At 4 p.m. as protesters were gathering, a counterprotester came to the scene — prompting angry chants to erupt from the main protest.

“This is a necessary fight for all of us to be able to push back,” Johnson said.

“Together, we have made Chicago a model for immigrant justice, and today we stand at another historic moment as ICE is raiding our communities and trying to terrorize us,” she said.

Demonstrators started at Federal Plaza and were protesting ICE and other federal agents engaged in the mass deportations happening nationwide.

National Guard members also have temporarily detained civilians during protests before turning them over to law enforcement, according to the commander in charge.

Hats off to Pope Leo XIV for bringing a touch of Chicago to Vatican City. The newly installed pope is a devout fan of the Chicago White Sox. In fact, long before he was appointed the leader of the Catholic Church, he was filmed in the crowd of Game 1 of the 2005 World Series, which the White Sox won.

Pope Leo XIV, born Robert Francis Prevost, became the first American to lead the Catholic Church when he was elected on May 9.

The Astros beat the White Sox 10-2 as -164 home favorites in the Wednesday opener with the Over (8.5) cashing. 1B Christian Walker went 3-for-4 with a season-high 4 RBIs, including a 2-run homer in the first inning that gave the Astros an early 3-0 lead in a wire-to-wire win.