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December 26, 2025 at 5:15 AM
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Today, at the order of Judge Ellis, dozens of additional videos from CHC v. Noem are available on our website. The videos, showing uses of force by DHS forces under "Operation Midway Blitz," were previously under seal but are now publicly available for the first time. Read the press release here:
MEDIA ADVISORY: New Video Evidence of DHS Use of Force Under “Operation Midway Blitz” Released at the Order of Federal Judge
New bodycam videos and other evidence was unsealed today in CHC v. Noem, a lawsuit over excessive use of force by DHS troops in Illinois.
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December 23, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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BREAKING: The Supreme Court keeps President Trump’s National Guard deployment blocked in the Chicago area for now.
Supreme Court keeps Trump’s National Guard deployment blocked in the Chicago area, for now
The Supreme Court has refused to allow the Trump administration to deploy National Guard troops in the Chicago area to support its immigration crackdown.
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December 23, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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I think some people just can't conceive of themselves as an internet troll? Like how people become addicts or whatever but still see it as something that OTHER people are. But yes, many of you are actually just trolls - really, the lowest tier of troll, someone who is incessantly abusive for fun.
December 23, 2025 at 4:00 AM
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It seems to me that by spiking that story she gave it a lot more attention than if it aired.
December 22, 2025 at 4:20 AM
The Daily Herald buried this revelation about a Bears exec promise to personally visit the reimagined Michael Reese site, but we highlighted it on the blog on Friday morning. The Bears' abrupt about-face seems even fishier www.chicagobusiness.com/sports/preck...
Preckwinkle says Bears’ Indiana flirtation came out of nowhere
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle says she was blindsided by the Bears’ Indiana pivot days after pitching a Chicago stadium site.
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December 20, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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BREAKING: Mayor Brandon Johnson formally re-introduces his revised plan for a corporate head tax, which would tax firms with more than 500 employees $33 per month per employee.
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December 19, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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December 19, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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December 19, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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December 19, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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I was just passed a copy of the Village Broadview's application for a zoning text amendment; it clarifies the village seeks to amend the zoning code to add additional regulations on the "siting and operaration" of prisons and detention centers in the village.
December 18, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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By my count, Cristal Caballero would be the 14th Operation Midway Blitz defendant to have criminal charges dropped, with 17 defendants remaining. No convictions so far.
Federal prosecutors in Chicago are dropping another case tied to Operation Midway Blitz. This time it's USA v. Cristal Caballero, which had been set for a preliminary hearing Monday.

Motion below, followed by excerpts from the criminal complaint.
December 18, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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Federal prosecutors in Chicago are dropping another case tied to Operation Midway Blitz. This time it's USA v. Cristal Caballero, which had been set for a preliminary hearing Monday.

Motion below, followed by excerpts from the criminal complaint.
December 18, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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December 18, 2025 at 9:37 PM