Overview

• Mayor Katrina Thompson signed an executive order confining demonstrations to the safety zone on Beach Street and closing the previously designated area on South 25th Avenue.
• Protest hours remain limited to 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. after weekend confrontations that officials said “degenerated into chaos.”
• Illinois State Police reported 15 arrests on Saturday and said roughly 2,500 people have protested over three weeks with 33 total arrests by agencies in the Unified Command.
• A federal judge ordered DHS to remove the 8‑foot fence by 11:59 p.m. Tuesday, and suburban leaders publicly demanded immediate compliance.
• A federal appeals court restricted deployment of federalized National Guard troops to Chicago streets, and state lawmakers signaled legislation to limit ICE arrests at hospitals and courthouses.