Three members of Illinois’ congressional delegation arrived at Naval Station Great Lakes Friday morning, hoping to meet with naval personnel and officials of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement. They ended up only meeting with the Navy.

U.S. Sens. Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth, and U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider, D-Highland Park, got to the base and saw the office building DHS and ICE will be using, but there was no one around.

“The office was locked and no one was there,” Duckworth said. “All our communication with them is oral. They don’t put anything in writing. Their mission is to scare people and put the community on edge.”

Denied the opportunity to meet with DHS and ICE officials, Durbin, Duckworth and Schneider got assurances from the Na

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