👀 Now Trump wants our leaders jailed

Trump Calls for Imprisonment of Pritzker, Johnson

In a post, President Donald Trump said Mayor Brandon Johnson and Gov. JB Pritzker should be jailed for “failing to protect” immigration officers. Both leaders responded on X, emphasizing that they’re not backing down. Pritzker also called out Trump’s path to “full-blown authoritarianism.” [NBC 5]

• Related: An alder also once suggested jailing Johnson. [Triibe]

Judge Rules Slate of ICE Arrests Illegal

A federal judge has ruled that ICE illegally arrested over 20 people around the Midwest early this year. A 2022 consent decree limits how federal agents can make warrantless arrests. Now, attorneys are saying the recent high-profile arrest of a family at Millennium Park violated the same decree. [Block Club]

Chicago's Tonika Lewis Johnson Wins Genius Grant

Englewood native Tonika Lewis Johnson is now a MacArthur Fellow. (The honor includes an $800,000 prize.) Johnson’s past work includes the Folded Map project, exploring segregation, and Inequity for Sale, which uses public landmark signs to show how mid-century contract buying practices targeted Black Chicagoans. [Sun Times]

• Related: Land sale contracts robbed a generation of Black homeowners. [Chicago Agent]

These Chicago Pop-Ups Are Popping

Think you already know the best restaurants in Chicago? What about the ones that operate inside other establishments? Chicago’s pop-up scene is legendary, but hard to track if you’re not in the know. On today’s podcast, we get the scoop from Infatuation Chicago’s John Ringor. [City Cast Chicago 🎧]

Thanks again to all the new members who recently became City Cast Chicago Neighbors. You helped us reach our goal, so we can keep bringing the news straight to your inbox every day 💕

One membership perk is Neighborhood Shoutouts, where Neighbors can plug their favorite local businesses and nonprofits.

Today, Emily M. — gotta say, love the name — is shouting out Lao Der in Irving Park: “Lao Der is Chicago's first sit-down Laotian restaurant. The food is delicious, and the service is wonderful.”