Extensive Chicago street closures and parking restrictions will be in place this weekend for the Puerto Rican Festival and Parade, Taste of Randolph, Midsommarfest, the Old Town Art Fair, Wells Street Art Festival and the "No Kings" protest in Daley Plaza.

Chicago police spotted the suburban man leaving a parking garage Thursday evening in the 200 block of South Michigan Avenue, they said.

Hundreds of protesters rally at Congress Plaza Garden - North, decrying increased immigration enforcement across the country on June 12, 2025, in Chicago. Good afternoon! WBEZ’s Prisoncast! will air a Father’s Day special at 2 p.m. Sunday. Tune into 91.5 FM or WBEZ.org. Here’s what else you need to know today.

A man arrested for impersonating a police officer during an anti-ICE protest in Chicago had a loaded semi-automatic weapon, badges and fake documents, police sources said.

With protests expected to stretch across several Chicago suburbs this weekend, and reports of heightened ICE raids possible, suburban officials have released new guidance.

The city is bracing for more demonstrations in the coming days as more U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids are expected in Chicago too.

A car sped through a protest in Chicago today that drew thousands to the Loop to decry Trump policies and ICE.

Thousands of protesters marched in Chicago against Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids in their city and President Trump’s deployment of troops in Los Angeles.

The U.S. embassy is warning all federal employees and family members in Israel, the West Bank, and Gaza to shelter in place.