Organizers of El Grito Chicago postpone the Mexican Independence Day festival as city braces for increased immigration enforcement

Organizers of El Grito Chicago, a two-day Mexican Independence Day festival scheduled to take place downtown Chicago next weekend, have announced that the event will be postponed as the city braces for increased immigration enforcement from the federal government. In the message posted to social media Thursday, organizers said that the choice to postpone the Sept. 13-14 festival was made to prioritize the safety and well-being of the community. “Holding El Grito Chicago at this time puts the safety of our community at stake — and that’s a risk we...