October 22, 2025 Evening Edition

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

ABC7
— Judge indefinitely extends restraining order blocking National Guard from deploying in Chicago area
https://abc7chicago.com/post/national-guard-chicago-news-judge-consider-extension-order-temporarily-blocking-area/18055528/
— 1 arrested after trying to hit feds in vehicle on SW Side, Cicero police say; ald. staff detained. Border Patrol Chief Gregory Bovino was on the scene, as a crowd gathered during crash investigation.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-crash-ogden-26th-street-little-village-blocks-roadway-border-patrol-chief-gregory-bovino-scene/18057222/

NBC5
— Car crashes and heavy federal agent presence spark protests in Chicago, Cicero. Witnesses reported seeing numerous people taken into custody and tensions were high as the response unfolded.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/car-crashes-and-heavy-federal-agent-presence-spark-protests-in-chicago-cicero/3842025/

CBS2
— Little Village immigration raids end with Cicero crash, standoff between federal agents and community
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/standoff-federal-agents-26th-ogden-cicero-illinois-crash/
— Logan Square chocolate shop Katherine Anne Confections gets outpouring of support after ICE sign backlash
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/logan-square-katherine-anne-confections-support-ice-sign-backlash/
—  Giannoulias warns ICE agents to stop swapping, modifying license plates
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/illinois-secretary-of-state-ice-agents-swapping-license-plates/

WGN9
— Behind closed doors, Illinois lawmakers discuss potential redistricting effort
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/behind-closed-doors-illinois-lawmakers-discuss-potential-redistricting-effort/

FOX32
— Pickup tried to hit immigration agents’ car in Cicero
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/cicero-cbp-crash-investigation
— Chicago alder says federal agents detained 2 of his staff members, among others
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-alder-says-federal-agents-detained-2-his-staff-members-among-others
— DHS responds after Chicago lawmaker says he was stopped by immigration agents at gunpoint
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1728399

WTTW
— Border Patrol Agents Detain 2 City Employees During ‘Lawless’ Little Village Raids, Ald. Rodriguez Says
https://news.wttw.com/2025/10/22/border-patrol-agents-detain-2-city-employees-during-lawless-little-village-raids-ald

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Immigration agents swarm Little Village and Cicero Wednesday, arresting at least 7, including U.S. citizens
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/22/immigration-raids-little-village/
— US hits $38 trillion in debt, after the fastest accumulation of $1 trillion outside of the pandemic
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/22/us-38-trillion-debt/
— Oak Park leaders debate official response to federal immigration enforcement activity
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/22/oak-park-immigration-enforcement-response/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Feds led by top Border Control boss carry out arrests in Little Village and Cicero, sparking protest. Two staffers for a city alderperson, both U.S. citizens, were among those arrested Wednesday.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/10/22/border-patrol-boss-bovino-little-village-raids-arrests-protest
— Immigration enforcement reaches CPS doorstep, renewing questions about student, community safety. CPS confirms a landscaper detained this week was on district property. It appears to be the first time a CPS vendor or employee was picked up during the federal immigration enforcement campaign.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2025/10/22/immigration-enforcement-reaches-cps-doorstep-renewing-questions-about-student-community-safety
— Illinois aims to crack down on ICE cars with illegal license plates after Sun-Times report. Two weeks after the Sun-Times first asked about federal immigration vehicles with questionable plates, Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias launched a hotline to report license plate tampering. He said penalties include potential jail time.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/10/22/illinois-crack-down-ice-immigration-cars-illegal-license-plates-hotline-swapping-broadview-deportation-campaign

DAILY HERALD
— Jeffries’ Illinois redistricting push meets cool reception in Springfield
https://www.dailyherald.com/20251022/news/jeffries-illinois-redistricting-push-meets-cool-reception-in-springfield/
— Palatine cafe closes following repeated visits by immigration agents
https://www.dailyherald.com/20251021/news/palatine-cafe-closes-following-repeated-visits-by-immigration-agents/
— Carpentersville prohibits immigration agents from using village-owned property
https://www.dailyherald.com/20251022/news/carpentersville-prohibits-immigration-agents-from-using-village-owned-property/

SHAW LOCAL
— Everything you need to know for the March 2026 Illinois primary
https://www.shawlocal.com/news/2025/10/22/everything-you-need-to-know-for-the-march-2026-illinois-primary/

IPM NEWS
— DD: For Democrat leaders, education exists to crank out good little Democrats.
https://ipmnewsroom.org/illinois-teachers-believe-parents-support-teaching-inclusive-history-despite-national-divides/

CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2025/10/22/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-408/
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2025/10/22/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-616/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

CENTER SQURE ILLINOIS
— Pritzker opposes redistricting Illinois mid-cycle as other states move forward
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_096431e7-93d8-4179-93df-b552e6639c63.html
— Illinois becoming the lawsuit capital of America, and Springfield to blame. DD: All my critics/opponents side with all the defendants in the lawsuits that I have filed.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/op-ed-illinois-becoming-lawsuit-190700444.html

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Dan Proft Caught in a Lie: Radio Host Blames Lawyer for Leak He Never Received – Receipts Expose False Claims and Coordinated Smear
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2025/10/dan-proft-caught-in-a-lie-radio-host-blames-lawyer-for-leak-he-never-received-receipts-expose-false-claims-and-coordinated-smear.html

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Democratic leaders escalate anti-ICE efforts with online ICE tracker
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/oct/22/democratic-leaders-escalate-anti-ice-efforts-online-ice-tracker/
— FEMA discriminated against pro-gun homes in disaster relief missions
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/oct/22/fema-discriminated-pro-gun-homes-disaster-relief-missions/

CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES
— Enabled by a Federal Judge, Chicago-Area Mayors Seek to Shut Down Immigration Law Enforcement
https://cis.org/Fishman/Enabled-Federal-Judge-ChicagoArea-Mayors-Seek-Shut-Down-Immigration-Law-Enforcement

DAILY CALLER
— Radical Activists Are Hijacking Homelessness Charities To Fund Anti-Cop, Anti-Capitalist Campaigns
https://dailycaller.com/2025/10/22/homelessness-nonprofits-left-wing-groups-hijack-crc/

EPOCH TIMES
— ICE Tracker Planned by Democrats Could Endanger Agents, Bondi Says. The attorney general said publicizing Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity risks violence against law enforcement and undermines operations.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/ice-tracker-planned-by-democrats-could-endanger-agents-bondi-says-5933194

FOX NEWS
— Republican calls for public database naming illegal immigrants facing deportation. Rep. Andy Biggs’ proposed database would include illegal immigrants’ names, photos and last known whereabouts.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/republican-calls-public-database-naming-illegal-immigrants-facing-deportation

NEWSMAX
— Rasmussen Reports: 70% of Democrats Want Amnesty for Illegals
https://www.newsmax.com/us/rasmussen-amnesty-illegal-migrants/2025/10/22/id/1231431/
https://www.wjr.com/2025/10/22/rasmussen-reports-70-of-democrats-want-amnesty-for-illegals/

Author: David Diersen

The opinions that I express in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are based on experience that I have gained doing many things since 1948. I base my opinions on what I learned a) working for the federal government for almost 30 years -- Post Office 1966-1969, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997, serving on the Executive Committee of the Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter 1983-1996, and being a union member while I worked for the Post Office and IRS; b) earning an MBA from Loyola in 1976, a masters degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and a masters degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997; c) passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 and passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981; c) serving as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999, the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois Chairman 2005-2012, a member of the 2008 Illinois Republican Party (IRP) Platform and Resolutions Committee, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, and an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004; d) attending the 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, and 2016 IRP State Conventions as a delegate; e) being the subject of a nasty 4-page article in the February 1978 issue of Money Magazine; f) pursing litigation including Diersen v. GAO and Diersen v. Chicago Car Exchange; g) being married since 1978; h) living in Crete 1948-1972, in University Park 1972-1976, in Chicago 1976-1978, and in DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton since 1978; and i) being baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran.