CHICAGO — It is one thing to catch a game at Wrigley Field, Soldier Field or the United Center, but starting this winter sports-minded visitors will be able to live, eat and sleep inside a property that is being purpose-built to celebrate the Windy City’s world-famous athletic heritage.

More than 150 federal agents and possible National Guard troops could descend on Chicago as early as Friday—local leaders promise to “hold the line.” 

Chicago, IL — Talk of a rapid federal deployment is sweeping the Windy City. Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker says Homeland Security agents and National Guard units may be “assembled, ready to go” by Friday, with expanded ICE operations beginning Saturday. For anyone flying into O’Hare, rolling down Lakeshore Drive, or checking into a downtown hotel, the big question is simple: how will this shake-up affect my trip? 

Alton, IL – December 20, 2023 – The Great Rivers & Routes Tourism Bureau, in collaboration with FLOCK Food Truck Park, the Audubon Center at Riverlands, and National Great Rivers Museum, is set to celebrate the official start of Eagle Season. The festivities will begin with the annual Eagle Ice Festival on Saturday, January 6, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., marking the return of the Great American Bald Eagles to their winter homes in southwest Illinois.