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The Department of Homeland Security is in the very early stages of plans to build an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center in Dwight, Illinois, about 80 miles southwest of Chicago.
Rep. Tim Butler, a Springfield Republican, has proposed a constitutional amendment, with some key Democratic backing, to limit legislative leaders to eight years in one leadership position and 12 in two.
A protest rally was held Sunday following Mayor Lori Lightfoot's decision to remove two statues of Christopher Columbus.
Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Sunday once again responded to President Donald Trump sending federal agents to Chicago.
The congressmen also want guarantees agents deployed to Chicago will wear uniforms and use clearly marked vehicles.
The actions taken in Bond, Clay, Clinton, Edgar, Richland and Sangamon counties seek court orders declaring there is no public health emergency as defined by Pritzker's Public Health Department. Springfield, the state capital, is in Sangamon County.
State Rep. Jonathan "Yoni" Pizer (D-Chicago), representing the 12th House District, said he received an unemployment benefits debit card he never asked for just Wednesday.
"Quantum internet is not something that's on every but the tip of the tongue of everyone, but I think we all recognize the importance of this moment and the power that it possesses to really change everything in the way in which we process information and also security on the internet."
Black Lives Matter is seeking an injunction prohibiting federal agents from "interfering in or otherwise policing lawful and peaceful assemblies and protests."
The opinion, which does not block the governor's action, said the state's emergency law doesn't give Holcomb authority for the mask mandate without the consent of the Legislature.
President Donald Trump and other officials on Wednesday formally announced the deployment of "hundreds" of federal agents to fight crime in Chicago as part of Operation Legend.
Ald. Scott Waguespack (32nd) said he has shared a proposed ordinance for the creation of a public database of police misconduct complaints with his colleagues on the City Council.
"This ordinance will go a long way in maintaining and developing a wide range of housing options for renters, homeowners and investors for our South Side neighborhoods," said Ald. Leslie Hairston (5th).
The ordinance rolls back impoundment fines and fees that were doubled by Mayor Rahm Emanuel in 2011, and caps the storage fees charged to motorists whose cars have been seized at $1,000,
"I will not stand for efforts that undermine civil rights and civil liberties."
