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DOWNTOWN — A federal lawsuit that aimed to limit immigration agents’ use of force against journalists and protesters has been officially dismissed.

After a legal battle that put a national spotlight on the Trump administration’s immigration “blitz” in Chicago, Block Club Chicago, the Chicago Headline Club and other media groups that brought the case


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WEST RIDGE — A Jamieson Elementary School crossing guard warmed the hearts of Chicagoans during a frigid Thursday morning after an overhead news helicopter filmed him helping a student over a flooded icy road. 

The temperature dropped to 15 degrees Thursday morning, and around 8:30 a.m., city crews were notified of a water main break near the intersection of B...


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SOUTH SHORE — The state of Illinois has opened an investigation into claims that the landlord and property manager of a troubled South Shore building tipped off federal agents for a high-profile immigration raid that ultimately cleared the building.

The Illinois Department of Human Rights filed a housing discrimination charge into whether Wisconsin-based landlord ...


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GOLD COAST — The Chicago Polar Bear Club has canceled its annual polar plunge at Oak Street Beach due to the dangerously low temperatures set to hit this city this weekend.

The event, scheduled for Saturday, raises money for Chicago families in need. Traditionally held in January, the charity event features fundraisers jumping into the icy waters of Lake Michigan.<...


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SOUTH SHORE — A hub for Black-owned vendors and community programs could soon close amid plans by a South Side veteran-led nonprofit to buy and renovate its building into a new headquarters.

Mama Africa’s Marketplace, 2100 E. 71st St. in South Shore, could close for good Friday as the building is on the verge of being sold, said shop founder Lakeisha Ifarinu Willia...


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