The Tribune’s Quotes of the Week quiz for Oct. 18

The month of October goes by quickly! It will be time to make treats, eat turkey, and greet the holidays before you know it. But before we go any further, let’s review what happened in and outside Chicago this week. Shall we?

Federal immigration agents continue to make arrests throughout the Chicago area as part of President Donald Trump’s so-called “Operation Midway Blitz.” In the United States, a 60-year-old man was legally ticketed by Rogers Park immigration officials for not having his papers on him. About a dozen sellers were arrested by masked federal agents who raided the Swap-O-Rama flea market in the Southwest on Thursday. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security arrested a Hanover Park police officer for allegedly overstaying his tourist visa. Eighteen people were arrested by Border Patrol in a parking lot for rideshare drivers at O’Hare International Airport. And in Broadview Friday morning, Illinois State Police arrested 11 people during a scuffle with protesters outside the west suburban detention center.

Also this week, a federal appeals court in Chicago left intact a district judge’s order barring the president from deploying National Guard troops to the city and state. But on Friday, the Trump administration had made the situation worse, asking the U.S. Supreme Court to grant an immediate administrative stay to allow the deployment pending appeal.

In world news, Hamas reaffirmed its ceasefire agreement with Israel on Friday after delays in returning the bodies of 28 hostages. Earlier in the week, all 20 living Israeli hostages and 2,000 Palestinian prisoners were released. With the ceasefire upholding, President Donald Trump is now focused on ending Russia’s war in Ukraine.

Meanwhile, the federal government shutdown has entered its third week, as negotiations between Republicans and Democrats have stalled. At the local level, federal courts announced they had begun scaling back operations and stopping paying salaries to courthouse employees. O’Hare and Midway airports also made headlines for refusing to release a video featuring Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem discussing the federal shutdown’s impact on air travel, saying the video contained political messages that violated airport policy.

As has been done every year since his first run for governor, JB Pritzker’s campaign on Wednesday released partial tax returns for him and his wife, MK. Records show the Pritzkers took home $10.3 million in taxable income last year, including more than $1.4 million in gambling winnings. Separately, U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi is far outpacing his competitors in the race for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate, outdoing the combined efforts of his two main rivals, while some candidates vying for all four open Illinois congressional seats are pumping money into their campaigns via large personal loans.

President Jed Hoyer reflects after the Cubs’ unfortunate end to the season last Saturday in a 3-1 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers in Game 5 of the National League Division Series. While the pain of a shortened playoff run hasn’t really subsided for many fans, the organization is already looking ahead to next season, hoping to build on its success in 2025.

But good news for the Chicago Bears, the team won their third straight game this week. With Cairo Santos sidelined with a right thigh injury, kicker Jake Moody was left off the practice squad on Monday. The decision proved consequential, with Moody kicking a 38-yard field goal as time expired to propel the Bears to a 25-24 victory over the Washington Commanders at Northwest Stadium. Will the winning streak continue as the Bears take on the Saints this Sunday at Solider Field? Here’s what the Tribune’s authors think.

And Loyola University remembered one of its biggest supporters, Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, during a funeral service on campus Thursday. The educator, university administrator and men’s basketball team chaplain died last week at the age of 106.

These are the headlines. Now here is the Tribune Quotes of the Week quiz from October 12-18. Did you miss last week? You can find it here or check out our previous editions of Quotes of the Week.

Until next time, take care!