Former Chicagoan Nick Albano describes the tension in the nation’s capital from President Donald Trump’s crime and immigration mission as a growing “powder keg,” and he’s anxiously watching to see what may happen in his former hometown.

Hundreds of federal agents are being sent to a suburban naval base from Los Angeles, where an immigration blitz spurred protests that pushed President Trump to call in the National Guard. Trump has since threatened to send the Guard to Chicago while promising a crime crackdown and immigration arrests.

Sen. Dick Durbin, an Illinois Democrat who serves as ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, also on Wednesday requested Chairman Chuck Grassley immediately schedule a committee hearing on Trump’s Chicago plan.

Governor expects federal action to mirror recent deployments in L.A. as judge rules military use illegal

Federal agents would operate out of Naval Station Great Lakes near North Chicago through September, according to an email from a Navy captain who said there were “a lot of concerns and questions” about the plan.

Teachers union President Stacy Davis Gates cited the failures of JB Pritzker and the Democratic Legislature after Pritzker said more Chicago Public Schools funding from Springfield is “just not going to happen.”

Worst impacts avoidable if state lawmakers offer new funding, officials say

A vehicle was seen speeding through the crowd and several protesters were detained during the Tuesday demonstration that drew thousands to downtown Chicago, voicing opposition to the Trump administration’s stepped-up use of force against immigrants.

Ruling on state ban expected soon in Southern District as Cook County prepares for 7th Circuit arguments

Former President Donald Trump’s event in Chicago was before a receptive crowd, a downtown room full of the Economic Club of Chicago’s members and their guests, who often applauded his digs at moderator John Micklethwait, Bloomberg editor-in-chief.