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30+ min ago (788+ words) An appearance by U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem at the annual Christmas tree ship ceremony at Navy Pier led one of two downtown protests on Saturday " one targeting immigrant raids and the other the brewing military conflict in Venezuela. The Navy Pier Christmas ceremony is a tradition in which crew members offload approximately 1,200 trees from the USCGC Mackinaw onto trucks to donate to families in need. During a brief speech Saturday morning, Noem thanked everyone involved in organizing the event and wanted those in attendance to "recognize that we're bringing them news of happiness and peace." Dozens of protesters gathered more than an hour before Noem spoke, but were moved back to Polk Bros. Park by Chicago police officers before the event began. Although the group had been moved, they could be heard chanting from the other side…...

37+ min ago (278+ words) La jueza federal de Distrito Sparkle L. Sooknanan neg" el viernes la moci"n del gobierno federal para desestimar el caso y program" una audiencia para la pr"xima semana para que las partes discutan los pr"ximos pasos en este caso. Trump anunci" en enero que su gobierno utilizar" un centro de detenci"n en Guant"namo para albergar a decenas de miles de los "peores criminales extranjeros, como parte de su amplia represi"n de la inmigraci"n. Entre febrero y junio, el gobierno federal mantuvo a alrededor de 500 inmigrantes en Guant"namo, seg'n Sooknanan, ya que las autoridades usaron la base como una estaci"n de paso para inmigrantes con "rdenes finales de deportaci"n. El abogado de la Uni"n Americana de Libertades Civiles (ACLU, por sus siglas en ingl's), Lee Gelernt, quien argument" el caso, dijo en un…...

1+ hour ago (756+ words) WASHINGTON " After the arrest of a man charged with placing two pipe bombs outside the headquarters of the Republican and Democratic national parties on Jan. 5, 2021, the warning from the Trump administration was clear: If you come to the nation's capital to attack citizens and institutions of democracy, you will be held accountable. Yet Justice Department leaders who announced the arrest were silent about the violence that had taken place when supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the Capitol and clashed with police one day after those bombs were placed. It was the latest example of the Trump's administration's efforts to rewrite the history of the riot, through pardons and the firings of lawyers who prosecuted the participants of the siege, and of the disconnect for a government that prides itself for cracking down on violent crime and supporting law enforcement…...

1+ hour, 10+ min ago (30+ words) For 25 years, the moment has provided a true sense of the holiday tradition to families who struggle to make it happen. Christmas tree ship tradition held at Navy Pier...

1+ hour, 15+ min ago (27+ words) People take cover after federal agents disperse chemical sprays outside of an apartment building along Maple Lane on Dec. 6, 2025, in Elgin. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune)...

1+ hour, 32+ min ago (44+ words) Pooches and pet owners decked out in their holiday finest filled Rizzo's Bar and Inn on Saturday afternoon for photos with Santa and plenty of fun. Chicago French Bulldog Rescue held annual ugly sweater fundraiser Chicago French Bulldog Rescue held annual ugly sweater fundraiser...

1+ hour, 49+ min ago (34+ words) We will be waking up to snowfall on Sunday morning, which has prompted a winter weather advisory to go into effect Saturday night through Sunday morning. Overnight snowfall for Chicago area, parts of Indiana...

1+ hour, 55+ min ago (41+ words) Hegseth delivered the keynote address at the Reagan National Defense Forum on Saturday, pledging a commitment to bolster an "arsenal of freedom" and vowing to take on drug runners. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth doubles down on boat strikes in Caribbean...

2+ hour, 4+ min ago (153+ words) A man was found fatally stabbed inside a residence in the city's West Loop, according to Chicago police. The victim, 56, was found unresponsive with multiple stab wounds to his chest inside the home in the 700 block of West Jackson Boulevard just after 1 p.m., police said. The man, whose identity wasn't immediately released, [] A man was found fatally stabbed inside a residence in the city's West Loop, according to Chicago police. The victim, 56, was found unresponsive with multiple stab wounds to his chest inside the home in the 700 block of West Jackson Boulevard just after 1 p.m., police said. The man, whose identity wasn't immediately released, was pronounced dead at the scene and the case was assigned to Belmont Area detectives, according to police. No arrests had been made as a homicide investigation was underway, police said. An autopsy is scheduled for Sunday....

2+ hour, 5+ min ago (33+ words) Man, 54, dies after being stabbed multiple times in West Loop Man, 54, dies after being stabbed multiple times in West Loop Man, 54, dies after being stabbed multiple times in West Loop...