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The final hearings of Illinois’ commission examining this fall’s federal immigration crackdown opened today with testimony from the mother of Katie Abraham, the 20-year-old whose death the Trump administration seized on to justify the federal operation.
In October, Gov. JB Pritzker launched the commission — which has no direct law enforcement powers — to scrutinize federal immigration agents’ actions during the Trump administration’s Operation Midway Blitz earlier this fall. The packed hearing room inside the Michael A. Bilandic Building in downtown Chicago was expected to see hours of video and witness testimony detailing the monthslong aggressive immigration enforcement campaign.
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Man allegedly hid gun under a blanket before weekend hospital shooting of two police officers
Authorities provided some new details today about the weekend shooting of two Chicago police officers, including that the man now charged, Alphanso Talley, kept a gun hidden under a blanket before firing at the officers at a hospital. Read more here.
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University of Chicago student contest tackles the city’s sports stadium funding debate
Nearly 100 graduate students on 16 teams at the University of Chicago’s Harris School of Public Policy and its Mansueto Institute for Urban Innovation brainstormed throughout the school year on ways to keep sports teams in the city, without busting the municipal budget. Read more here.
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Chicago Bears add undrafted free agents, including WR Omari Kelly and OL Mason Murphy
Here are the undrafted rookies the Bears have signed, according to media and university reports. Read more here.
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Never-before-heard tapes by late Jazz Showcase founder hit shelves — just in time for his 100th birthday
Three trips to Chicago, countless crates and about a year-and-a-half of nonstop listening later, record producer Zev Feldman has curated four double- and triple-LP sets gleaned from live Jazz Showcase performances in the 1970s. Read more here.
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Man accused in correspondents’ dinner shooting is charged with attempted assassination of Trump
The man who authorities say tried to storm the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner with guns and knives has been charged with the attempted assassination of President Donald Trump. He appeared in court today to face charges in a chaotic encounter that resulted in shots being fired, Trump being rushed off the stage and guests ducking for cover underneath their tables. Read more here.
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