🪦 The secret lives of Rosehill gravediggers

Feds Say They Won’t Pause Immigration Blitz For Halloween

Federal officials won’t pause “Midway Blitz” operations over Halloween weekend, Homeland Security Sec. Kristi Noem confirmed Thursday, rejecting an ask from Gov. JB Pritzker. This includes the Mexican holiday Día de los Muertos on Nov. 1. [Block Club]

Local Politicos Indicted. Also, No Transit Solution Yet

Transit funding is still in limbo even as the state legislature's veto session winds to a close. On today’s podcast, the Sun-Times’ Tina Sfondeles and Alex Nitkin with the Illinois Answers Project talk potential next steps. They also discuss new federal charges facing local political candidates. [City Cast Chicago 🎧]

Where to Find Chicago Food Pantries

The loss of federal food assistance due to the government shutdown will affect nearly 2 million Illinoisans, with SNAP set to run out Nov. 1. Local food pantries can’t fill the gap — but they can help. Here’s a list of local pantries across Chicagoland. [WBEZ]

This Week’s Must-Read

Rosehill Cemetery is historic, but it’s also an active burial ground. Meet the team of groundskeepers who measure plots, dig with John Deere backhoes, and inter urns and caskets. They take their job gravely seriously. [Reader]

Despite Halloween festivities, it was a serious news week in Chicago, from the tear-gassing of Lincoln Park and Lakeview to Chicagoland’s continued lack of transit funding.

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