Just four people are currently being held in the controversial U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing facility in west suburban Broadview, down from nearly 150 two weeks ago. The U.S. House has voted to admonish Democratic Illinois U.S. Rep. Jesus “Chuy” Garcia for the way he announced his retirement. A new program allowing Illinois residents to store their driver’s license or state ID in their iPhone Wallet begins Wednesday.
Plus, 150 U.S. Border Patrol agents who rattled Chicago for two months have moved on to North Carolina, but the Trump administration said its deportation blitz here is continuing. The Sun-Times reports a bigger Border Control group could be here by March. Some law enforcement experts say what they’ve seen so far — from tear gas to car chases — has been out of control. WBEZ’s Chip Mitchell brings us a report.