Pope Leo XIV arrives for a Mass for the participants in the jubilee of ordained people in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
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Pope meets with Chicago union leaders, urges migrant welcome as crackdown underway in hometown

“While recognizing that appropriate policies are necessary to keep communities safe, I encourage you to continue to advocate for society to respect the human dignity of the most vulnerable,” Leo said.

WNBA basketbal player Angel Reese sits at ringside during a super welterweight boxing match between Callum Walsh and Fernando Vargas Jr. in Las Vegas, Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/David Becker)
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Angel Reese to make history as first professional athlete in Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show

The Chicago Sky star announced on Instagram that she will be walking in the upcoming Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show on Oct. 15.

FILE - A general exterior view of Soldier Field is seen prior to an NFL preseason football game, Aug. 17, 2025, in Chicago.
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Soccer match between Argentina, Puerto Rico moved from Chicago to Florida amid immigration crackdown

The friendly match was supposed to be played on Oct. 13 at Soldier Field in Chicago, but will be moved to Chase Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, the home stadium of Argentina and Inter Miami star Lionel Messi.

Military personnel in uniform, with the Texas National Guard patch on, are seen at the U.S. Army Reserve Center, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025, in Elwood, Ill., a suburb of Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
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Texas National Guard troops now protecting federal property in Chicago area, official says

All 500 troops are under the Northern Command and have been activated for 60 days.

Military personnel in uniform, with the Texas National Guard patch on, are seen at the U.S. Army Reserve Center, Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025, in Elwood, Ill., a suburb of Chicago. (AP Photo/Laura Bargfeld)
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UPDATE: Illinois urges judge to stop National Guard deployment after Trump administration ‘plowed ahead’

Department of Justice lawyer Eric Hamilton said the Chicago area was rife with “tragic lawlessness.” He noted an incident last weekend in which a Border Patrol vehicle was boxed in and an agent shot a woman in response.

A Chicago Transit Authority bus leaves a stop on the city’s North Side. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
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Lawmakers ‘ready to move’ on transit reform, but funding agreement remains elusive

Chicago-area transit agencies face funding shortfall beginning in mid-2026.

Deer in the woods.
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Chronic Wasting Disease notification system to debut statewide

Chronic wasting disease is a fatal disease in the central nervous system of deer and elk.

Governor JB Pritzker, second from right, speaks as Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, right, listens to him at a news conference in Chicago, Monday, Oct. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
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Trump says Illinois governor and Chicago mayor should be jailed as they oppose Guard deployment

White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson, when asked what crimes the president believed Pritzker and Johnson had committed, failed to identify any, but she said they “have blood on their hands” and pointed to Chicago Police Department reports that at least five people were killed and 25 shot over the weekend.

Military personnel in uniform, with the Texas National Guard patch on, are seen at the U.S. Army Reserve Center, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025, in Elwood, Ill., a suburb of Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
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National Guard members from Texas are in Illinois in Trump’s latest move to send troops to cities

The Associated Press saw military personnel in uniforms with the Texas National Guard patch at the U.S. Army Reserve Center in Elwood, 55 miles southwest of Chicago.

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