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Chicago judge scolds Trump enforcer after kids 'tear-gassed' on way to Halloween party.
U.S. District Court Judge Sara L. Ellis on Oct. 28 ordered Homeland Security officials to turn over all use of force reports and related body camera footage that the agency has in connection with the...

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Chicago Judge Has To Tell Border Official That Kids In Halloween Costumes Are Not A Threat
Border Patrol agents under fire for allegedly disrupting children's Halloween parade in Chicago
Top Border Patrol official must appear daily before a Chicago judge amid use of force concerns. Here’s what you need to know
Top Border Patrol chief Gregory Bovino, who oversees the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in the Chicago area, came under the microscope of a federal judge Tuesday after she received repor...

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Judge warns Border Patrol leader that tear gas use appears to violate court order
Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino testifies in court over tear gas, use of force
Judge orders Border Patrol boss Gregory Bovino to court daily
“These kids, you can imagine, their sense of safety was shattered on Saturday, and it’s going to take a long time for that to come back — if ever,” Ellis told Bovino, who was sitting on the witness s...

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Judge Admonishes Border Patrol Leader for Tactics in Chicago
US citizen, 67, has ribs broken by Border Patrol agents after being dragged out of car while driving home into street they’d blocked off

ICE Asked to Pause Operations for Halloween So Children Can Trick or Treat

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker has reportedly requested that senior ICE officials suspend immigration enforcement in Chicago for Halloween.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker calls for pause on Operation Midway Blitz over Halloween weekend

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker called on DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and President Trump to pause Operation Midway Blitz in Chicago for the Halloween weekend, saying the state's families deserve "a break.

What to do in Chicago: Haunted Halsted parade, Tame Impala and rugby at Soldier Field

Around the area this weekend, the Haunted Halsted Halloween Parade and “House of the Exquisite Corpse” are two ways to celebrate Halloween, plus Bryan Adams in Rosemont and Show &

Noem to speak in IN as Pritzker calls for pause in immigration operations over Halloween

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem will visit northwest Indiana Thursday, as Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker calls on DHS to pause immigration arrests over Halloween weekend.
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Halloween Weekend 2025 in Chicago: Trick-or-Treat, Halloween Parades, and More Things To Do

Looking for the best things to do in Chicago this Halloween weekend 2025? Here are some family-friendly events and activities to add to your list for Halloween weekend. Get your costumes and candy bags ready!

‘Let children be children': Pritzker asks feds to pause Chicago-area immigration operations for Halloween

No child should be forced to inhale tear gas or other chemical agents while trick or treating in their own neighborhood,' Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker wrote in a letter to the Department of Homeland Se
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Dressing Up for Halloween, Chicago? These Local Costume Shops Can Help Your Dreams – or Nightmares – Come True

WTTW News recently explored some of Chicago’s independent costume shops that are open year-round and can help outfit any customer’s dreams — or nightmares.
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Chicago weather: Mild, sunny stretch rolls on through Halloween

Chicago’s mild fall stretch continues with sunshine, 50s for Halloween, and only a small rain chance this weekend.
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