| Good afternoon, Chicago. A federal judge today allowed clergy members from the Chicago area to minister to migrants at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview during Easter and Holy Week, issuing the order amid calls for broader access that have even been echoed by Pope Leo XIV. Following a hearing at the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in the Loop, U.S. District Judge
Robert Gettleman ordered the Trump administration to allow clergy members into the west suburban facility over the objection of the government, but the mandate is limited to Thursday through Sunday, which mark the holiest days in the Catholic faith. The judge also allowed people to pray outside the facility while on federal property. Here’s what else is happening today. And remember, for the latest breaking news in Chicago, visit chicagotribune.com/latest-headlines and sign up to get our alerts on all your devices. Subscribe to more newsletters | Asking Eric | Horoscopes | Puzzles & Games | Today in History news Border Patrol agents detain a man along West 26th Street on Nov. 8, 2025, in Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune) Newly released data shows that Operation Midway Blitz led to the deportation of nearly 2,500 immigrants — most of them with no criminal record — during last fall’s immigration enforcement surge that fueled massive protests and led to two shootings, one deadly. More top news stories: business A customer leaves a Panera Bread restaurant with a coffee in hand in Ballwin, Missouri on Wednesday, March 18, 2026. (Liz Rymarev/St. Louis Post-Dispatch) Last month, Panera announced a new value menu, with 10 half-portions of sandwiches, salads and soups priced at $4.99. The goal? Reach $7 billion in sales by 2028. It won’t be easy, experts say. More top business stories: sports Chicago Bulls guard Jaden Ivey (center) meets with his old Detroit Pistons teammates after a Bulls loss to the Pistons at the United Center in Chicago on Feb. 21, 2026. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune) Disaster could not have dominated this season more thoroughly for the Chicago Bulls. More top sports stories: eat. watch. do. Bailey Sullivan, center, executive chef at Monteverde, receives a hug from chef Sarah Grueneberg at the nominating ceremony for the James Beard Awards in Chicago on March 31, 2026. Sullivan is nominated in the Emerging Chef category. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune) The finalists for the James Beard Foundation’s 2026 Restaurant and Chef awards were announced this morning, and among them are three Chicago chefs. More top Eat. Watch. Do. stories: nation & world The Supreme Court in Washington, Nov. 4, 2020. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) An
8-1 high court majority sided with a Christian counselor who argues the law banning talk therapy violates the First Amendment. The justices agreed that the law raises free speech concerns and sent it back to a lower court to decide if it meets a legal standard that few laws pass. More top stories from around the world: | 
