CHICAGO (AP) — Cook County’s top judge on Tuesday night signed an order barring ICE from arresting people at court. Cook County includes Chicago, which has seen a federal immigration crackdown in recent months.

Federal officials have become increasingly aggressive in their tactics, using tear gas near schools and storming an apartment complex by helicopter.

The Texas Military Department issued a statement on national guardsmen being sent home from Chicago: “In less than 24 hours, Texas Guardsmen mobilized for the Federal Protection Mission.

Attorneys for a Chicago TV station employee detained by federal agents Friday dispute accusations from the Department of Homeland Security that she was taken into custody because she threw objects at a Border Patrol car,

Staff members are reporting ICE activity and patrolling areas around their schools and, in some cases, escorting families to and from school.

In the final three and a half minutes, the Bears needed a timely takeaway, a clutch drive and a game-winning kick from a special teams newcomer. That was all baked into Monday’s 25-24 upset of the Commanders, a victory that sure seemed to carry potential program-building significance.

The 44-year-old man was on the train when he forced open the doors and exited, police said. He made contact with the electrified third rail and died at the scene.

The Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission and its rail partners are putting money down on a future rail route between Chicago and Pittsburgh.