Michael Schill faced blowback from Republicans during a congressional hearing in 2024, who argued the institution was failing to tackle antisemitism during on-campus protests regarding Israel’s war with Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The school has also been a target of the Trump administration as the White House froze about $790 million in federal funds in April, over allegations that the school was violating a civil rights law.

Said German Gonzalez, an organizer for El Grito Chicago, “To proceed in spite of the advice we’ve received directly from city and state officials and potentially expose our community to becoming collateral damage would be irresponsible. That’s a risk we are not willing to take.”

He is the 13th person accused of shooting or killing someone in Chicago this year while on pretrial release. Those cases involve 29 victims, five of whom died.

Students at the emptiest schools in Chicago Public Schools recorded low proficiency and high absenteeism on average. Students at the most overcrowded schools fared better, even with lower spending per student.

Teachers will distribute know-your-rights flyers starting this week, stage walk-ins and organize teams to monitor the area around schools. CPS did not immediately respond to questions about whether the school district is working on a remote learning plan.

“I want to go into Chicago and we have this incompetent governor that doesn’t want us,” Trump said. “So we’re making the determination now. Do we go to Chicago or do we go to a place like New Orleans where we have a great governor who wants us to come in?”

“So many restaurants have moved to guests ordering from the QR code and just having a limited amount of service staff run drinks and be there to answer questions. Ultimately a lot of the people that this was intended to help just in the first year have been hurt,” said Scott Weiner, of the Illinois Restaurant Association.

Chicago Flips Red founder Zoe Leigh, who is originally from Albany, New York, described herself as a “suburb kid” who never had to deal with gun violence until she moved to Chicago in her mid-20s.”… (I)t’s starting to become normalized and that is not normal,” she said.

“I’m deeply concerned, uncertain, about what the future looks like at the moment, but as you can see, fighting like hell to make sure we don’t fall into the abyss as a result of unconstitutional actions by the president,” Pritzker told a gathering of violence prevention workers. As many as 300 federal agents are expected to gather at Naval Station Great Lakes before being sent to Chicago, officials said.

Tio Hardiman, of Violence Interrupters, Inc.: “Mayor Johnson and Gov. Pritzker, I urge you to collaborate with the president and find common ground. The safety and well-being of our communities should be our top priority. … While overall crime rates in Chicago and other cities have been declining, the most distressed areas of the city continue to experience elevated levels of crime and violence.”