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  • ICE and Border Patrol arrest 800 illegal immigrants during Chicago, Illinois blitz

    10/02/2025 6:54:08 AM PDT · by PBRCat · 4 replies
    The Washington Examiner ^ | October 1, 2025 | Anna Giaritelli
    More than 800 illegal immigrants have been rounded up and arrested by federal police from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Border Patrol during a September operation targeting Illinois and Chicago. The Department of Homeland Security announced on Wednesday afternoon that federal agents and officers deployed to the blue state as part of Operation Midway Blitz since Sept. 8 have arrested more than 800 people illegally residing in the United States. "The Trump Administration will not allow violent criminals or repeat offenders to terrorize our neighborhoods or victimize our children and innocent Americans," DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin...
  • Hundreds of Northwestern Students Refuse To Watch Anti-Semitism Training Video

    10/01/2025 8:38:18 AM PDT · by Twotone · 53 replies
    Washington Free Beacon ^ | September 30, 2025 | Matthew Xiao
    Hundreds of students at Northwestern University refused to watch an anti-Semitism training video that the school made mandatory amid President Donald Trump's crackdown on campus anti-Semitism. At least 300 of Northwestern's 22,000 students boycotted the training, leading the university to bar them from registering for fall classes, the Forward reported. Northwestern, which also requires students to watch anti-bias training on Muslims, told students in a March email that the new anti-Semitism training "will adhere to federal policy," including Trump's January executive order "Additional Measures to Combat Anti-Semitism." Latest News Hundreds of Northwestern Students Refuse To Watch Anti-Semitism Training Video The...
  • [Catholic Caucus] Pope Leo XIV Wades Into Durbin Debate

    09/30/2025 5:13:45 PM PDT · by ebb tide · 24 replies
    National Catholic Register ^ | September 30, 2025 | Valentina di Donato/Madalaine Elhabbal/CNA
    [Catholic Caucus] Pope Leo XIV Wades Into Durbin DebatePope Leo XIV responded to controversy over the Chicago cardinal’s plans to honor a Catholic U.S. senator who supports legalized abortion, saying that the senator’s record should be considered in its totality and that Americans should search together for the truth on ethical issues.Several U.S. bishops condemned Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich’s plans to honor U.S. Sen. Richard Durbin, D-Illinois, with a “lifetime achievement award” for his work surrounding immigration policy despite his pro-abortion voting record. “I am not terribly familiar with the particular case. I think it’s important to look at the...
  • Chicago Mayor Johnson: President Trump ‘Is an Unstable Human Being’

    09/30/2025 2:38:04 PM PDT · by Olog-hai · 63 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 30 Sep 2025 | Pam Key
    Co-host (of CNN’s The Situation Room) Wolf Blitzer said, “I want to play something President Trump said last hour as he addressed senior U.S. military officers at the Marine base at Quantico, Virginia. Listen to this, then I’ll get your reaction.” […] Johnson said, “This is absolutely appalling. This president is an unstable human being, and it’s right for this moment to check him. We’re calling on Congress to do its job. There’s no way that anyone in this country should be OK with armed militarized troops being sent to cities. These individuals, these brave women and men who sign...
  • FBI Ties 'Alt-Right' to Amtrak Terror Attack

    01/05/2018 4:57:17 AM PST · by Manly Warrior · 38 replies
    MSN.con ^ | 5 January 2018 | Michael Edison Hayden
    Excerpt: "A 26-year-old white man who attempted to commit a terror attack on an Amtrak train in rural Nebraska also attended the doomed “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, last August on the white supremacist side, according to a court document. St. Charles, Missouri resident Taylor Michael Wilson has been charged with an attempt to commit terror by targeting an Amtrak train in southwest Nebraska in October 2017. FBI Special Agent Monte Czaplewski, writing in an affidavit attached to the criminal complaint, suggested that Wilson wanted to murder black people. The document suggests that he had weapons, as well...
  • Illinois Man Arrested After Allegedly Shooting His Ex to ‘Prove His Love’ to New Girlfriend

    09/28/2025 1:18:49 PM PDT · by skimbell · 55 replies
    The Western Journaql via TGP ^ | 9-27-25 | Ole Braatelien
    A 23-year-old who allegedly shot his ex-girlfriend to “prove his love” to another will remain in custody while awaiting trial, according to state officials in Peoria, Illinois, on Monday.
  • Chicago Teachers’ Union Hails Terrorist Who Murdered Police Officer

    09/28/2025 9:26:21 AM PDT · by E. Pluribus Unum · 37 replies
    Front Page Magazine ^ | September 28, 2025 | Daniel Greenfield
    The Chicago Teachers' Union is a domestic terrorist organizationDaniel Greenfield, a Shillman Journalism Fellow at the David Horowitz Freedom Center, is an investigative journalist and writer focusing on the radical Left and Islamic terrorism. Daniel became CEO of the David Horowitz Freedom Center in 2025.Let’s cut to the chase, the Chicago Teachers’ Union is a domestic terrorist organization that runs the city, extracts massive amounts of tax money for its members while openly preaching violence and hate. It’s the best possible argument for the decentralization and privatization of the so-called public school system.Every time you think CTU has hit the...
  • Seeking others to counter protest the Anti ICE protestors at Chicago Ice Facility

    09/27/2025 5:07:00 PM PDT · by redguyinabluestate · 37 replies
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    I had stopped by the ice facility in Broadview to see about 30 protestors against ICE. They were hurling insults and calling them other horrible things. Though there were no patriots there showing support for the efforts of Ice. I'm seeking others to join with to counter these idiots and show Ice support.
  • The Battle For Chicago – Antifa Wants Real Revolution

    09/27/2025 8:54:24 AM PDT · by MtnClimber · 37 replies
    AND Magazine ^ | 27 Sep, 2025 | Sam Faddis
    In war, the enemy gets a vote. They make plans too. Just because you have decided on a course of action and want a particular result does not mean your opponent is required to cooperate. Witness what is happening in Chicago right now. President Trump has declared Antifa a terrorist organization and promised to destroy the nationwide networks that feed it and help it organize. In and of itself, that means nothing. Until this “crackdown” starts to produce concrete results, Antifa remains alive and well and is fighting back. Its immediate target is Chicago, where Antifa forces have encircled the...
  • Resolution apologizing for slavery ignites City Council clash

    09/27/2025 12:49:56 PM PDT · by PBRCat · 46 replies
    The Chicago Sun-Times ^ | September 27, 2025 | Mariah Woeffel
    The measure sponsored by 4th Ward Ald. Lamont Robinson issued a formal apology from the City Council “to the Black citizens of Chicago for the historical injustices of slavery, segregation, systemic racism and the policies that have perpetuated racial inequality.” It overwhelmingly passed 43-4, but not without fireworks at a marathon Council meeting Thursday. “Shame on you!,” Robinson shouted after Lopez, Sposato, and Napolitano announced they would vote against the resolution. Lopez, a Southwest Side alderperson, said he wouldn’t endorse the resolution because Chicago’s “own economy was not slave-driven.” Lopez noted that the city became a haven for freed men...
  • Leftist Chicago Teachers Union Honors Convicted Cop Killer Assata Shakur as ‘Revolutionary Fighter’

    09/27/2025 11:04:34 AM PDT · by artichokegrower · 17 replies
    The Chicago Teachers Union honors Joanne Chesimard (Assata Shakur) without mentioning she was convicted of the murder of New Jersey State Police Trooper Werner Foerster in 1973. He was 34 years old and left behind a wife and 3-year-old son. Rest in Peace Trooper Foerster.
  • Feds launch Border Patrol boats in Chicago River

    09/26/2025 10:01:09 AM PDT · by DFG · 20 replies
    WBBM 780 (Chicago) ^ | 09/26/2025 | Geoff Buchholz
    Chicago mayor Brandon Johnson says he's received no communication about the presence of U-S Border Patrol teams in the Chicago River downtown, but says it's part of a continued pattern by the White House. Border Patrol chief Michael Banks has shared the images on social media of a brace of Customs and Border Protection boats moving past the Trump International Hotel on the Chicago River. "Do not know what they're up to," Mayor Johnson told reporters after the Chicago City Council meeting wrapped up last night. "The federal government is not communicating with me or our police department -- and...
  • Border Patrol Swarms Chicago Home Depot in Dawn Immigration Raid Under Operation Midway Blitz

    09/25/2025 12:34:35 PM PDT · by CFW · 23 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 9/25/25 | Randy Clark
    More than 200 Border Patrol agents descended on a Chicago Home Depot parking lot early Thursday morning in a sweeping immigration enforcement action under President Trump’s Operation Midway Blitz. The operation marked one of the largest federal deployments yet in the crackdown on criminal illegal aliens shielded by Chicago’s sanctuary policies. The early morning sweep of the home improvement store parking lot was conducted like operations that have been underway in Los Angeles in recent months. The Border Patrol agents participating in the operation are volunteers from stations around the country. The agents are detailed for an undetermined amount of...
  • Will Pritzker Again Spend Millions to Get His Easiest-to-Beat Republican, Darren Bailey, Nominated?

    09/25/2025 7:04:48 AM PDT · by PBRCat · 19 replies
    Substack ^ | September 24, 2025 | Mark Glennon
    Darren Bailey is set to announce shortly that he will run for Illinois governor once again. He was the Republican nominee for that position four years ago but lost in the general election to JB Pritzker. Bailey – and this is important to remember -- was Pritzker’s pick as the Republican who would be easiest to beat in the 2022 general election. So Pritzker pushed about $26 to $36 million into the Republican primary to help Bailey. The election meddling worked beautifully for Pritzker. Bailey won the Republican nomination and Pritzker went on to beat him handily in the general...
  • Toni Preckwinkle responsible for 'failed Far Left social experiment,' her Democratic primary opponent says

    09/25/2025 6:52:33 AM PDT · by PBRCat · 4 replies
    The Chicago Sun-Times ^ | September 25, 2025 | Fran Spielman
    “The Far Left that has been ushered into office under Toni Preckwinkle’s leadership has been conducting lots of social experiments that… are very expensive. They’re hard for us to afford, and we’re not even sure if there’s any kind of return on investment.” The most glaring example Reilly cited was Preckwinkle’s decision to back her former chief of staff Kim Foxx as state’s attorney and help Foxx win a second term. “We saw public safety crumble across Cook County on Kim Foxx’s watch. Kim was there to implement Toni’s policies which were, frankly, charge fewer people with crimes and let’s...
  • Going On Vacation - Springfield Illinois - Need Travel Advice

    09/23/2025 10:23:59 AM PDT · by MplsSteve · 39 replies
    9/23/25 | MplsSteve
    Next month, I'm gonna take a few days and take Amtrak down to Springfield Illinois. I wanna see Lincoln's Home, etc. Basically, everything I mostly want to do is right in downtown Springfield. I won't have a rental car. I've heard mixed stories about crime in Springfield. Can anyone tell me if the downtown is safe? What are food options? How are the hotels? Are there any other places or things you'd recommend? Would I be better off staying on the outskirts of Springfield and taking an Uber or cab in to downtown? I'd appreciate any advice.
  • Chicago ‘Peacekeeper’ facing murder charges

    09/22/2025 11:55:03 AM PDT · by SmokingJoe · 15 replies
    YouTube ^ | 09/22/2025 | Mewsmax
    You can't make this up. Just a few days ago Pritzker was posing with a member of his supposed Community “Peacekeepers” who were supposed to bring law and order into Chicago's crime infested communities. One little problem though...our friend the “Peacekeeper”. not only took part in a raid/burglary on a shop in the middle of the night, stealing $700,000 worth of goods, they drove their get away car into another car killing some guy who's expecting a baby.The “Peacekeeper” had gone back to his regular occupation of burglaries and killing after his photo op with Gov Pritzker. Turns out the...
  • Shots fired! Police union boss calls Chicago mayor ‘piece of garbage’ for saying law enforcement a ‘sickness’ to be ‘eradicated’

    09/21/2025 8:40:33 PM PDT · by PBRCat · 41 replies
    CWB Chicago ^ | Sepyember 21, 2025 | Tim Hecke
    Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 7 President John Catanzara released a spicy YouTube video of his own on Friday, a video he recorded while standing in front of the mayor’s home, which is protected 24/7 by multiple CPD units. “Three squad cars blocking it, patrolling it, protecting it for him and his family,” Catanzara said. “Yet, he calls law enforcement a sickness. What a hypocrite. Piece of garbage.” Catanzara told viewers that Johnson’s words were no mistake. “He has always hated us. He still hates us. He just can’t say what he wants to publicly. But two days ago, the...
  • Mayor Vows to "Eradicate Law Enforcement" [semi-satire]

    09/20/2025 10:27:06 AM PDT · by John Semmens · 10 replies
    Semi-News/Semi-Satire ^ | 21 September 2025 | John Semmens
    In a bid to stave off an infusion of law-enforcement assets into his city by President Trump, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson declared that "the idea that law enforcement is the solution to reducing crime is a sickness. Folks commit crimes because they are desperate. Sending armed cops after them just accelerates that desperation leading to more death and destruction." Johnson went on to praise Gov. JB Pritzker's (D) "Peacekeepers" initiative, saying "rather than give up on folks with criminal records we are going to give them a chance to refocus their efforts in ways that will help the community become...
  • Napleton Auto Group's legal counsel celebrates Charlie Kirk's death on social media

    09/20/2025 8:28:47 AM PDT · by mund1011 · 42 replies
    DuPage Policy Journal ^ | 18SEP25 | DuPage Policy Journal Reports
    Maureen Napleton, legal counsel at Napleton Auto Group in Hinsdale, is facing backlash over social media posts in which she celebrated the assassination of Charlie Kirk and called for violence against President Donald Trump.