* WTTW…

Government attorneys say Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents are in compliance with nearly every requirement of a sweeping order mandating improvements at the suburban Broadview processing facility.

But attorneys representing detainees who claimed they were subjected to “inhumane” conditions remain doubtful of those claims and are asking for permission to inspect the facility to see for themselves.

In a status report filed Friday, attorneys for the government said ICE is in compliance, or taking significant steps toward getting in compliance, with items in a temporary restraining order issued by U.S. District Judge Robert Gettleman this week that demanded improvements to “unacceptable” living conditions at the suburban processing facility. […]

Attorneys representing those detainees said they’ve thus far seen no proof of any changes at the facility.

* US Rep. Chuy García explains decision not to seek reelection…

*** Statewide ***

* WCIA | Big changes in the state led to Illinois being ranked near the top for human trafficking survivor laws: The state is ranked number two and has improved from an “F” rating to an “A,” because of work from all levels across the state. A lot changed this past August. The Trauma-Informed Response to Human Trafficking Act was passed, and Illinois State Police started a new task force.

* Fox 2 Now | 11 sickened by raw milk outbreak in Illinois: The Illinois Department of Public Health reports an outbreak involving at least 11 people in the state who recently became ill after consuming raw milk. The IDPH has so far identified an outbreak of eleven cases of Campylobacter infection that appear to be linked to consumption of raw milk from a common source. The producer, according to IDPH, is taking steps to notify customers and is cooperating with the investigation. … Campylobacter, the suspected source of the outbreak, is a bacteria that can cause bloody and non-bloody diarrhea, fever, and stomach cramps. In more severe cases, the infection can lead to irritable bowel syndrome, arthritis, and Guillain-Barré syndrome.

*** Statehouse News ***

* Capitol News Illinois | Federal shutdown, budget cuts challenge state policymakers: “Over the past several years, here in Illinois, we’ve passed balanced budgets that include rainy-day funds and contingency funds to help us get through emergencies,” State Rep. Anna Moeller told Capitol News Illinois during a podcast interview this week. “But certainly, we don’t have the resources at the state level — no state has the resources — to fully make up for the lack of federal participation in these programs.” Moeller, D-Elgin, chairs the House budget committee that oversees funding for health and human services. That panel held an informational hearing during the recent fall veto session to update members on changes happening in the federal government and how they affect state agencies and policymakers in Illinois.

*** Chicago ***

* Crain’s | Ald. Villegas to introduce $1.25 delivery fee ordinance in Chicago: Hoping to replace some of the new taxes included in Mayor Brandon Johnson’s $16.6 billion 2026 budget proposal, a Northwest Side alderman wants to charge a $1.25 fee on packaged deliveries, with exemptions for groceries, medicine and restaurant deliveries. Ald. Gilbert Villegas, 36th, will introduce the ordinance at the Nov. 14 City Council meeting and hopes it will be included in the ongoing budget negotiations. Chicagoans have an easy option to not pay the fee: limit their online shopping, Villegas told Crain’s.

* Sun-Times | CPS school board signs NDAs, faces criticism about transparency in CEO search: The board also formed a community panel composed of students, parents and teachers, as well as a central office administrator and an elementary and high school principal, to interview finalists and provide input. The board is also requiring that group to sign NDAs. But officials at other large school districts have not only chosen to publicly identify their top choices — some have held interviews open to the public.

* Tribune | Gregory Bovino claims agents operate ‘legally, ethically and morally’ same day injunction issued in federal court: The agents piled back into their convoy as neighbors screamed at them and spent much of the rest of the afternoon driving haphazardly around Chicago’s Southwest Side and south suburban Summit. Driving away from the gas station down Western Avenue, one group of agents fired a round of pepper balls at a black sedan that pulled up alongside their vehicle.

* Block Club | Arrest Of Daycare Worker At Preschool Violated Consent Decree, Attorneys Say: Last month, a federal judge concluded dozens of recent warrantless immigration arrests were made in violation of a consent decree banning warrantless arrests unless agents have probable cause to believe someone is in the United States unlawfully and is a flight risk. Attorneys representing Santillana Galeano said her arrest violates the consent decree. Her attorneys wrote that detaining Santillana Galeano “without a bond redetermination hearing to determine whether [she] is a flight risk or danger to others violates [her] right to due process.”

* WTTW | Pay $17M to Man Who Spent 27 Years in Prison After Being Beaten Into Confessing to Murder by Disgraced Ex-Detective, City Lawyers Recommend: Chicago taxpayers should pay $17 million to a man who spent 27 years in prison after he was beaten and coerced by a disgraced former Chicago police detective into confessing that he killed two brothers in 1990, city lawyers recommended. Jose Maysonet Jr. was convicted and sentenced to life in prison after being investigated by Reynaldo Guevara, a former Chicago police detective accused of routinely framing suspects.

* The Triibe | Kevin Jackson was falsely convicted, and now his innocence certificate is being opposed by a prosecutor whose past includes prosecutorial misconduct: That prosecutor is Fabio Valentini, a 30-plus-year law practitioner, former Cook County prosecutor and former head of the Cook County Sheriff’s Office. He is a staunch opponent of the state’s torture inquiry panel. He was also named in a $31 million settlement paid out to four Black Chicago men who were exonerated in 2011 after being falsely imprisoned for a crime in 1995.

* Tribune | CPD sergeant sues city over discipline delays in internal affairs cases: The lawsuit in Chicago’s federal court was filed by CPD Sgt. Carrie Costanzo, who joined the department in 2015. “Costanzo’s story is but one example of the significant harm that the City’s unlawful policy imposes on its brave police officers who dare exercise their rights,” the lawsuit states. “Costanzo and the class she seeks to represent bring this action to reform the policy to ensure that what happened to (Costanzo) does not happen to other sworn female officers.”

* Sun-Times | O’Hare leads nation in flight cancellations amid FAA cuts: O’Hare International Airport was leading the country with the most flight cancellations of any U.S. airport Friday, hours into the the Federal Aviation Administration’s unprecedented flight cuts amid a prolonged government shutdown and shortage of air traffic controllers. But flight operations at O’Hare appeared smooth, despite 80 canceled flights and being listed as having the most cancellations in the country by the website FlightAware. The vast majority of travelers told a Sun-Times reporter that their flights were unaffected.

*** Cook County and Suburbs ***

* Tribune | Cook County property tax bills will be mailed out on Nov. 14: After months of uncertainty and delay, Cook County officials announced Friday that property tax bills will be mailed on Nov. 14 and due by Dec. 15. Homeowners will thus be able to include those tax payments on their annual income tax filings, while ensuring taxing bodies will see much-needed revenue before the end of the year, though they might be less stoked to make massive payments to the county right around the holidays.

* Evanston Roundtalbe | FBI investigating recent incident involving feds in Evanston, tries to block city from releasing records: In the incident in question, a federal vehicle driven by U.S. Border Patrol agents was reportedly driving “erratically” while being followed by residents, and witnesses said the agent driving ran a red light while turning from Oakton onto Asbury before coming to a sudden stop behind a car in front of them. This led to a female driver behind them, who was not believed to be part of the group following the agents, rear-ending the federal vehicle, after which the agents got out and forcibly detained both the driver and two resident bystanders.

* Sun-Times | Fourteen suburban moms arrested in sit-in protest outside Broadview ICE facility: Fourteen mothers jumped over the barricades and sat in a circle on Beach Street to “demand an end” to the immigration raids that have swept through the Chicago area since the Trump administration launched “Operation Midway Blitz.” Less than a minute later, the women were arrested by Cook County Sheriff’s deputies. The sheriff’s office confirmed the arrests and said charges were pending.

* Naperville Sun | Naperville teens grow community service project into successful nonprofit Kits4Kids: When it all began about two years ago, Raya Ajmere and Abby May wanted to do a service project through which they would bring care packages to children spending substantial time in the hospital. The gift bags included small toys, activity books and stuffed animals to bring comfort during challenging times, they said. The girls reached out to family and friends for donations, raised $1,000 and bought supplies online.

*** Downstate ***

* WJBD | ICC approves improvements to Gessell Road railroad crossing: ICC Commissioner Michael T. Carrigan says Illinois’ Grade Crossing Protection Fund makes it possible to install modernized safety infrastructure at rail crossings in all parts of the state. He says the project in Marion County is a perfect example of how the agency is putting GCPF dollars to work. The total estimated cost of the signal design and construction is $446,502. The Grade Crossing Protection Fund will be used to pay 95 percent of the signal costs. Union Pacific Railroad will pay the remaining 5 percent and any future maintenance costs related to the signals and circuitry.

* WCIA | ‘We’ve done a lot of work’: Danville parks get major improvements: Dozens joined Danville Mayor Rickey Williams Jr. for the “Mini-Park Tour,” showcasing the improvements the city has made to the playgrounds. The tour kicked off at Elmwood Park, where Mayor Williams said he is not just working to have a better park, but also a better neighborhood. “In Elmwood, in particular, we’ve done a lot of work to improve the roads. The main road and the main thoroughfare that connect all those have been completely overhauled. The folks have new sidewalks. They are not walking in the streets anymore,” Williams said.

* WICS | University of Illinois SNAP-Ed launches holiday food drive in Champaign County: Community members are encouraged to contribute non-perishable food items from Monday, November 10, through Wednesday, November 26. Donations can be made at 801 North Country Fair Drive, Champaign, from Monday to Friday, between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.

*** National ***

* The American Prospect | OpenAI Is Maneuvering for a Government Bailout: In 2024, it lost about $5 billion; in the first half of 2025, it lost a reported $13.5 billion; and in the last quarter alone, it lost another $12 billion. For artificial intelligence to ever pencil out, some truly enormous revenue streams will be required—$2 trillion by 2030, according to Bain & Company. As the company at the center of the AI boom (along with Nvidia), OpenAI would represent a sizable chunk of that money.

* Market Watch | Anxiety over government shutdown pushes consumer sentiment down to near-record low: The University of Michigan’s consumer-sentiment index fell to 50.3 in a preliminary November reading, down from 53.6 in the prior month. That’s the lowest level since June 2022, which was the lowest level on record. Economists polled by the Wall Street Journal had expected sentiment would slip to 53.0 from 53.6 in October.

* Reuters | Meta is earning a fortune on a deluge of fraudulent ads, documents show: A cache of previously unreported documents reviewed by Reuters also shows that the social-media giant for at least three years failed to identify and stop an avalanche of ads that exposed Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp’s billions of users to fraudulent e-commerce and investment schemes, illegal online casinos, and the sale of banned medical products.