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Well… that NFL Super Bowl game was uh, boring.
Was anyone else missing the Chicago Bears yesterday, or just us?
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Was anyone else missing the Chicago Bears yesterday, or just us?
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Caleb Williams is cold — and the Chicago Bears are the coolest team in the NFL • The TRiiBE
A comeback season fueled by confidence, culture and a little bit of aura has Chicago believing the Bears are more than just good, they’re different.
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February 9, 2026 at 4:12 PM
Well… that NFL Super Bowl game was uh, boring.
Was anyone else missing the Chicago Bears yesterday, or just us?
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Was anyone else missing the Chicago Bears yesterday, or just us?
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absolutely had one of the best meals of my adult life at Ja' Grill here in Hyde Park
NEW — Chicago Black Restaurant Week, which lasts from Feb. 8 to 22, features over 30 Black-owned businesses across the city and neighboring suburbs.
New additions this year include Sanders BBQ Supply Co. in Beverly and CheSa’s Bistro in Avondale.
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New additions this year include Sanders BBQ Supply Co. in Beverly and CheSa’s Bistro in Avondale.
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Chicago Black Restaurant Week enters 11th year of boosting the city’s foodie scene • The TRiiBE
Some new additions join this year’s lineup: including Sanders BBQ Supply Co. in Chicago’s Beverly neighborhood and CheSa's Bistro in Avondale.
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February 7, 2026 at 7:28 PM
absolutely had one of the best meals of my adult life at Ja' Grill here in Hyde Park
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#Chicago ❤️
NEW — Chicago Black Restaurant Week, which lasts from Feb. 8 to 22, features over 30 Black-owned businesses across the city and neighboring suburbs.
New additions this year include Sanders BBQ Supply Co. in Beverly and CheSa’s Bistro in Avondale.
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New additions this year include Sanders BBQ Supply Co. in Beverly and CheSa’s Bistro in Avondale.
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Chicago Black Restaurant Week enters 11th year of boosting the city’s foodie scene • The TRiiBE
Some new additions join this year’s lineup: including Sanders BBQ Supply Co. in Chicago’s Beverly neighborhood and CheSa's Bistro in Avondale.
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February 7, 2026 at 6:02 PM
#Chicago ❤️
NEW — Chicago Black Restaurant Week, which lasts from Feb. 8 to 22, features over 30 Black-owned businesses across the city and neighboring suburbs.
New additions this year include Sanders BBQ Supply Co. in Beverly and CheSa’s Bistro in Avondale.
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New additions this year include Sanders BBQ Supply Co. in Beverly and CheSa’s Bistro in Avondale.
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Chicago Black Restaurant Week enters 11th year of boosting the city’s foodie scene • The TRiiBE
Some new additions join this year’s lineup: including Sanders BBQ Supply Co. in Chicago’s Beverly neighborhood and CheSa's Bistro in Avondale.
thetriibe.com
February 7, 2026 at 4:35 PM
NEW — Chicago Black Restaurant Week, which lasts from Feb. 8 to 22, features over 30 Black-owned businesses across the city and neighboring suburbs.
New additions this year include Sanders BBQ Supply Co. in Beverly and CheSa’s Bistro in Avondale.
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New additions this year include Sanders BBQ Supply Co. in Beverly and CheSa’s Bistro in Avondale.
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Dave has been *relentless* in his federal courthouse coverage of the fallout of DHS cases against Chicagoans. Much of his reporting is done at great personal cost. Please support him today:
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February 6, 2026 at 10:14 PM
Dave has been *relentless* in his federal courthouse coverage of the fallout of DHS cases against Chicagoans. Much of his reporting is done at great personal cost. Please support him today:
BLACK HISTORY — From the 1840s to the 1860s, the John and Mary Jane Richardson Jones used their influence to fight against the Illinois Black Codes that prohibited Black people from voting, required them to carry a “certificate of freedom,” and more.
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The rise of Black political power in early Chicago • The TRiiBE
From abolition to the fight for political office, the work of early Black Chicagoans helped to establish Black political power.
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February 6, 2026 at 5:33 PM
BLACK HISTORY — From the 1840s to the 1860s, the John and Mary Jane Richardson Jones used their influence to fight against the Illinois Black Codes that prohibited Black people from voting, required them to carry a “certificate of freedom,” and more.
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happy to be included in @hkappklote.bsky.social’s 312 newsletter, giving a little insight into why @thetriibe.com doesn’t post on that one site anymore.
February 5, 2026 at 5:06 PM
happy to be included in @hkappklote.bsky.social’s 312 newsletter, giving a little insight into why @thetriibe.com doesn’t post on that one site anymore.
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I would have loved this so much. I was only paid a tiny stipend to be a TA in grad school, and only while classes were in session. I took independent-study courses in summer, and skipped meals sometimes.
NEW — A newly redesigned on-campus food market will provide free food for students at Kennedy-King College in Englewood.
Statesmen Market is an extension of Chicago City College’s former food pantry, and was celebrated with a grand opening ceremony on Tuesday.
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Statesmen Market is an extension of Chicago City College’s former food pantry, and was celebrated with a grand opening ceremony on Tuesday.
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A redesigned food market at Kennedy-King College provides students with free meals and upgrades food pantry experience • The TRiiBE
Chicago City Colleges aims to open food markets at all City Colleges to tackle student food insecurity.
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February 3, 2026 at 10:17 PM
I would have loved this so much. I was only paid a tiny stipend to be a TA in grad school, and only while classes were in session. I took independent-study courses in summer, and skipped meals sometimes.
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Everything’s terrible but:
NEW — A newly redesigned on-campus food market will provide free food for students at Kennedy-King College in Englewood.
Statesmen Market is an extension of Chicago City College’s former food pantry, and was celebrated with a grand opening ceremony on Tuesday.
thetriibe.com/2026/02/a-re...
Statesmen Market is an extension of Chicago City College’s former food pantry, and was celebrated with a grand opening ceremony on Tuesday.
thetriibe.com/2026/02/a-re...
A redesigned food market at Kennedy-King College provides students with free meals and upgrades food pantry experience • The TRiiBE
Chicago City Colleges aims to open food markets at all City Colleges to tackle student food insecurity.
thetriibe.com
February 3, 2026 at 9:47 PM
Everything’s terrible but:
NEW — A newly redesigned on-campus food market will provide free food for students at Kennedy-King College in Englewood.
Statesmen Market is an extension of Chicago City College’s former food pantry, and was celebrated with a grand opening ceremony on Tuesday.
thetriibe.com/2026/02/a-re...
Statesmen Market is an extension of Chicago City College’s former food pantry, and was celebrated with a grand opening ceremony on Tuesday.
thetriibe.com/2026/02/a-re...
A redesigned food market at Kennedy-King College provides students with free meals and upgrades food pantry experience • The TRiiBE
Chicago City Colleges aims to open food markets at all City Colleges to tackle student food insecurity.
thetriibe.com
February 3, 2026 at 9:40 PM
NEW — A newly redesigned on-campus food market will provide free food for students at Kennedy-King College in Englewood.
Statesmen Market is an extension of Chicago City College’s former food pantry, and was celebrated with a grand opening ceremony on Tuesday.
thetriibe.com/2026/02/a-re...
Statesmen Market is an extension of Chicago City College’s former food pantry, and was celebrated with a grand opening ceremony on Tuesday.
thetriibe.com/2026/02/a-re...
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If you want to support local journalism, support @thetriibe.com or others like it. It’s really good, well informed journalism, about local issues in Chicago, with ideas that are universal. #localjournalism
NEW — Today, a group of Black and brown youth organizers traveled to City Hall to oppose an updated youth curfew policy, which is currently under consideration by the Chicago City Council.
“How does this substitute ordinance make our community safer? It doesn’t."
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“How does this substitute ordinance make our community safer? It doesn’t."
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Organizers and civil rights advocates voice opposition to proposed change to Chicago’s youth curfew policy • The TRiiBE
“How does this substitute ordinance make our community safer? It doesn't. It ignores the real root causes of safety. We need investments in systems of care,” Isaiah Burton said.
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February 3, 2026 at 8:54 PM
If you want to support local journalism, support @thetriibe.com or others like it. It’s really good, well informed journalism, about local issues in Chicago, with ideas that are universal. #localjournalism
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It’s been a VERY long time since I was a teen, but this is exactly how I felt about the curfew and how it was enforced.
February 3, 2026 at 8:44 PM
It’s been a VERY long time since I was a teen, but this is exactly how I felt about the curfew and how it was enforced.
NEW — Today, a group of Black and brown youth organizers traveled to City Hall to oppose an updated youth curfew policy, which is currently under consideration by the Chicago City Council.
“How does this substitute ordinance make our community safer? It doesn’t."
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“How does this substitute ordinance make our community safer? It doesn’t."
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Organizers and civil rights advocates voice opposition to proposed change to Chicago’s youth curfew policy • The TRiiBE
“How does this substitute ordinance make our community safer? It doesn't. It ignores the real root causes of safety. We need investments in systems of care,” Isaiah Burton said.
thetriibe.com
February 3, 2026 at 8:39 PM
NEW — Today, a group of Black and brown youth organizers traveled to City Hall to oppose an updated youth curfew policy, which is currently under consideration by the Chicago City Council.
“How does this substitute ordinance make our community safer? It doesn’t."
thetriibe.com/2026/02/orga...
“How does this substitute ordinance make our community safer? It doesn’t."
thetriibe.com/2026/02/orga...
Chicago’s Civilian Office of Police Accountability is an independent agency that was founded in 2017 in the aftermath of the police murder of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald.
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Chicago’s civilian police oversight board names LaKenya White to lead COPA • The TRiiBE
Following an almost year-long search, the Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability selected LaKenya White, an interim COPA Chief, to lead the agency. Now, Mayor Brandon Johnson and th...
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February 3, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Chicago’s Civilian Office of Police Accountability is an independent agency that was founded in 2017 in the aftermath of the police murder of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald.
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NEW — Last month, the Cook County SAO, under Eileen O’Neill Burke, resumed sending nonviolent gun possession cases to Restorative Justice Community Courts.
Last year, Burke’s office said that the RJCCs should focus on cases directly involving victims.
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Last year, Burke’s office said that the RJCCs should focus on cases directly involving victims.
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Cook County’s top prosecutor resumes sending gun possession cases to restorative justice courts • The TRiiBE
After pausing the practice for a year, the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office under Eileen O’Neill Burke, has reversed its stance and resumed referring gun possession cases to restorative justice c...
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February 2, 2026 at 9:34 PM
NEW — Last month, the Cook County SAO, under Eileen O’Neill Burke, resumed sending nonviolent gun possession cases to Restorative Justice Community Courts.
Last year, Burke’s office said that the RJCCs should focus on cases directly involving victims.
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Last year, Burke’s office said that the RJCCs should focus on cases directly involving victims.
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When I spoke to Sakiyama in October about his case, he said the Border Patrol agents who detained him didn't seem like they were from Chicagoland.
A probable cause statement for Sakiyama's arrest named an agent Saul Rivas, from El Centro Sector in California, plus agents "R. Inglet and J. Parker."
A probable cause statement for Sakiyama's arrest named an agent Saul Rivas, from El Centro Sector in California, plus agents "R. Inglet and J. Parker."
NEW — Yet another “Operation: Midway Blitz” case has been thrown out of federal court.
Oak Park attorney Scott Sakiyama received a petty citation in October for allegedly impeding Border Patrol agents.
Magistrate Judge Heather McShain dismissed the case last month.
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Oak Park attorney Scott Sakiyama received a petty citation in October for allegedly impeding Border Patrol agents.
Magistrate Judge Heather McShain dismissed the case last month.
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Case dismissed against Oak Park attorney who witnessed the feds’ 'Chiraq Team 2' group chat • The TRiiBE
Federal immigration agents arrested Scott Sakiyama on an impeding charge 10 days after he spoke to reporters on behalf of the family of an intellectually disabled Black man accused of assaulting agent...
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February 2, 2026 at 7:36 PM
When I spoke to Sakiyama in October about his case, he said the Border Patrol agents who detained him didn't seem like they were from Chicagoland.
A probable cause statement for Sakiyama's arrest named an agent Saul Rivas, from El Centro Sector in California, plus agents "R. Inglet and J. Parker."
A probable cause statement for Sakiyama's arrest named an agent Saul Rivas, from El Centro Sector in California, plus agents "R. Inglet and J. Parker."
NEW — Yet another “Operation: Midway Blitz” case has been thrown out of federal court.
Oak Park attorney Scott Sakiyama received a petty citation in October for allegedly impeding Border Patrol agents.
Magistrate Judge Heather McShain dismissed the case last month.
thetriibe.com/2026/02/case...
Oak Park attorney Scott Sakiyama received a petty citation in October for allegedly impeding Border Patrol agents.
Magistrate Judge Heather McShain dismissed the case last month.
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Case dismissed against Oak Park attorney who witnessed the feds’ 'Chiraq Team 2' group chat • The TRiiBE
Federal immigration agents arrested Scott Sakiyama on an impeding charge 10 days after he spoke to reporters on behalf of the family of an intellectually disabled Black man accused of assaulting agent...
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February 2, 2026 at 7:27 PM
NEW — Yet another “Operation: Midway Blitz” case has been thrown out of federal court.
Oak Park attorney Scott Sakiyama received a petty citation in October for allegedly impeding Border Patrol agents.
Magistrate Judge Heather McShain dismissed the case last month.
thetriibe.com/2026/02/case...
Oak Park attorney Scott Sakiyama received a petty citation in October for allegedly impeding Border Patrol agents.
Magistrate Judge Heather McShain dismissed the case last month.
thetriibe.com/2026/02/case...
NEW — After Chicago-based developer McCaffery Interests revealed plans to build a mix of residential units on the former Mars site, community pushback ensued.
“I think the community would benefit from a state-of-the-art library,” one Galewood resident said.
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“I think the community would benefit from a state-of-the-art library,” one Galewood resident said.
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West Side residents question development plans for former Mars Galewood Factory site • The TRiiBE
Discussions on what to develop on the Chicago plant site have resurfaced after plans for residential development emerged.
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February 2, 2026 at 2:39 PM
NEW — After Chicago-based developer McCaffery Interests revealed plans to build a mix of residential units on the former Mars site, community pushback ensued.
“I think the community would benefit from a state-of-the-art library,” one Galewood resident said.
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“I think the community would benefit from a state-of-the-art library,” one Galewood resident said.
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FROM THE ARCHIVES — It’s Black History Month 🔴🟢⚫️
Every Chicagoan should know the history of Jean Baptiste Point DuSable.
His family’s settlement at the mouth of the Chicago River is the heart from which the city of Chicago was built.
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Every Chicagoan should know the history of Jean Baptiste Point DuSable.
His family’s settlement at the mouth of the Chicago River is the heart from which the city of Chicago was built.
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The settlement that DuSable built • The TRiiBE
Jean Baptiste Pointe DuSable’s settlement at the mouth of the Chicago River is the heart from which the city of Chicago was built.
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February 1, 2026 at 5:57 PM
FROM THE ARCHIVES — It’s Black History Month 🔴🟢⚫️
Every Chicagoan should know the history of Jean Baptiste Point DuSable.
His family’s settlement at the mouth of the Chicago River is the heart from which the city of Chicago was built.
thetriibe.com/2022/02/the-...
Every Chicagoan should know the history of Jean Baptiste Point DuSable.
His family’s settlement at the mouth of the Chicago River is the heart from which the city of Chicago was built.
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“No matter what the Vice President or the president says, there’s no such thing as absolute immunity in America,” @mayorofchicago.bsky.social said.
NEW — This morning, Mayor Brandon Johnson signed “ICE On Notice,” an executive order that instructs Chicago police to investigate alleged illegal activity by federal immigration agents and send evidence of possible felonies to the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office.
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Mayor Johnson signs executive order directing CPD to document misconduct and pursue prosecution of federal agents • The TRiiBE
“What we are offering in this moment is hope for the people of this city and this country, that the government can work on behalf of the people, and that's what this executive order is designed to do,...
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February 1, 2026 at 2:53 AM
“No matter what the Vice President or the president says, there’s no such thing as absolute immunity in America,” @mayorofchicago.bsky.social said.
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Oooh shit
Mayor Brandon Johnson said the executive order will make Chicago the first city in the U.S. “to set the groundwork to prosecute U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Border Patrol agents for criminal misconduct.”
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Mayor Johnson signs executive order directing CPD to document misconduct and pursue prosecution of federal agents • The TRiiBE
“What we are offering in this moment is hope for the people of this city and this country, that the government can work on behalf of the people, and that's what this executive order is designed to do,...
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February 1, 2026 at 12:02 AM
Oooh shit
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About time. If they be criming, hook'em up in them chrome bracelets
NEW — This morning, Mayor Brandon Johnson signed “ICE On Notice,” an executive order that instructs Chicago police to investigate alleged illegal activity by federal immigration agents and send evidence of possible felonies to the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office.
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Mayor Johnson signs executive order directing CPD to document misconduct and pursue prosecution of federal agents • The TRiiBE
“What we are offering in this moment is hope for the people of this city and this country, that the government can work on behalf of the people, and that's what this executive order is designed to do,...
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February 1, 2026 at 12:01 AM
About time. If they be criming, hook'em up in them chrome bracelets
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better than nothing
I will believe CPD will do this when I see them do it and not before
I will believe Eileen will actually do something about LEO abusive/illegal conduct when I see her office file charges and not before
I will believe CPD will do this when I see them do it and not before
I will believe Eileen will actually do something about LEO abusive/illegal conduct when I see her office file charges and not before
NEW — This morning, Mayor Brandon Johnson signed “ICE On Notice,” an executive order that instructs Chicago police to investigate alleged illegal activity by federal immigration agents and send evidence of possible felonies to the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office.
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Mayor Johnson signs executive order directing CPD to document misconduct and pursue prosecution of federal agents • The TRiiBE
“What we are offering in this moment is hope for the people of this city and this country, that the government can work on behalf of the people, and that's what this executive order is designed to do,...
thetriibe.com
January 31, 2026 at 11:45 PM
better than nothing
I will believe CPD will do this when I see them do it and not before
I will believe Eileen will actually do something about LEO abusive/illegal conduct when I see her office file charges and not before
I will believe CPD will do this when I see them do it and not before
I will believe Eileen will actually do something about LEO abusive/illegal conduct when I see her office file charges and not before
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California, your turn.
NEW — This morning, Mayor Brandon Johnson signed “ICE On Notice,” an executive order that instructs Chicago police to investigate alleged illegal activity by federal immigration agents and send evidence of possible felonies to the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office.
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Mayor Johnson signs executive order directing CPD to document misconduct and pursue prosecution of federal agents • The TRiiBE
“What we are offering in this moment is hope for the people of this city and this country, that the government can work on behalf of the people, and that's what this executive order is designed to do,...
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January 31, 2026 at 11:48 PM
California, your turn.
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NEW — This morning, Mayor Brandon Johnson signed “ICE On Notice,” an executive order that instructs Chicago police to investigate alleged illegal activity by federal immigration agents and send evidence of possible felonies to the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office.
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Mayor Johnson signs executive order directing CPD to document misconduct and pursue prosecution of federal agents • The TRiiBE
“What we are offering in this moment is hope for the people of this city and this country, that the government can work on behalf of the people, and that's what this executive order is designed to do,...
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January 31, 2026 at 11:33 PM
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