When ICE Came to Our Chicago Neighborhood, We Were Ready to Respond

I was still groggy, drinking my morning tea, when my phone started buzzing with alerts about ICE hitting a corner within walking distance of my home. At first, it was unclear if they had taken a street vendor who was familiar to many of us. Soon, we learned that the vendor was still there, but that two other neighbors had been seized. That series of texts would soon activate a neighborhood.

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Anybody else's place in Rogers Park just get buzzed by the five twin-engine Chinook helicopters headed north toward Evanston? Wondering what the military's up to in Chicago ...

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New (to me) seasonal drinks at Charmers Cafe in Rogers Park. Tried one of these bad boys, and let me tell you WHAT.

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