"The younger man kept looking at his handcuffs and his shackles," said Sr. Carol Crepeau, "and I think they couldn’t believe [what was happening]. They were rattled.”
Dildos And Mary Statues: Two Groups, Two Actions, And One Cause On Holy Saturday
2025: The Green Hats [Year in Review]
So when you see bright, neon green along the edges of a march, or sticking out of a tear gas cloud, know there’s someone with pen and paper, keeping score, and giving power to the rule of law, while it still can. Thank god for the green hats.
2025: “The Street Players” [Year in Review]
“I'll never forget those aimless years./Street sounds swirling through my mind./Trouble was often in the air,/so we fought to forget our despair./I'm a street player,/and I'll play you a song.”
Hundreds Defy Cold, Instigators, Confusing Village Orders at Broadview Protest
"The only thing ICE needs is accountability. Trials."
2025: The People’s Power [Year in Review]
In a world on fire, we only have each other. We were all we ever needed.
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."
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!”
Feds Attack Non-Violent Protesters With Flashbangs, Gas, Hundreds of Pepper Balls at Broadview ICE Facility
The Special Response Teams are intended to be DHS’ special weapons and tactics (SWAT) teams, conducting high-risk raids and serving high-risk warrants targeting alleged criminals. On Friday, they faced off against college kids with poster boards, Christian pastors, and abuelas trying to deliver medication to detainees.
DHS-Contracted Security Attempt to Bait Protesters at Broadview ICE Staging Facility
“This staging facility was not designed to house detainees for even a night, yet there have been reported and confirmed cases of individuals held in the facility for more than a week,” said Nadiah Alyafai of the Arab American Action Network.
![[2/2] Jam at the Jazz Showcase (@jazz_showcase), as part of International Jazz Day celebrations, led in part by Isaiah Spencer (@swingstar79) and Marquis Hill (@mhillsounds). The last stop on the Jazz Institute of a Chicago’s (@jazzinstitute) “Jazz Club Experience.” 4/27/26.](https://scontent-dfw6-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.82787-15/685043133_17988952286968438_4133299158048299848_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e35_tt6&_nc_cat=106&ccb=7-5&_nc_sid=18de74&efg=eyJlZmdfdGFnIjoiQ0FST1VTRUxfSVRFTS5iZXN0X2ltYWdlX3VybGdlbi5DMyJ9&_nc_ohc=IKRmvDuGtGIQ7kNvwEoAJLQ&_nc_oc=AdqFPRPBdCzbNR9b5z0DHztly6Dtl6IA6IYhMd5JuDkq3mdBk0UFzfQNjLEDE8EjV6k&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-dfw6-1.cdninstagram.com&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&_nc_gid=oX5459wBPJBMLihGbWnQFg&_nc_tpa=Q5bMBQHicKip10zr0JR2EDam3U82y9-nCy_u8AZvpRPb4j2qDMgfkDNoddYuhNFnnUfpZN6UajLk1zQMLA&oh=00_Af5tXHpNgKTr1ztiry6bFS_biKUN37S22kweYOvICSJ4qQ&oe=69FD3E14)
![[1/2] Jam at the Jazz Showcase (@jazz_showcase), as part of International Jazz Day celebrations, led in part by Isaiah Spencer (@swingstar79) and Marquis Hill (@mhillsounds). The last stop on the Jazz Institute of a Chicago’s (@jazzinstitute) “Jazz Club Experience.” 4/27/26.](https://scontent-dfw5-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.82787-15/684594013_17988907742968438_3949937985146486876_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e35_tt6&_nc_cat=109&ccb=7-5&_nc_sid=18de74&efg=eyJlZmdfdGFnIjoiQ0FST1VTRUxfSVRFTS5iZXN0X2ltYWdlX3VybGdlbi5DMyJ9&_nc_ohc=eXI0xHPD12sQ7kNvwH8Qe4m&_nc_oc=AdqBrJ5i11DYv2iKt6nT5dljcz3QdzsZbliTRExlnruQJAlTV4dxnsZfZBKJmtVOBG4&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-dfw5-1.cdninstagram.com&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&_nc_gid=oX5459wBPJBMLihGbWnQFg&_nc_tpa=Q5bMBQHRSPNVGDjGcIKij2vfh8BvO0MZ2X2d7HhQQWAn5Jc-5QbITQLgh_98zCNEFFkqB_jn6jIqeqSsAQ&oh=00_Af5tARCKOI4yIAxXbQyIxMROrwUiuApQgi6utYVwBMynvA&oe=69FD1F48)
![[1/?] BROADVIEW, IL, SATURDAY, 4/25/26–Amidst a day of stories shared about police violence on Beach Street, another one was written. Police from Unified Command entered the “designated protest area” at the ICE facility to make an arrest, resulting in at least three protesters being shoved to the ground and EMTs being summoned.](https://scontent-dfw5-2.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.82787-15/681412508_17988497792968438_6933056061910607709_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e35_tt6&_nc_cat=104&ccb=7-5&_nc_sid=18de74&efg=eyJlZmdfdGFnIjoiQ0FST1VTRUxfSVRFTS5iZXN0X2ltYWdlX3VybGdlbi5DMyJ9&_nc_ohc=TPa2A_dYIsIQ7kNvwGipdSX&_nc_oc=AdocJiAiAcTouXuOnnmFZ8dO7x36sFlN10zBAicwGnA2ElBokBk0nQj2zebWADQwvEU&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-dfw5-2.cdninstagram.com&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&_nc_gid=oX5459wBPJBMLihGbWnQFg&_nc_tpa=Q5bMBQFITrDB2NhQxnUGMsyh-6qd024PavyE6MKkyS7vq9x3FvHckXjekTnCG4WIrGaJhRp63iT8aYRSHQ&oh=00_Af5RZqaxRwYUMaoB1Mwk3K8LATSgUoAr-y9pA2ch8BmqJA&oe=69FD1ADE)
![Alex Santilli (@the_adventures_of_anacleto_) hosts the Anacleto Jam Jam [sic] at Lemon (@lemon_chicago). 4/9/26.](https://scontent-dfw5-2.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.82787-15/671260714_17987668307968438_9083686821055395397_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e35_tt6&_nc_cat=100&ccb=7-5&_nc_sid=18de74&efg=eyJlZmdfdGFnIjoiQ0FST1VTRUxfSVRFTS5iZXN0X2ltYWdlX3VybGdlbi5DMyJ9&_nc_ohc=1f7wkY05yEIQ7kNvwHbubeA&_nc_oc=AdqUIXwY29oZW5VDQw1Y76Uwf1520H5yWpqmbD5f1O-p9LwwygGvUxm-KVSnOwMqHjU&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-dfw5-2.cdninstagram.com&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&_nc_gid=oX5459wBPJBMLihGbWnQFg&_nc_tpa=Q5bMBQH9VELtsY8wM3kqCd8oSUc5p6gYbFCv7iCrocuq2dJtV-iS2Ji28Q8TatELUVTnIx_sMQSEUm_BjA&oh=00_Af5Lm9wLkS1q2-BtdiMF-gq3neQt09ltGiHL80lIe4B0uA&oe=69FD2E54)
Blue Collar Jazz 