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High-Profile Broadview Protestors Plead Not Guilty

Six people arrested while protesting outside the ICE facility in Broadview have pleaded not guilty to federal conspiracy charges. The Trace’s Rita Oceguera and Sun Times’ Elvia Malagon join today’s podcast to discuss these and other legal challenges. Also, what’s next for hotly debated affordable healthcare subsidies now that the shutdown is over? [City Cast Chicago 🎧]

Judge Orders Release of 300+ Detained Immigrants

A district judge has ordered the release of at least 313 people detained by ICE between June and October. These arrests, plus hundreds more, were made without warrants. [Axios]

• Meanwhile: The daycare teacher taken by feds was released. [Block Club]

These Local Hospitals Have Straight As

Three Chicagoland hospitals are among 11 nationwide to earn straight-A marks every year since 2012: The University of Chicago Medical Center, Endeavor Health Elmhurst Hospital, and Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital. The grades measure quality by tracking preventable errors and harm to patients. [Crain’s 🔒]

This Week’s Must-Read

In a recent ruling to curb the use of force by federal immigration agents, U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis recited Carl Sandburg’s “Chicago,” aka the “Big Shoulders” poem. Its lines convey an American spirit built on the backs of immigrants. [WBEZ]

• Related: These are my favorite Chicago poems. [Hey Chicago 💻]

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