Foot traffic drops 50% in busy Chicago shopping district

Busy Chicago district known as ‘Mexico of the Midwest’ turns into ghost town as fears of ICE raids loom
Fears over possible ICE raids have heightened across the U.S., causing Chicago’s Mexican-American community Little Village to become deserted
Foot traffic drops 50% in busy Chicago shopping district as Trump immigration raids loom
A bustling shopping district in Chicago known as the “Mexico of the Midwest” has seen foot traffic plummet by 50% — as residents say they fear the immigration raids promised by President
Threat of immigration raids turns Chicago hub into ghost town
The second busiest retail corridor in Chicago is typically a bustling area dotted with taquerias and Mexican grocery stores in the southwestern part of the city. By Monday afternoon it had turned into a ghost town.
Chicago’s predominantly Latino community Little Village sees massive drop in foot traffic as Trump cracks down on immigration
Fears over possible ICE raids have heightened across the U.S., causing one of Chicago’s largest Mexican-American communities to turn into a ghost town. (Fox 32 Chicago)
Chicago immigrant hub neighborhood goes quiet amid fears of first Trump deportation raid
Immigration czar Tom Homan said Monday that Immigrations and Customs Enforcement had “pulled back” a reported Chicago operation, after news of the potential plan leaked over the weekend, but that Americans will see the agency in action “real soon.
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Little Village’s 26th Street A Ghost Town As Deportation Threats Loom: ‘People Are Worried And Scared’
Business owners saw a drop in activity along the typically-bustling 26th Street corridor amid reports of immigration ...
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Threat of immigration raids turns Chicago’s ‘Little Village’ into ghost town
The second busiest retail corridor in Chicago is typically a bustling area dotted with taquerias and Mexican grocery stores ...
DHS says 'criminals' cannot 'hide' in schools, churches as mass deportation fears grow in Chicago
The Donald Trump Administration has revoked the President Joe Biden-era memo for ICE and Border Patrol to "thwart law enforcement in or near so-called sensitive areas," according to a release from the ...
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Pritzker says feds targeting 2,000 in Chicago for deportation
The governor today noted the threat of immigration raids already is having an impact in Pilsen and Little Village.
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Chicago Restaurants Brace For Trump Immigration Raids as Misinformation Flourishes
I’m in Chicago where immigration raids are rumored. A restaurant owner just broke down crying, she lost 30% of her clientele, ...
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Protest planned in Chicago against ICE raids and deportations
The Revcom Corps for the Emancipation of Humanity Chicago has issued a call to action against what it describes as an ...
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Little Village Unites In Prayer Amid Looming Trump Deportation Threat
As immigrant communities panicked, Pastor Paco Amador and World Relief Chicago called for solidarity and faith at a Saturday prayer service. “You’re not alone," the Little Village pastor said.
Chicago police release surveillance video of 2 suspects in 2022 shooting that killed Army veteran
Chicago police are looking for two suspects in connection to the murder of an Army veteran in Little Village more than two years ago. The victim's father spoke out Thursday after the latest break in ...