Why are there helicopters flying over my neighborhood every night?
About this episode
Curious City explores the reasons behind the helicopters flying over Chicago neighborhoods at night and their connection to immigration enforcement.
Curious City listeners wondered if helicopters they heard buzzing around their Chicago neighborhoods at night were part of the federal government’s immigration enforcement. There is some truth to that, but it turns out odd helicopter flights have been a curiosity long before Midway Blitz.
Topics covered
- helicopters
- immigration enforcement
- Chicago neighborhoods
- curiosity
- federal government
Keywords
- helicopters
- Chicago
- immigration
- enforcement
- neighborhoods
- Curious City
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: federal government
Places: Chicago, Midway Blitz
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