The hearing happened as ICE enforcement was reported across several Chicago neighborhoods, including Lincoln Park, Wicker Park and Ukrainian Village. The Department of Homeland Security on Friday wrote on social media that agents are “making America safe again—one criminal illegal alien removal at a time.”
“It’s all on quicksand — the very quicksand that has us really up against it financially … when there is no help coming from Springfield. There is no help coming from Washington, obviously,” Civic Federation President Joe Ferguson told the Sun-Times. “There is seemingly no recognition that we’ve got to clean up our own house.”
In Evanston, Old Irving Park and Ravenswood Manor, trick-or-treaters will delight in these over-the-top creations designed to scare the bejeezus out of us.
A full-length puzzle with clues only Chicagoans will know.

This week’s theme is: Concert venues!
A quick version of the classic puzzle.
How many words can you create?
New puzzles are posted daily at midnight CST, with the Sun-Times’ premium Chicago-Style Crossword released weekly on Mondays.