FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— DHS secretary at Broadview ICE facility as protesters clash with agents; village files lawsuit
https://abc7chicago.com/post/broadview-ice-facility-protest-kristi-noem-gregory-bovino-demonstrators-speak-chicago-raids/17929942/
— Chicago alderperson says federal agents handcuffed her at Humboldt Park medical facility. Local leaders speak out on ‘militarized’ immigration enforcement in Humboldt Park area.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-immigration-news-aldermen-speak-militarized-enforcement-humboldt-park-area/17931599/
— At least 5 arrested as protesters and federal agents clash outside Broadview ICE facility. DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino were seen on the ICE facility’s roof just before 8 a.m.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/broadview-ice-facility-protest-kristi-noem-gregory-bovino-demonstrators-speak-chicago-raids/17929942/
— DD: Democrats ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-immigration-news-aldermen-speak-militarized-enforcement-humboldt-park-area/17931599/
— Supreme Court lets Trump strip protections from more than 300,000 Venezuelan migrants
https://abc7chicago.com/post/tps-supreme-court-lets-trump-strip-protections-more-300000-venezuelan-migrants/17932606/
— Trump pauses $2.1B for Chicago infrastructure projects, affecting CTA Red Line extension. CTA Red, Purple Modernization Project on North Side also on hold.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/president-donald-trump-pauses-21b-chicago-infrastructure-projects-leveraging-shutdown-pressure-democrats/17929713/
NBC5
— Kristi Noem denied entry to Broadview building
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/kristi-noem-denied-entry-to-broadview-building-in-video-city-says-thats-not-the-full-story/3833371/
— Tear gas deployed by federal agent in Chicago’s Logan Square neighborhood
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/tear-gas-deployed-by-federal-agent-in-chicagos-logan-square-neighborhood/3833507/
— Chicago alderperson says she was handcuffed by federal agents at hospital
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-alderperson-says-she-was-handcuffed-by-federal-agents-at-hospital/3833439/
CBS2
–DD: Pritzker ever-increasingly rejects the federal government
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/pritzker-noem-illinois-accountability-friday-visit-reports/
— Broadview ICE facility protest draws hundreds, several arrested
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/protest-broadview-ice-facility-police-noem/
— Federal agent throws tear gas canister from SUV on busy Chicago street
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/federal-immigration-agent-throws-tear-gas-canister-logan-square-street/
— Chicago alderwoman arrested by ICE agents while checking on detainee at hospital in Humboldt Park
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/ald-jessie-fuentes-arrested-ice-agents-humboldt-park-hospital/
WGN9
— Video shows ICE agents handcuffing Chicago alderwoman inside Humboldt Park hospital
https://wgntv.com/news/operation-midway-blitz/chicago-alderwoman-handcuffed-ice/
FOX32
— Rep. Davis voices support for Broadview mayor
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1718021
WTTW
— Local, State Police Set Up Designated Protest Areas Outside Broadview ICE Facility as Demonstrations Continue
https://news.wttw.com/2025/10/03/local-state-police-set-designated-protest-areas-outside-broadview-ice-facility
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Drone use restricted over Chicago after ‘credible threat’ to aircraft involved in immigration crackdown
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/03/drones-chicago-customs-border-patrol/
— DD: Democrats ever-increasingly promote mote abortion
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/03/juliana-stratton-abortion-rights-group-backing/
— Chicagoans say ICE agents responded to heckling with tear gas near school on busy Northwest Side street
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/03/ice-agents-tear-gas-school-street/
— US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says ‘we’re here to stay,’ indicating ICE may expand in Broadview
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/03/kristi-noem-broadview-says-were-here-to-stay/
— DePaul University to cut spending after 30% drop in international students
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/03/depaul-university-spending-cuts-international-students/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— As Kristi Noem visits Broadview, protesters arrested but not teargassed as Illinois takes over crowd control. Dozens of law enforcement officers from multiple agencies were on the scene in Broadview, with ICE agents largely in the background, to quell protests that had gotten extremely intense in recent weeks.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/10/03/clashes-erupt-between-state-police-protesters-at-broadview-ice-facility
— Are Illinois State Police helping ICE in Broadview? Top Illinois Democrats have said for months that local police won’t participate in immigration investigations, but they also won’t stand in the way.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/public-safety/2025/10/03/are-illinois-state-police-helping-ice-in-broadview
— Masked federal agent throws chemical irritants outside Logan Square grocery store: ‘My eyes are burning’ Video taken by several witnesses captured the moments where the agent can be seen dropping a canister from a white SUV.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/10/03/federal-agent-chemical-irritants-rico-fresh-logan-square
— How we photographed ICE agents arresting people in the Loop and River North. And 30 other great photos from this week in news.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/photography/2025/10/03/how-we-photographed-ice-agents-arresting-people-loop-river-north
— Ald. Jessie Fuentes handcuffed by ICE while asking agents for patient’s warrant at Humboldt Park hospital. Video shows two ICE agents detaining Fuentes Friday afternoon inside Humboldt Park Health as she repeatedly asked them if they had a warrant for a man they detained. The man broke his leg while being chased by ICE agents, who brought him to the hospital.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/10/03/ald-jessie-fuentes-detention-ice-agents-humboldt-park-hospital
DAILY HERALD
— Protesters at ICE facility object to barricades, agents detain multiple people
https://www.dailyherald.com/20251003/nation-and-world-politics/protesters-at-ice-facility-object-to-barricades-agents-detain-multiple-people/
— Trump pauses $2.1 billion for Chicago infrastructure projects, leveraging shutdown to pressure Democrats
https://www.dailyherald.com/20251003/chicago/trump-pauses-2-1b-for-chicago-infrastructure-projects-leveraging-shutdown-to-pressure-democrats/
— ‘Unconstitutional’: Congressmen, Pritzker call out White House freeze on CTA projects
https://www.dailyherald.com/20251003/transportation/unconstitutional-congressmen-pritzker-call-out-white-house-freeze-on-cta-projects/
WGN RADIO
— Noem visits Chicago area ICE facility as agents detain multiple protesters outside
https://wgnradio.com/news/ap-protesters-at-ice-facility-object-to-barricades-agents-detain-multiple-people/
SOUTHERN
— Democrat leaders say “Trump uses shutdown to troll Democrats with deepfake memes, threatening targeted cuts.”
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2025/10/03/trump-uses-shutdown-to-troll-democrats-with-deepfake-memes-threatening-targeted-cuts/
FOX ILLINOIS
— White House defends FDA’s approval of second generic abortion pill amid GOP criticism
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/white-house-defends-fdas-approval-of-second-generic-abortion-pill-amid-gop-criticism
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— IRS is stepping up enforcement against gig workers and self-employed individuals who fail to make required quarterly tax payments. I worked for IRS’s Collection Division for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $99,069-$112,280/year.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/business/press-releases/accesswire/1073995/irs-targets-gig-workers-who-skip-quarterly-payments-clear-start-tax-shares-how-to-stay-compliant/
WMOI
— Illinois County Clerk Delegation in Washington DC to Talk Election Infrastructure
https://977wmoi.com/2025/10/illinois-county-clerk-delegation-in-washington-dc-to-talk-election-infrastructure/
CWB CHICAGO
— Chief judge warns of random Loop attacks as accused man walks free under cashless bail system he supports
https://cwbchicago.com/2025/10/chief-judge-warns-of-random-loop-attacks-as-accused-man-walks-free-under-cashless-bail-system-he-supports.html
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2025/10/03/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-396/
— Pritzker defends using state troopers in Broadview
https://capitolfax.com/2025/10/03/pritzker-defends-using-state-troopers-in-broadview/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— District 300 Board President Nancy Zettler, Active Democrat, Ousted from Top Spot
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/10/03/district-300-board-president-nancy-zettler-ousted-from-top-spot/
— Food Stamp (SNAP) Fraud Resulting from Poor Pritzker Will Cost Big Bucks
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/10/03/food-stamp-snapfraud-warning/
— Health Insurance Language Democrats Want Repealed
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/10/02/health-insurance-language-democrats-want-repealed/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trillion-dollar search giant Google admits it secretly censored conservatives for years
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/oct/3/editorial-trillion-dollar-search-giant-google-admits-secretly/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Illegal immigrants arrested for trying to ram ICE officers in Illinois
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/3835625/illegal-immigrants-arrested-for-allegedly-trying-to-ram-ice-officers-in-illinois/
AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Media Outlets Cut Coverage of Speaker Johnson’s G&A on Healthcare for Illegals
https://amgreatness.com/2025/10/03/media-outlets-cut-coverage-of-speaker-johnsons-ga-on-healthcare-for-illegals/
BREITBART
— Judge Rules Against Sanctuary Cities, Will Not Stop Trump from Cutting Off Federal Funds
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2025/10/03/judge-rules-against-sanctuary-cities-will-not-stop-trump-cutting-federal-funds/
— Newsom Threatens to Cut Funds from Universities that Sign Trump ‘Compact’ for ‘Civil Discourse,’ Fighting Antisemitism
https://www.breitbart.com/education/2025/10/03/newsom-threatens-to-cut-funds-from-universities-that-sign-trump-compact-for-civil-discourse-fighting-antisemitism/
DAILY SIGNAL
— Trump Hits Illinois Democrats With $2.1 Billion in Cuts to Chicago Infrastructure Projects
https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/10/03/trump-hits-illinois-democrats-2-1-billion-cuts-chicago-infrastructure-projects/
DAILY WIRE
— Over 1,000 Illegal Immigrants Arrested In Trump’s ‘Operation Midway Blitz’ ‘Our patriotic law enforcement officers are making these arrests despite working [without] pay because of the Democrats’ shutdown.’
https://www.dailywire.com/news/over-1000-illegal-immigrants-arrested-in-trumps-operation-midway-blitz
FOX NEWS
— ICE officers in Illinois targeted by illegal immigrants who used ‘vehicles as weapons.” Illegal aliens Miguel Escareno De Loera and Widman Osberto Lopez-Funes accused of ramming vehicles at ICE.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/ice-officers-illinois-targeted-illegal-immigrants-who-used-vehicles-weapons-officials-say
— DHS Secretary Noem ‘blocked’ from bathroom at Broadview Municipal Building as Pritzker feud heats up. Incident occurred as federal agents fired pepper balls at protesters outside Broadview ICE facility. DD: Will Broadview change its name to Fort Sumter?
https://www.foxnews.com/us/dhs-secretary-noem-blocked-bathroom-illinois-government-building-pritzker-feud-heats
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— FBI cuts ties with Southern Poverty Law Center DD: SPLC exists to promote more hatred against Republicans
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5537453-fbi-kash-patel-splc-cuts-ties/
REUTERS
— Police scuffle with protesters outside Chicago ICE facility, arrest several
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/scuffles-arrests-outside-chicago-ice-facility-that-has-been-protest-focus-2025-10-03/
NBC NEWS
— Supreme Court allows Trump to revoke protected immigration status for thousands of Venezuelans
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/supreme-court-allows-trump-revoke-tps-immigration-venezuelans-rcna234537
CBS NEWS
— U.S. to offer migrant teens $2,500 if they agree to voluntarily leave the country
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/us-immigration-migrant-teens-2500-self-deportation/
NEW YORK TIMES
— Those who are the following are ever-increasingly negatively profiled: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, Protestant, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/08/us/politics/supreme-court-immigration-racial-profiling.html
POLITICO
— Trump targets Chicago transit money in latest shutdown fight salvo
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/03/trump-targets-chicago-transit-money-shutdown-00592722
