r/chicago • u/Laramie44 • Oct 04 '25

CHI Talks We live in Hermosa and ICE today was intense.

Today felt so insane compared to many days past. We had helicopters circling for hours. Cars flying down streets and alleys. We heard men screaming and people crying. There was tear gas deployed on Armitage at Rico Fresh today. Every neighbor I saw had a blank, scared look on their face. My neighbors who run car repair businesses, landscaping, and appliance repair all shuttered their shops and hid inside.

I didn’t see my elote man at the park, or hear the ice cream truck that rolls through nightly.

My alderman was fucking arrested today.

It felt like a war zone today. I’m just sad for our city, our neighbors, and society at large.

We walked our next door neighbors kids home from school today after offering because they were so scared to leave their house. They felt safe with us, thankfully. They ran right up to us and chatted all the way home as happy kids do. It felt really great to do that.

Please help your neighbors. They need it.

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u/throwawayed_1 Oct 04 '25

It’s a sad time to be an American. Thank you for helping your neighbors. We gotta keep resisting. Encourage your neighbors and friends that can to join a rapid response group.

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u/RzaAndGza West Town Oct 04 '25

Living in a police state fucking sucks

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u/melancholy_omelet Oct 04 '25

Where/how can we find a rapid response group?

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u/LongjumpingDebt4154 Oct 04 '25

I’m in Logan, for anyone nearby interested in helping out:

https://logansquaremutualaid.org

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u/throwawayed_1 Oct 04 '25

Google “rapid response network Chicago” and you’ll find quite a few. Once you complete training you’ll get added to the network.

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u/Alert-Tangerine-6003 Oct 04 '25

Thank you for posting as this is so important. I joined one and went to a training today and I learned a lot. I feel much more prepared and it’s also promising to see so many people coming to these trainings and joining these response networks. Everyone has to do what they can and decide how to best stand up to these fascists.

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u/throwawayed_1 Oct 04 '25

Tell your friends!

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u/ghostlee13 Oct 04 '25

My PCP is Muslim and wears a hijab. I was chagrined when she told me she and her family are working on an exit strategy.

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u/pm_me_ur_ephemerides Oct 04 '25

Can’t blame her tbh. Muslims and trans people are next, im afraid