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2025: The People’s Power [Year in Review]
Healthcare Workers Turned Away Trying to Deliver Medical Supplies at Broadview
Dr. Nida Bajwa spoke plainly on the situation. “[ICE's] existence is a threat to health, and its abolishment and closure of all its camps is the only path to a truly healthy society."
The Pride And Joy of Trans Jazz, Illinois
All at once, the room becomes a cacophony of style and character, of pride with no prejudice, steeped in color and music, joyous in its many blended acts of singular daring.
ICE Tear Gasses Residential Area During Multi-Hour Elgin Apprehension
About 30 to 40 federal agents, about half marked as ICE agents, deployed at least six tear gas canisters, pepper balls, and foam rounds at over 200 protesters in a residential neighborhood on Maple Lane in Elgin.
Black Friday Rally Calls Out “Business As Usual” In America
“When they sign a blank check and send it over to Israel to kill Palestinian babies. You know what they say? ‘It’s business as usual!’ They look at us when we say ‘fund our schools. Fund our communities. ‘When we say ‘community control of the police.’ Guess what they tell us? ‘It’s business as usual!’”
[EXTERNAL] Partners: How Starbucks Baristas Started a Labor Revolution Review
Partners is, first and foremost...labor propaganda. It’s worker biased. It’s union slanted. It’s meant to be mass consumed by a wide audience...And in a world exponentially terrorized by billionaires and their hoarded gold, it’s what’s desperately needed. [For StevePulaski.com]
Little Village Faces ICE Fears Head-On With Halloween Safety Patrols
A woman peruses decorations inside a store (top left), while a man looks at tables outside (bottom right). Little Village, 10/31/25. By Dominic Guanzon Friday, 10/31/25 LITTLE VILLAGE – Yellow-vested, whistle-wearing volunteers patrolled Little Village on Halloween, as hundreds of families walked 26th Street. under the shadow of ICE and other federal agents stalking the... Continue Reading →
Jazz For Good @Nightshade, Or, A Jazz Underground
“We saw all that bad shit going down with ICE,” said Boeving, “we thought, how can we help? [Pedersen] approached me and was like, ‘hey you wanna do a fundraiser concert?’ And I of course immediately agreed.
“We did get close enough so I could scream back at him. I loved him.” Le Piano’s Chad Willetts Remembered At Monday Jam
“Chad and I had a love-hate relationship. He had a lot of, you know, opinions,” Katie continued, to laughter from the crowd.
State, Local Police Stand Side-By-Side With Feds, Run Crowd Control At Broadview Protest
Another protester directly screamed into the faces of the Illinois State Police troopers, “you’re helping the fascists! You’re directly helping them!”
![2025 - “The People’s Power” [3/3]](https://scontent-iad3-2.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.82787-15/615211141_17976107606968438_684510928893151655_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e35_tt6&_nc_cat=103&ccb=7-5&_nc_sid=18de74&efg=eyJlZmdfdGFnIjoiQ0FST1VTRUxfSVRFTS5iZXN0X2ltYWdlX3VybGdlbi5DMyJ9&_nc_ohc=9I6LnPs9GtsQ7kNvwG2TBxP&_nc_oc=AdmOBJNkkk3pwOCaVnKXn21C8n2NpV5rpC2xcGHcrffD3awrPuGZdZW9aSLXeIJw0sM&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-iad3-2.cdninstagram.com&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&_nc_gid=QXnxtAYUVn2gUifdcgRYVw&oh=00_Afp79ZZXoWbfV1DCi70dcnKXVCpaYXxcQWGv6h7OdyPDuA&oe=696E5304)
![2025 - “The People’s Power” [2/3]](https://scontent-iad3-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.82787-15/613080657_17976057215968438_4066631304118007233_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e35_tt6&_nc_cat=110&ccb=7-5&_nc_sid=18de74&efg=eyJlZmdfdGFnIjoiQ0FST1VTRUxfSVRFTS5iZXN0X2ltYWdlX3VybGdlbi5DMyJ9&_nc_ohc=YI3085GnFY8Q7kNvwGo6zsF&_nc_oc=Adn2nRA2F5P3kQiNrp8_IGjSzcjqx2jtV1rxs10ZTAiEGn8aptbrUE0R38Jbc9kpQ-g&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-iad3-1.cdninstagram.com&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&_nc_gid=QXnxtAYUVn2gUifdcgRYVw&oh=00_Afr9G18U3YENJBzcu3iRmWmQVDY0hX39BwTWOegq5WlHFQ&oe=696E630D)
![2025 - “The People’s Power” [1/3]](https://scontent-iad3-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.82787-15/613543538_17975975156968438_2773293483030210133_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e35_tt6&_nc_cat=107&ccb=7-5&_nc_sid=18de74&efg=eyJlZmdfdGFnIjoiQ0FST1VTRUxfSVRFTS5iZXN0X2ltYWdlX3VybGdlbi5DMyJ9&_nc_ohc=fyd6yt2fSncQ7kNvwExRhsM&_nc_oc=AdlBTE0CmeD8phU5uAAHHw-Q5zy0HZJMM1erZUHklCPGqjJ79drMoNYUSSfHmFIehqg&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-iad3-1.cdninstagram.com&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&_nc_gid=QXnxtAYUVn2gUifdcgRYVw&oh=00_AfrQC2yxel2oK_P_2hwujusDNcLgQMlHfVpCKY94mhFwUw&oe=696E7AF1)
![[3/3] Rally portion (which came first).](https://scontent-iad3-2.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.82787-15/610890217_17975266388968438_1314614229412300104_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e35_tt6&_nc_cat=100&ccb=7-5&_nc_sid=18de74&efg=eyJlZmdfdGFnIjoiQ0FST1VTRUxfSVRFTS5iZXN0X2ltYWdlX3VybGdlbi5DMyJ9&_nc_ohc=Q5RCKOL4Y6kQ7kNvwGWga0F&_nc_oc=AdloXJSRBoCIV9rPVvCC_kB5KPTDD28xqNZtQfsY2L_INoYv5YJ9Q4yAfebIZ1G_C5Q&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-iad3-2.cdninstagram.com&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&_nc_gid=QXnxtAYUVn2gUifdcgRYVw&oh=00_Afro_N5eHhfWywwe-UcwVm34ssSgDLGBmAwg6mLDXFjApA&oe=696E526A)
![[2/3] “King Moment, Impeach Now” — Ice skaters at Millenium Park look on as protesters march up Michigan Avenue to protest the US strike on Venezuela and capture of President Nicolás Maduro and his wife.](https://scontent-iad3-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.82787-15/610877000_17975273564968438_6673479395744573735_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e35_tt6&_nc_cat=104&ccb=7-5&_nc_sid=18de74&efg=eyJlZmdfdGFnIjoiRkVFRC5iZXN0X2ltYWdlX3VybGdlbi5DMyJ9&_nc_ohc=FsE13S2fyvgQ7kNvwE4agHV&_nc_oc=Adm5CfVdfvIID2--Hd2n8xFMczOpFzaXP-iE61JS4kSQOp5595XoVTw38WSNvY-UPMQ&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-iad3-1.cdninstagram.com&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&_nc_gid=QXnxtAYUVn2gUifdcgRYVw&oh=00_Afqm6CVQrbej2kvUTrPqUn84lw6oU_8MR0-RIePtyMpUng&oe=696E5231)
![[1/3] March portion (which came after the rally.](https://scontent-iad3-2.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.82787-15/610599639_17975223185968438_5147703737710263393_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e35_tt6&_nc_cat=111&ccb=7-5&_nc_sid=18de74&efg=eyJlZmdfdGFnIjoiQ0FST1VTRUxfSVRFTS5iZXN0X2ltYWdlX3VybGdlbi5DMyJ9&_nc_ohc=SNPk1elm2-IQ7kNvwETEFSH&_nc_oc=AdkvqMP3c1ZsQ0PCHP7ZPp9eV2uGRnWr2PY6h2GFFbwu7tTFVwBrEWLhzNShPzpojf0&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-iad3-2.cdninstagram.com&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&_nc_gid=QXnxtAYUVn2gUifdcgRYVw&oh=00_AfovSanAWLNQoO2H98Y0nnhuqFB8NC-LceF2iRMOJmgcVg&oe=696E7A4A)
![[Full article in bio link] BROADVIEW, IL, SATURDAY, 12/6/25 – The Chicago chapter (@hcw4palichi) of Healthcare Workers for Palestine (@healthcareworkersforpalestine) gathered ~75 people in front of the ICE staging area/de facto detention center at Broadview to protest. They attempted to deliver seven bags full of donated medical supplies, and conduct an “independent medical evaluation.”](https://scontent-iad3-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.82787-15/587725139_17973366104968438_5873934998616216871_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e35_tt6&_nc_cat=109&ccb=7-5&_nc_sid=18de74&efg=eyJlZmdfdGFnIjoiQ0FST1VTRUxfSVRFTS5iZXN0X2ltYWdlX3VybGdlbi5DMyJ9&_nc_ohc=5dUYSaX876cQ7kNvwGO-bPT&_nc_oc=AdlGS1Y4Ae-QCer93XTbBlBwkYQhfFXpwHJouRy-CTjh-QCqrhKodVNRRlCFVqETG5o&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-iad3-1.cdninstagram.com&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&_nc_gid=QXnxtAYUVn2gUifdcgRYVw&oh=00_Afog9A2QqBYejTcalnKGEG27znryWRBGSkmRVXHZugGtKA&oe=696E6F95)
Blue Collar Jazz 