gather in Las Vegas for the GM meetings, the White Sox know one of their offseason priorities is pitching.
A ceremony remembers the Edmund Fitzgerald 50 years later, gales of November included
The Edmund Fitzgerald broke apart off this violent stretch of coastline 50 years ago this week.
On Monday at the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum in Michigan, a ship’s bell rang 29 times at the end of the memorials for the 29 crew members who sank with the Fitzgerald on Nov. 10, 1975, before family and friends of that crew. But the gales of November came early.
New Chicago Review of Architecture wants younger voices weighing in on the city’s built environment
Chicago’s built environment will be the focus of a forthcoming magazine called the Chicago Review of Architecture, slated to come out sometime next year. An offshoot of the New York Review of Architecture, the Chicago magazine plans to have just a single issue for now that will feature “erudite, humorous and hyperlocal writing on the built (and unbuilt) environment,” according to a recent announcement from the parent publication.
