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How to Help Chicagoans Targeted by ICE

Chicagoans are on high alert after immigration arrests over the weekend. There are ways to help including knowing your rights for yourself and others, calling hotlines to report ICE sightings, and donating to nonprofits that support immigrants. Meanwhile, Mayor Brandon Johnson has been asked to testify before a Congressional panel about sanctuary cities. [Block Club]

Illinois Shut Out of Medicaid Funding

State officials said they’re unable to access the portal to manage Medicaid spending after President Donald Trump paused nearly all federal funding. The health care program for low-income people is run by both the federal and state governments. [WTTW]

Doomsday Clock Moves Closer to Midnight

The Chicago-based Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists moved the Doomsday Clock to 89 seconds to midnight, the closest it’s ever been to signal destruction. [Sun-Times]

• The Doomsday Clock was invented in Chicago 78 years ago amid concerns over nuclear warfare. [City Cast Chicago 🎧]

Sunsets After 5 p.m. Are Here

The dark days are (almost) over: The sun is starting to set after 5 p.m.! Daylight saving time is still more than a month away. [NBC Chicago]