* Sun-Times…

Broadview’s mayor and police chief on Tuesday called on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to stop using chemical agents on protesters and appealed for the agency to respond to several requests, including information about three criminal investigations the suburb has initiated that involve ICE agents.

“We are experiencing an immediate health safety crisis,” Broadview Police Chief Thomas Mills said at a news conference. “The deployment of teargas, pepper spray, mace and rubber bullets by ICE near the processing center in the Village of Broadview is creating a dangerous situation for the community and all first responders.” […]

Mills also said he sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security Field Director Russell Hott via email and certified mail on Monday regarding three criminal investigations. He said Broadview police are investigating two hit and run accidents that are vehicle versus pedestrian incidents and one criminal damage to property incident involving a news reporter — believed to be an incident involving someone shooting a pepper ball at a CBS 2 reporter Assal Razi on Saturday while inside her car.

Mills confirmed he received a response from Hott, who indicated that he would cooperate. He added that Hott also asked for cooperation from Broadview police regarding a few ICE vehicles that were damaged. However, Mills said he was only aware of one incident and said his police department already made a report about it.

* The Illinois Republican Party is fundraising off Chicago ICE raids…

Illinois Republicans are fundraising and selling merch off of ICE raids in Chicago, including this trucker hat that says, "Chicago ICE Word To Your Mother." The email starts with "ICE ICE Baby!"https://t.co/5msDg9nM78

— Tina Sfondeles (@TinaSfon) September 30, 2025

* Tribune…

Jay Doherty, the former City Club of Chicago leader and Commonwealth Edison consultant, reported to federal prison Tuesday to begin serving a one-year sentence handed down in the bribery scandal involving ex-House Speaker Michael Madigan.

Doherty, 72, checked in at the federal correctional institution in Terre Haute, Indiana, a medium-security, male-only facility, according to a U.S. Bureau of Prisons spokesperson. He must serve 85 percent of his sentence, though because of his age he could be released to a halfway house or home confinement sooner.

Doherty is the first person directly linked to the Madigan case to wind up behind bars, as other defendants, including Madigan himself, have asked to remain free on bond pending appeal. […]

Madigan, 83, has been ordered to report to prison on Oct. 13, though his attorneys have asked the 7th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals to allow him to remain free on bond while his appeal is pending.

*** Statewide ***

* Sun-Times | What a federal government shutdown would mean for Chicago and Illinois: Federal employees numbered more than 153,000 in Illinois last year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2024 American Community Survey. Federal workers have already experienced massive upheaval due to cuts from President Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency earlier this year. Now, they could face potential firings if the government shuts down on Wednesday. That number includes federal law enforcement and more than 22,000 active duty military members. Under a shutdown, all active duty service members and some law enforcement officers would remain at work but receive no pay until funds are appropriated.

*** Statehouse News ***

* Capitol News Illinois | New lawsuits against Trump’s immigration actions continue to take shape: Illinois cannot yet file suit against the federal government for an apparent plan to send federal troops to Chicago, Attorney General Kwame Raoul said, but if boots hit the ground, President Donald Trump “should expect a legal challenge here.” It would be the latest in a bevy of lawsuits that the state has filed against the Trump administration in relation to immigration. That includes two lawsuits — one of which Raoul filed Monday — against the administration’s plan to withhold funding from states that don’t cooperate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

* Chalkbeat Chicago | Illinois education budget process for 2026-27 school year begins: The Illinois State Board of Education is holding the first of three budget hearings on Tuesday to find out what educators, school leaders, advocates, parents, and students think the state board should ask lawmakers to fund for fiscal year 2027, which will cover the 2026-27 school year. The hearing will take place in Springfield at 4 p.m. and two additional hearings will be held virtually on Oct. 16 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m and Oct. 21 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Written testimony can also be submitted online. Illinois has increased spending on education by $2.8 billion since 2017 when lawmakers overhauled the formula it uses to distribute money to school districts.

*** Chicago ***

* Crain’s | In Chicago, the housing market stays hot while the nation cools: In Chicago, it’s not only the weather that has stayed hot but the home prices, which all year have been rising faster here than in nearly every other big U.S. city as well as nationwide. The most recent data confirms the trend, with Chicago home prices growing energetically in recent months while much of the nation slows. Welcome to this month’s analysis of the latest data on the housing market.

* Block Club | Legendary Sun-Times Columnist Mary Mitchell Is First Black Woman Honored On Billy Goat Wall: The Sun-Times columnist was the first Black legal secretary to work for Seyfarth Shaw, LLP; later, when she made the jump to journalism, the award-winning scribe was one of the few Black journalists on the masthead. Her ascendance to the paper’s op-ed section placed her in even more rarified air. In a two-paper town, Mitchell was the only Black woman with a daily column, reaching thousands of readers across the city. For decades, she used her platform to hold power to account while imploring all to be better neighbors.

* Tribune | Harrison Ford will accept a conservation award at the Field Museum: The Field is partnering with the E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Foundation, an environmental nonprofit based in North Carolina, to present the award as part of a day of programs for what the foundation calls Half-Earth Day. (Earth Day is April 22.) Ford, who was born in Chicago, has become known as an environmental and conservation activist, who “has championed biodiversity protection and raised global awareness of the importance of conservation for over 30 years,” according to an announcement of the event on Tuesday.

*** Cook County and Suburbs ***

* Unraveled | Ex-Waukegan cop guilty of official misconduct, cleared on aggravated battery charge: The courtroom was strangely silent after Lake County Judge George Strickland handed down his verdict against ex-Waukegan cop Dante Salinas. People milled about, whispered quietly, and looked unsure even if it was truly over. Moments earlier, Strickland had made a split ruling: he found Salinas guilty on one count of official misconduct, not guilty on one other count of official misconduct, and not guilty on the big ticket charge of aggravated battery. For both Salinas’ supporters and the Waukegan community members hoping he would face sterner justice, it was a less than ideal result.

* Crain’s | Arlington Heights weighs Bears’ stadium economic impact pitch: Though officials in the northwest suburb say they’re still weighing the potential costs — including as much as $855 million in new publicly funded infrastructure. The financial projections were key takeaways from a pair of economic impact reports published today by the Village of Arlington Heights on the NFL team’s plan for a $5 billion stadium and mixed-use campus on the former Arlington International Racecourse site.

* Patch | Village Votes To Ban Electric Bikes, Scooters In Portions Of Libertyville: This means that no one will be able to use or operate low-speed electric bicycles or scooters, as defined by the Illinois Vehicle Code, in any village parks or in the downtown area, according to a post on the Libertyville Police Department Facebook page. Village employees performing official duties and electric personal assistive mobility devices that are used for accessibility will be allowed, according to village officials.

* CBS Chicago | Lurie Children’s Hospital cuts ribbon for new outpatient facility in Schamburg, Illinois: The Lurie facility at 1895 Arbor Glen Blvd. in Schaumburg will begin seeing patients this week. It consolidates former sites in Arlington Heights, Hoffman Estates, and Huntley into one state-of-the-art facility, Lurie said. The Schaumburg facility’s outpatient center will offer numerous specialties such as cardiology, hematology/oncology, epilepsy treatment, and pulmonology. It will also offer an ambulatory infusion center for IV treatments.

*** Downstate ***

* WMBD | Peoria could get its direct train line to Chicago under an Illinois bill: “If we don’t do anything, then not only does the Chicago system fall apart, which doesn’t really affect us, but it does affect us in terms of our own local transit system because they would face about a $200 million shortfall,” said state Sen. Dave Koehler, whose district includes Peoria. In the proposal, Downstate transit agencies will receive $220 million more in funding. It would also reduce the amount of funding local cities and towns need to give for state transit projects. That means cities south of Interstate 80 would have to match up to 20% of state funding in transit projects if the new bill passes. Currently, that match is 35% for Downstate cities and towns.

* WMBD | Bloomington Mayor Brady joins Illinois Municipal League board: Bloomington Mayor Dan Brady has been elected to the Illinois Municipal League Board of Directors. On Saturday, Sept. 20, new leading officers were elected at the Annual Business Meeting as part of the 112th IML Annual Conference at the Hyatt Regency Chicago, said Katherine Murphy, a city spokeswoman. In addition to the officers, 34 Vice Presidents were elected to serve a one-year term, including Mayor Brady.

* WSIL | Southern Illinois’ Rend Lake Resort getting fresh look for tourists: The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is partnering in the project. The renovation includes construction repairs to both exterior and interior elements of the resort’s facilities. This includes 11 duplex cabins, the Schooner and Flagship Boatels, conference center banquet areas, restaurant and bar, gift shop, and multiple recreational amenities.

*** National ***

* Crain’s | Chicago Fed’s Goolsbee says new tariffs are renewing business uncertainty: “Now, it seems like we’re going into a new wave of tariff announcements,” Goolsbee said Tuesday at an agricultural conference hosted by his bank. “When I’m out talking to people, it feels like they’re just wary, they’re uncertain and we might be going back into that, everybody-just-put-your-pencils-down kind of a moment, where you just wait until you figure out where it’s going to be,” he added.

* NPR | EV sales surge in the U.S. ahead of Sept. 30 tax credit deadline: “The past couple of weeks — even in the past several days — EV sales just exploded,” says Matt Jones, the senior director of industry relations at the auto marketplace TrueCar. “It’s been bonkers.” Surveys have shown that many Americans were not even aware the EV tax credits existed. But some dealers and carmakers have been trying to raise awareness with ads focusing on the new deadline. For example, if you were shopping for a new Tesla this week, you would have seen a countdown clock on the website ticking away second by second to the last moment on Tuesday that you could place an order and still get the tax credit — if you met all the requirements.