Overview

• About 300 ICE agents are slated for the region with Naval Station Great Lakes as a logistics hub, following briefings to Lake County law enforcement and plans to lodge personnel in area hotels.
• Broadview is designated as a primary processing site, with the mayor saying the station will run seven days a week for roughly 45 days and crews boarding up the facility in anticipation of protests.
• Governor J.B. Pritzker expects expanded operations to begin Saturday, while the state has heard the Guard could be positioned by Friday even as Vice President J.D. Vance says there are no immediate plans to send soldiers.
• Mayor Brandon Johnson ordered limits on Chicago police cooperation with federal and military personnel, and CPS and the CTU are distributing know-your-rights materials, forming watch teams and discussing remote options for concerned families.
• Waukegan’s Fiestas Patrias parade was postponed to November, Pilsen and Little Village celebrations plan added precautions, and Latino groups scheduled a Daley Plaza rally to urge peaceful pushback.