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In today's newsletter:

  • How a new Trump rule could hit Chicago immigrant families
  • When Neurosis will shake the walls at Metro this fall
  • How a mistaken ICE arrest in Evanston is rattling Chicago suburbs

Also on today's calendar: Free Bra Fittings to Support Breast Cancer Awareness and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Do you know what the two sides of a circle are? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: More clouds than sun, with a high of 67 and low of 58 degrees.
  • Friday: Clouds yielding to sun, temps: high: 65, low: 57.
  • Saturday: More sunshine than clouds, with a high of 68 and low of 57 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Illinois, Chicago Sue To Block Trump Plan To Restrict Green Cards To Legal Medicaid, SNAP Users (henrynews-republican.com) — Illinois and Chicago are suing the Trump administration to stop a new public charge rule that could make it harder for immigrants using Medicaid, SNAP, or housing aid to obtain green cards. Local leaders warn the change could push Chicago families off essential benefits, strain safety-net hospitals and schools, and cut federal funding tied to enrollment.
   

• Post-Metal Legends NEUROSIS Announce Latest Tour Dates (blogspot.com) — Neurosis has added two Chicago dates to its latest tour, playing Metro on November 21 with Mr. Phylzzz and November 22 with Primitive Man. Local heavy-music fans now have clear options and dates to catch the band live without traveling out of state.
   

• U.S. citizen injured in Illinois after ICE agents mistook him for fugitive, tried to arrest him (ksgf.com) — A U.S. citizen was seriously roughed up by ICE agents in Evanston after they allegedly mistook him for a fugitive with a Chicago address, leaving him bloodied and hospitalized. Evanston police and Illinois officials are investigating, while federal authorities defend the agents' actions. The case adds to growing scrutiny of immigration enforcement tactics in the Chicago area and nationwide.
   

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    A brown street sign proclaimed 78th Street in the area Dr. Donda West Way. Dr. West served as a professor at Chicago State University for more than… (Nextdoor Grand Crossing)
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    Picture viewpoint is from corner of Monroe and Columbus. (Nextdoor TRIP)
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  • Oak Park, are you paying attention? (oakpark.com)
  • Chalk up one year at Spilt Milk (oakpark.com)
  • Chicago History Museum curator to discuss inclusion and representation at Oak Park River Forest Museum (chicagotribune.com)

Evergreen Park

  • 9/11 Food Drive Brings In Hundreds Of Donations At EPCHS (patch.com)

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