| Good afternoon, Chicago. A federal judge in Chicago is grilling a pair of immigration officials today about law enforcement tactics employed during the Trump administration’s ongoing “Operation Midway Blitz”
that allegedly are in violation of a restraining order she issued earlier this month. U.S. District Judge Sarah Ellis said
last week she was “profoundly concerned” that immigration agents are violating her orders restricting the use of tear gas on media and protesters, and told the Department of Justice to make officials with knowledge of the operation to appear before her and answer questions. Here’s what else is happening today. And remember, for the latest breaking news in Chicago, visit chicagotribune.com/latest-headlines and sign up to get our alerts on all your devices. Subscribe to more newsletters | Asking Eric | Horoscopes | Puzzles & Games | Today in History news Mayor Brandon Johnson speaks during the “No Kings” rally and march on Oct. 18, 2025, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune) The city’s federal suit, filed today, alleges the Department of Homeland Security has tied long-standing funding that pays for cybersecurity tools, hazmat suits, first responder salaries and more to “unlawful conditions” outlawing the city’s “diversity, equity and inclusion” efforts. More top news stories: business The Amazon Web Services booth at the National Retail Federation’s annual trade show is seen in January 2020 in New York. (Maria Halkias/Dallas Morning News) A problem at Amazon’s cloud computing service disrupted internet use around the world early today, taking down dozens of online services, including social media site Snapchat, the Roblox and Fortnite video games and chat app Signal. More top business stories: sports The Blackhawks’ Ryan Donato scores the winning goal against Ducks goalie Lukas Dostal and Mason McTavish (23) in overtime, Oct. 19, 2025, at the United Center. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty) The Hawks defeated the Ducks 2-1 in overtime as Connor Bedard ended his high-quality night with a pass to Ryan Donato, who sounded the horn for the team’s third win of the season. More top sports stories: eat. watch. do. Artistic Director Carling FitzSimmons, left, and Alana Grossman, sing during La Caccina’s rehearsal for their fall concert, “Weird Sisters,”
on Oct. 6, 2025. FitzSimmons is one of the original members of the group when it was founded in 2011. (Anastasia Busby/for the Chicago Tribune) To try to summarize what La Caccina does is a tall order. The treble choir’s witch-themed “Weird Sisters” — Oct. 25 and 26, just in time for Halloween — stretches from “W.I.T.C.H.,” Devon Cole’s viral pop hit from 2022, to Swedish composer Arne Mellnäs’ 1969 piece “Aglepta.” More top Eat. Watch. Do. stories: nation & world People gather to welcome freed Israeli hostage, Elkana Bohbot, who was recently released from
Hamas captivity in Gaza, as he returns home from the hospital to Mevaseret Zion, Israel, Oct. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco) Special envoy Steve Witkoff and the U.S. president’s son-in-law Jared Kushner were in Israel today to shore up the tenuous ceasefire that’s holding in Gaza, a day after the fragile deal faced its first major flareup. More top stories from around the world: | 
