Hi readers! Just as fall turns over a new leaf, I’m returning from a beautiful season of maternity leave with a fresh perspective. Becoming a new mom has been enlightening, occasionally chaotic, but always rewarding. I feel extra grateful nowadays for family, sleep, coffee — and all of you..

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1️⃣ ICE raids

President Donald Trump said he will decide within days whether to deploy troops and Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to Chicago. Speaking to reporters on Sunday, Trump claimed that Illinois’ Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker is not addressing crime in the city, describing it as a “very dangerous place.” The Trump administration over the weekend also launched a new federal immigration enforcement operation

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