Good afternoon! It’s Friday, and what per week it’s been. I’ll be rewatching “Pokemon Concierge” on Netflix all weekend. However first, right here’s what it is advisable to know in the present day.
1. Right here’s how one can assist us observe the place ICE brokers are being deployed in Chicago
The specter of federal immigration enforcement has sparked worry all through our metropolis’s huge immigrant communities, prompting nervousness and inflicting folks to hunker down of their properties.
That’s why my colleagues have created a instrument that means that you can add images of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement brokers in Chicago. Submissions might be vetted by our journalists for inclusion in a forthcoming interactive map. [WBEZ/Chicago Sun-Times]
WBEZ and Chicago Solar-Instances reporters have been onerous at work answering your questions on President Donald Trump’s marketing campaign in opposition to immigration. Our reporters clarify what to know if ICE involves your office, what dad and mom ought to find out about sending their children to high school, how sanctuary metropolis legal guidelines shield immigrants and extra. You possibly can see a roundup of all our guides within the hyperlink. [WBEZ/Chicago Sun-Times]
It’s also possible to discover movies from our reporters on our TikTok web page.
Immediately, an immigration arrest turned lethal when an ICE officer fatally shot a person who they mentioned resisted arrest throughout a visitors cease in northwest suburban Franklin Park. One officer was severely injured. [Chicago Sun-Times]
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Trump mentioned on Fox Information this morning the Democratic mayor of Memphis and the Republican governor of Tennessee are “completely satisfied” concerning the pending deployment, The Related Press studies.
The president mentioned Memphis is “deeply troubled” and “we’re going to repair that similar to we did Washington,” the place he has despatched Nationwide Guard troops and surged federal legislation enforcement.
Trump mentioned he “would have most well-liked going to Chicago,” the place native politicians have fiercely resisted his plans, however he recommended it was a “hostile” place with “skilled agitators.”
In a social media submit, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, who has vehemently opposed federal intervention, referred to as it “disturbing that the [p]resident is hellbent on sending troops onto America’s streets.
“Utilizing those that serve in uniform as political props is insulting,” Pritzker wrote. “None of that is regular.” [AP]
After activist and Illinois native Charlie Kirk was fatally shot at a Utah campus occasion this week, college students say they need a local weather the place folks can discuss by their variations.
Jordan Grund-Wickramasekera, a sophomore at Loyola College, mentioned Kirk’s capturing was a “microcosm” of the political divisions throughout the nation. He informed my colleagues these divides should be overcome.
“I didn’t agree with something that Charlie Kirk actually mentioned. I’ve a sense if I talked to [Kirk] immediately, we’d in all probability have a whole lot of disagreements,” mentioned Grund-Wickramasekera, who has a liberal background however actively seeks to listen to and perceive extra conservative views. “However with the ability to discuss with someone from a drastically completely different perspective, I believe, is essential inside a democracy.” [Chicago Sun-Times/WBEZ]
Immediately, authorities mentioned they arrested a suspect, bringing an finish to a frantic manhunt for the gunman. Utah Gov. Spencer Cox recognized him as Tyler Robinson, 22, of Utah. [NPR]
4. Excellent news for Chicagoans: Life expectancy is almost again to pre-pandemic ranges
5 years after the COVID-19 pandemic shaved years off Chicagoans’ lives, residents throughout the town are anticipated to reside longer, almost matching the pre-pandemic common age of about 79 years, my colleague Kristen Schorsch studies for WBEZ.
The stark hole between how lengthy Black Chicagoans are anticipated to reside in comparison with Chicagoans of different races has additionally shrunk, to about 11 years, in accordance with a brand new temporary from the Chicago Division of Public Well being that examines 2023 knowledge. This hole peaked at virtually 13 years in 2021, a 12 months into the pandemic.
The town attributes the uptick in folks dwelling longer to fewer Chicagoans dying of COVID-19 and homicides, plus extra folks surviving most cancers as screening has improved. Fewer Black residents particularly have died of COVID-19, particularly these youthful than 40. When the pandemic first hit, Black and Latino Chicagoans disproportionately bought sick and died. [WBEZ]
5. Style of Chicago will transfer again to July subsequent 12 months
The long-running meals competition will return to midsummer after being booted for a number of years in favor of NASCAR, my colleague Mariah Woelfel studies for WBEZ.
“We’re nonetheless engaged on if it ought to return to the Fourth of July time interval,” Clinée Hedspeth, head of the Division of Cultural Affairs and Particular Occasions, informed alderpeople yesterday. “Overwhelmingly, I believe folks, the residents, need it again in July. And we’re excited to have the ability to try this in 2026.”
In 2023, the Style was pushed to September, to the dismay of many Chicagoans. The transfer was additionally unhealthy for enterprise, Downtown Ald. Brian Hopkins (2nd) mentioned.
Returning the Style of Chicago to July would contribute to an estimated 50% enhance within the division’s income subsequent 12 months, Hedspeth mentioned.
It’s unclear if the competition’s July placement might be everlasting. NASCAR might be on a Chicago hiatus for 2026, with a race held as an alternative on the Chicago Speedway in Joliet. However NASCAR officers have indicated they need to return to the town in 2027. [WBEZ]
Right here’s what else is occurring
- Days earlier than the Federal Reserve is about to vote on whether or not to decrease rates of interest, two of its board seats are up within the air. [New York Times]
- Insect populations are in decline even in areas comparatively undisturbed by human exercise, with local weather change a probable wrongdoer. [NPR]
- With “The Grand Finale,” “Downton Abbey” is admittedly coming to an finish, 15 years after its debut. [AP]
- The Chicago Sky mascot’s glow-up has gone viral. [Block Club Chicago]
Oh, and yet one more factor …
WBEZ is launching two new discuss exhibits Monday.
“Within the Loop with Sasha-Ann Simons,” airing weekdays at 9 a.m., will dig into the tales shaping our metropolis. Every day, Simons will kick off the present with an area information roundup, then herald new native voices, specialists and group views. On Tuesday’s present, Mayor Brandon Johnson stops by the studio for an additional spherical of “Ask the Mayor.”
At 10 a.m., it’s your flip to speak with WBEZ’s new call-in present, “Say Extra with Mary Dixon and Patrick Smith,” additionally airing weekdays. Dixon and Smith will facilitate conversations on every thing from metropolis politics to popular culture to neighborhood tales — and past.
On Monday, the hosts will chat with Bruce Feiler, creator of the e book “Life Is In The Transitions: Mastering Change At Any Age,” and take listener calls concerning the varied transitions they’ve gone by of their lives. Dial 866-915-WBEZ (866-915-9239) to be a part of the dialog.
Tune your radio to 91.5 WBEZ FM on Monday or stream on WBEZ.org. [WBEZ]
Inform me one thing good …
What are your standout reminiscences of the Chicago Bears?
Mitchell writes:
“I used to play Sunday night time basketball in Lake Forest in the summertime and the Bears first spherical decide was a tall rookie named Dan Hampton. Bears coaching camp hadn’t began but so Dan and different Bears would play with us every so often. Hampton was in all probability as quick as anybody within the courtroom baseline to baseline( years earlier than he began getting knee surgical procedures). After video games we might go to the Lantern in La toke Forest for a number of beers and tales. Dan mentioned the perfect job he ever had in Arkansas was unloading massive canvas luggage of mail from a semi whereas listening to nation music on his Walkman. 12 years later I used to be in a restaurant’s parking zone and a automobile parks in a handicap house. The door opens up, two massive arms seize onto the roof and the driving force gingerly pulls himself out of the automobile, grabs his walker and heads to the restaurant. It was Hampton.”
Tara writes:
“It was quickly after 9/11. It was the primary recreation the Bears performed after the assault. Everybody was shook up and uneasy and scared to say the least. My husband and I had been gifted tickets to the sport. Earlier than the beginning of the sport an enormous American flag was unfurled on the sector. It introduced such a way of pleasure and unity and tell us we might get via this unspeakable time collectively.”
Thanks for all of the responses this week! I couldn’t embrace all of them, but it surely was nice listening to from everybody.
Earlier than you go: Chicago is making ready for an elevated presence of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement brokers and Nationwide Guard troops this month.
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