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IL allocates $160 million to aid migrants in Chicago during winter months

Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Thursday that Illinois will funnel an additional $160 million to help migrants arriving in Chicago to resettle, including $65 million to help the city launch “winterized” temporary shelter to avoid people sleeping outdoors in cold weather. The announcement came on an unseasonably warm Chicago day in …

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Family of 5 dramatically rescued from Colorado mountains amid plummeting temps

A Chicago hiking family had a lucky escape on Wednesday after they became stranded atop the Greenhorn mountains in Colorado as nightfall set in – with officials praising the family for acting promptly when they realized they were in danger. The family of five – three adults and two children …

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Trump escalates fight with Pritzker as bloody Chicago weekend sparks troop warning

President Donald Trump and his administration have launched a crusade against Illinois lawmakers who’ve refused offers to send in National Guard troops to Chicago following a violent Labor Day weekend in the city. While Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and other state leaders remain adamant that National Guard troops are not …

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Stephen A. Smith argues that the egos of Dem leaders are keeping them from accepting Trump's help on crime

ESPN commentator Stephen A. Smith argued Thursday that Democratic figures opposing President Donald Trump’s crime crackdown in their cities are motivated by ego and fear of losing power. In an interview on Fox News Channel’s “The Will Cain Show,” Smith told the host that Democratic leaders, including Illinois Gov. J.B. …

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JB Pritzker says ICE ‘harassing people for not being White’

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Monday accused U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers of harassing people “for not being White.” Speaking at a press conference alongside Chicago Mayor Brandon, the Democratic governor lambasted the Trump administration for sending in federal agents into the Windy City over the weekend. TRUMP OFFICIALS …

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Chicago anti-ICE protesters block vehicles, get hit with tear gas and pepper balls

Federal law enforcement agents deployed pepper balls and tear gas Friday during a standoff with anti-U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement(ICE) protesters outside of Chicago. The tense confrontation comes two days after a shooter opened fire at an ICE facility in Dallas, Texas. The gunman in that incident killed one detainee …

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Where addicts in Philadelphia bow to tranq, I saw why God hasn't given up on America yet

“God ain’t got no power over this hit. God got no power here.” The man gestured like a royal but the scene he revealed was the largest open-air drug market on the East Coast — the Kensington neighborhood in Philadelphia. The man then sat down on an overturned milk crate, …

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University of Chicago condemns violence but dodges questions about professor arrested in anti-ICE riots

FIRST ON FOX: The University of Chicago exclusively told Fox News Digital that it condemns violence after a professor at the school was charged with violent felonies during an anti-ICE riot in the city’s suburbs, but will not say whether the professor is still teaching classes. Associate Professor Eman Abdelhadi …

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Protesters interrupt Kamala Harris’ Chicago book tour event, forcing multiple removals

Former Vice President Kamala Harris’ book tour stop in Chicago was disrupted multiple times Saturday afternoon, as security removed several protesters during a tense event promoting her new memoir, “107 Days.” As Harris discussed her book with journalist Michele Norris, who was moderating the event, at least one protester began …

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Chicago police sources blast department's response after officers were told not to help fed agents: 'Cover their a–'

Two longtime, ranking Chicago police sources sharply rejected the department’s assertion that officers responded to calls for help from ICE agents who were rammed and surrounded by protesters on Saturday, telling Fox News the official statement is, in their words, “COVER THEIR A– BULLS–T!!” Their comments come as Fox News …

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