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Melody Mercado

Melody Mercado

Reporter at Block Club Chicago

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Federal Appeals Court Blocks Order Requiring Border Patrol Chief To Report To Court Daily

The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals temporarily paused an order requiring Gregory Bovino to appear before a judge every day after the Trump administration called the instruction "extraordinary and extraordinarily disruptive."
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29-Story Residential High-Rise Pitched For Vacant Fulton Market Lot

The development would bring nearly 400 apartments, retail and a public plaza with green space to the Kinzie Corridor Overlay District.
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Mayor Revives Head Tax, Adds Social Media Fee To Avoid Property Tax...

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s plan to plug a $1.19 billion deficit would raise $100 million a year through a corporate head tax, add a “first-of-its-kind” tax on social media companies and eliminate the city’s grocery tax.
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Federal Agents Deploy Tear Gas In Albany Park As Neighbors Block Im...

It is the latest use of chemical irritants deployed by agents in neighborhoods. The incident was also the latest example of increased neighbor resistance to immigration enforcement in Chicago.
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Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump’s National Guard Mobilization To Chi...

In explaining her decision, U.S. District Judge April Perry expressed doubt over Homeland Security's "credibility and assessment" of conditions in the Chicago area.
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One Month Into Trump’s Immigration Blitz, Chicago Escalates Its Fig...

One Month Into Trump’s Immigration Blitz, Chicago Escalates Its Fight Back
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Mayor Brandon Johnson Bans Use Of City Property For Immigration Enf...

The executive order comes after reports that federal agents used city-owned lots for immigration operations and as Trump deploys National Guard troops to Chicago to guard ICE facilities.
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Trump Sending 300 National Guard Troops To Chicago, Governor Says

The escalation comes after weeks of President Donald Trump threatening to send the National Guard to Chicago.
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Lifestyle Brand Kith Opens Downtown Flagship This Weekend

The two-level store features men's, women's and kid's apparel as well as Kith Treats, an ice cream bar with only-in-Chicago specials.
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Family, Grocery Shoppers Run As Masked Agent Throws Smoke Bomb Onto...

Federal immigration agents appeared to be targeting Rico Fresh grocery store in Logan Square. “I thought this is a country where I can have freedom," one witness said. "Did I think this would happen to me in America? No."
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Judge Orders Release Of Man Who Had Legal Gun At Broadview ICE Protest

U.S. Magistrate Judge Sunil Harjani cited a lack of criminal record in releasing Ray Collins, who is accused of charging officers and injuring an ATF agent's finger during a protest. Collins was carrying a loaded gun for which he had a lawful permit.