Knowing they cannot stop raids by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Lake County, leaders like state Sen. Adriane Johnson, D-Buffalo Grove, are urging residents to bear witness and make a record of area ICE activities.

“When you see ICE, take out your phone and video everything you see,” she said Tuesday. “Get videos and photos from all angles. This is putting ICE on notice that we will not tolerate them terrorizing us and our communities.”

Johnson’s suggestion came a day after ICE agents were spotted in the vicinity of North Elementary School on Monday in Waukegan as part of a broader effort in recent days all over Chicago and surrounding areas of federal agents looking for illegal immigrants.

As soon as reports of an ICE presence on the north side of Waukegan surfaced Mon

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