Johnson signs order directing police to investigate, document violations by feds
The signing comes amid reports of another federal immigration surge planned in Chicago, possibly in the spring.
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The signing comes amid reports of another federal immigration surge planned in Chicago, possibly in the spring.
The "ICE On Notice" order directs members of the Chicago Police Department to investigate and document any alleged illegal activity by federal immigration agents.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson headed to Washington, D.C., on Wednesday to speak at the National Press Club luncheon.
The rules on selling hemp and hemp-derived THC products in Chicago could soon get a lot tougher, after the City Council approved an ordinance banning the sale of most such products.
Mayor Brandon Johnson on Tuesday said his administration would not seek to buy back Chicago's parking meters, after weighing an attempt to get out of what he called "the worst deal in the history of municipal finance."
As the Chicago Bears prepared to take on the Los Angeles Rams in the NFC Divisional Round playoff game on Sunday, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson challenged Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass to a friendly wager on the game.
Chicago's Eli's Cheesecake will send a super-sized Bear Down-themed cheesecake to Los Angeles and Mayor Bass. If the Rams win, Los Angeles' Cielito Lito will send some of its famous taquitos to Chicago.
In 2023, life expectancy in the Loop was 87.3 years, while in West Garfield Park, life expectancy was just 66.6 years, according to the city's Health Department.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson held a roundtable discussion Wednesday morning with leaders within the Chicago Police Department and violence prevention partners.
In an exclusive interview on Tuesday, Mayor Brandon Johnson spoke about the steps the city is taking to help riders feel safe on the CTA.
Are there layoffs coming to the city of Chicago? Mayor Brandon Johnson floated the possibility for the first time on Wednesday, after a coalition of rival aldermen passed a budget he argues isn't truly balanced.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and U.S. Customs and Border Protection Cmdr. Greg Bovino sparred on social media this week, after the mayor endorsed "ABOLISH ICE" as a possible name for a Chicago snowplow.
Mayor Brandon Johnson said the city has learned lessons from the violence that followed the Tree Lighting event.
The city of Chicago is accepting submissions for its fourth annual snowplow naming contest, and it appears Mayor Brandon Johnson might have an early favorite: "ABOLISH ICE."
Mayor Brandon Johnson on Tuesday declined to veto a $16.6 billion spending plan passed by his rivals on the City Council, allowing it to go into effect without his signature.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson's office said there should be an answer by Monday as to whether the mayor will veto a budget plan passed by the City Council over the weekend.
The organization held a pop-up at Leo High School, where kids and their families picked out toys ahead of the holidays.
The alternative budget proposal championed by a group of Chicago aldermen won a crucial first full City Council vote on Friday, setting up a final vote on Saturday
An alternative budget proposed by Mayor Brandon Johnson's opponents on the City Council is gaining momentum, and could get a final vote in the next two days.
Back-and-forth budget talks between Mayor Brandon Johnson's office and his opponents on the City Council continued Wednesday afternoon at Chicago City Hall with no resolution in sight.
Critics of Mayor Brandon Johnson's 2026 budget plan on Tuesday advanced an alternative spending plan that would increase taxes on plastic grocery bags and liquor sales, and allow ads on city vehicles and light poles.
Mayor Brandon Johnson and a group of aldermen pushing its own budget proposal on Monday did not appear to move any closer to an agreement on a spending plan for next year.
Without a budget in place, a group of 27 aldermen proposed funding youth summer jobs this summer at the same amount as in 2025.
Chicago aldermen have scheduled a series of five City Council meetings before Christmas as they race the clock to pass a budget by the end of the year and avoid a city government shutdown.
A bid to ban the sale of intoxicating hemp-derived THC products in Chicago, except at licensed marijuana dispensaries, hit a roadblock on Wednesday before the full City Council could vote on the proposal.
A man has been charged with a hate crime for allegedly attacking a 9-year-old boy and shouting a racial slur at him in west suburban Naperville on Saturday.
The James Beard Awards will be taking over the Lyric Opera of Chicago on Monday evening
A woman was sexually assaulted over the weekend at Rainbow Beach in the South Chicago neighborhood.
Monday marks 14 years since the announcement of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals initiative, or DACA, a policy which protects immigrants who were brought to the U.S. illegally as children from being deported.
The Obama Presidential Center finds its setting in Jackson Park, one of the most important sites in Chicago history.
The Chicago City Council Finance Committee will hold a hearing Monday on the city's parking meter deal.
The U.S. and Iran are expected to meet for a signing ceremony on Friday, June 19, in Switzerland, Pakistan's prime minister said.
Paramount Skydance's $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery would not harm U.S. consumers or weaken competition, DOJ antitrust enforcers said.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill Friday that restricts the sale of intoxicating hemp products to the same ages as recreational marijuana.
A federal appellate court denied a last-minute attempt by the Trump administration to stop the removal of President Trump's name from the Kennedy Center on Friday.
An Illinois law banning "swipe fees" on taxes and tips — already delayed twice by lawmakers — appears to be on life support after a federal judge that once permitted it issued a permanent injunction against it this week.
A new study from the Cook County Treasurer's office underlines growing concerns about the impact the Illinois megaprojects bill could have on the county's property tax base and overall fiscal health.
As thousands of Chicagoans wrap up road trips over the Memorial Day holiday weekend, gas prices in the city have reached the highest levels seen in four years.
Consumer and environmental advocates said Monday that they found overcharges buried in the most recent rate-hike request by Nicor.
One week away from Memorial Day weekend and the unofficial start of the summer travel season, with gas prices remaining high, negotiations were set to resume Monday at the largest oil refinery in the Midwest.
Dr. Peter Stafford was working with a missionary group in the Congo when he came down with the virus last month.
While 330 Ebola infections are confirmed in central Africa and huge challenges remain, hundreds more suspected cases "have been cleared out," the WHO says.
June is World Infertility Awareness Month, and Northwestern Medicine on Monday shared the story of a woman who is celebrating the birth of her second child after a tumor disrupted her fertility.
The Centennial Park Aquatic Center in the southwest Chicago suburb of Orland Park has been closed to the public after two recent cases of E. coli infection.
Menopause can feel like a major turning point for millions of women, with symptoms like fatigue, weight gain, and brain fog can make women feel like their bodies aren't their own.
Daley's Restaurant, known as Chicago's oldest, has served Chicago's Woodlawn neighborhood for more than 130 years.
Walgreens is set to close in Chicago's Chatham neighborhood on Thursday, and there's growing concern about where families will get their medications.
The owners of Gene & Georgetti steakhouse are suing a concessions operator over their expansion at Midway International Airport.
DraftKings announced Monday that it is closing its sportsbook operation at Wrigley Field after only about two years.
After more than 80 years, there will be no Ann Sather restaurant location in the 900 block of West Belmont Avenue in Chicago's Lakeview community, effective in June.
Rio de Janeiro's Military Fire Department said one of the helicopters crashed in the parking lot of a car dealership, where several electric vehicles were parked, igniting a fire.
Actress Sarah Jessica Parker addressed the Class of 2026 at Northwestern University at their commencement ceremony at the United Center Sunday.
Forty years ago last weekend, crowds turned out for the Chicago Blues Festival — an event studded with a roster of stars for a spectacle that's still talked about today.
Visitors will soon be able to check out the set from CBS' "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" in Chicago, at the Museum of Broadcast Communications.
"Schmigadoon!" — which was tied for the most nominations, with 12 — won Best Musical, and "Liberation" took home the honor of Best Play at the 2026 Tony Awards.
Today the James Beard Awards will be taking over the Lyric Opera of Chicago. This ceremony recognizes excellence in America’s food and restaurant industry.
Meteorologist Laura Bannon has your 11 a.m. First Alert Weather forecast for Monday, June 15, 2026.
Vice President JD Vance promised the details of the tentative peace deal with Iran will be made public this week. He said once the deal is signed, the Strait of Hormuz will reopen, and ships will be able to pass through without paying any fees. He was adamant the deal ensures Iran will never have a nuclear weapon.
It was a sight to be seen at the White House Sunday night, as President Trump hosted a UFC fight on the South Lawn.
Cicero town officials on Monday morning kicked off a $96 million flood relief program and announced the first round of funding.
Days after storms brought 13 tornadoes, utility crews were still working to restore power to customers who were still in the dark Monday morning.
Two men were hospitalized early Monday after being shot while sitting in a car in Chicago's Chatham community.
A fire broke out overnight Sunday into Monday in Chicago's Auburn Gresham community.
A man has been charged with a hate crime for allegedly attacking a 9-year-old boy and shouting a racial slur at him in west suburban Naperville on Saturday.
The James Beard Awards will be taking over the Lyric Opera of Chicago on Monday evening
The Crisis Alternative Response Evanston, or CARE, team responds to calls that, before July 2024, would have been lumped into police calls.
The system will provide all heating, cooling, and ventilation for the high school's new physical education facilities and contribute to the school system, saving the district nearly $400,000 a year.
The forecast for a summer reopening of West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park is growing cloudy, as negotiations continue between the owners and landlord, after the safety net hospital abruptly shuttered its doors in March.
The Obama Presidential Center has been built with sustainability literally in its foundation. But its infrastructure for clean energy, environmentalism and climate change resiliency will also help the communities around it on Chicago's South Side.
A driver in Carol Stream says a band of hungry squirrels caused nearly $30,000 in damage to three different luxury vehicles because of plant-based parts they view as a tasty snack.
The Golden Knights had taken a two-games-to-one lead in the Stanley Cup Finals, but Carolina came roaring back, winning three straight to take home their first championship since the 2005-2006 season.
The White Sox trailed 1-0 and had one hit before they smacked six straight hits off Dodgers starter Emmet Sheehan and reliever Jack Dreyer to open the sixth.
Logan Webb and Caleb Kilian combined on a seven-hitter and the San Francisco Giants beat the Chicago Cubs 5-1 to avoid a series sweep.
Pete Crow-Armstrong homered on the first pitch of the game and the Chicago Cubs hit two more home runs in a 6-1 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Saturday night.
The New York Knicks captured their first NBA championship since 1973 with a 94-90 win over the San Antonio Spurs in Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Saturday night.
A 17-year-old boy was facing murder charges Monday in an armed robbery and shooting that left a teen of the same age dead in Chicago's Wicker Park community.
Two men were hospitalized early Monday after being shot while sitting in a car in Chicago's Chatham community.
A SWAT response at an apartment building ended with people in custody in the west Chicago suburb of Addison early Sunday.
Police in Arlington Heights, Illinois, were searching for a man accused of sexually assaulting a girl at the top of a parking garage this weekend.
After the Knicks won the NBA title, the NYPD said dozens of rowdy fans climbed onto a row of school buses, ripped off the hoods, smashed windshields and lit one of fire.
