Durbin Visits Separated Migrant Children In Care Of Chicago Charity
The Heartland Alliance is providing care for 66 children brought to Chicago in the last few weeks, specifically because of the Trump administration's zero tolerance policy.
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The Heartland Alliance is providing care for 66 children brought to Chicago in the last few weeks, specifically because of the Trump administration's zero tolerance policy.
House Republicans are moving forward with two immigration bills aimed at keeping families together after illegal border crossings.
What signs asked for, local students demanded during the rally.
"Congress by now should have passed a law to ban them. Period."
During the president's first official State of the Union address Tuesday, Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin says he'll be focused on what Trump has to say about immigration.
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) is standing by his account of the now infamous meeting with President Donald Trump, in which the president allegedly made vulgar and racist comments while discussing immigration.
Chicago has a Haitian-American population estimated at 50,000.
Sen. Durbin and Rep. Schakowsky traveled to Southeast Asia to see the oppression facing the Rohingya communities.
"Clearly he has established a body of evidence, and many of those elements are going to be used against him," Durbin said.
Durbin says the echoes of 1974 are becoming louder and louder.
The vote was 51-49, largely along party lines. Not a single Democrat voted in favor of the legislation,
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin said he hopes Republican members of the Illinois congressional delegation "stand up and say no" to GOP tax plans he believes would harm most Illinois taxpayers.
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin said the first indictments in the Russia probe are troubling for the nation.
"You're not helping us solve the murder problem in the city of Chicago by taking away these federal funds," Durbin said.
Durbin called Trump's criticism of Corker a mistake, and said it will make more Republicans question whether the president will support them.
President Trump's hardline stance on illegal immigration could mean the end of DACA.
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin said President Donald Trump has to stop trying to put white supremacists and those who oppose them on the same level.
Durbin said he and Sen. Tammy Duckworth have tried to convince Rauner to publicly weigh in on the GOP plan to repeal and replace Obamacare.
"Here's a simple answer: why don't we get together? A bipartisan approach," U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin said.
President Trump said he and Russian President Putin agreed their countries would work on a cyber-security network -- then walked it back. WBBM's Craig Dellimore reports.
Illinois elected officials took to social media to praise first responders and express condolences to Congressman Steve Scalise, who was shot in Virginia.
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin says Sessions' testimony is headline news "because there's so much controversy involved in this administration."
"President Trump is in dangerous territory. What we are facing now is a question of whether there's obstruction of justice," Durbin said.
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin said cooperation on the spending bill could be a good sign for health care negotiations.
Wednesday was a very important morning for more than 100 people celebrating their first hours as U.S. citizens.
Heavy rain and storms are prompting a flood watch in the Chicago area on Saturday.
Three men were shot during a fight in River North early Saturday morning.
Hao-Yu Lee and Riley Greene each hit a two-run homer in a five-run eighth inning as the Detroit Tigers rallied from six down to beat the Chicago White Sox 11-8.
Meet a couple who say what began as a message from above is helping some wonderful people down on the farm.
A popular option for Bears fans to get to Soldier Field on game days is back this season after it was temporarily discontinued last year.
Fuel prices continue to climb across the country, and that has U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Illinois) pointing the finger at President Trump.
Americans are optimistic about scientific advances in AI, but concerned that AI may take jobs.
The vice president headlines a Council Bluffs rally Friday, his second Iowa stop this year. He's been one of the GOP's most visible midterm surrogates, with trips to Kansas, Wisconsin and Ohio.
Following more attacks on tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, Trump said he'll make a "big decision" on whether to "annihilate" Iran's leadership.
A day after Mayor Brandon Johnson's revised renter protection ordinance got the backing of a key City Council committee, a group of aldermen advanced a dueling proposal, setting up a potential showdown next week.
Fuel prices continue to climb across the country, and that has U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Illinois) pointing the finger at President Trump.
Nicor customers will get a break on their bills this fall after Illinois Attorney General Kwame Roul reached an agreement with the utility to cut $140 million from its requested rate hike.
Drivers in Chicago and beyond were paying the highest gas prices ever recorded for the Labor Day holiday as millions of Americans were making their way home on Monday.
Around 115 million domestic and international tourists visited Illinois last year, pushing visitor spending past $50 billion for the first time and generating more than $88 billion in total economic impact.
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul filed a lawsuit Thursday against ABC Plumbing, Heating, Cooling & Electric Inc., alleging deceptive business practices.
Nearly half of Americans with medical debt owe at least $2,000, forcing them to make tough choices, new research shows.
A judge on Tuesday was expected to place two shuttered Chicago-area safety-net hospitals into receivership.
Cardinal Blase Cupich and a group of Catholic nuns have joined a federal lawsuit challenging Illinois' Medical Aid in Dying law, which is set to take effect in just over a week.
Flies have been everywhere this summer in the Chicago area, and some of them bite. But why is this happening?
Prime Healthcare is drawing criticism after announcing it will stop obstetrics services at three Chicago-area hospitals.
The future of Rate Field was back in the spotlight on Wednesday.
Plans for a new Chicago White Sox stadium in the South Loop have residents near the existing ballpark in Bridgeport concerned, not just because the team might be leaving, but also what might be coming nearby.
A new report from the University of Illinois Chicago said federal immigration enforcement led to $1.26 billion in unspent money at retail establishments and restaurants in Cook County.
Around 115 million domestic and international tourists visited Illinois last year, pushing visitor spending past $50 billion for the first time and generating more than $88 billion in total economic impact.
A new Whole Foods Market is coming to Chicago's Old Town neighborhood.
Duncan Sheik died on Thursday night, his family said.
Aaron Rowe, Beoga, Lukas Graham and Finneas all released statements Tuesday on Instagram saying they were withdrawing from Ed Sheeran's tour.
Performer Macklemore is being dropped from Ed Sheeran's Loop tour after making on-stage statements that some found controversial.
Dubbed the "Designer to the Stars," Bob Mackie won nine Emmy Awards, a Tony Award and was nominated for three Oscars.
The stage was set and the air was humid as rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, took the stage for the first of two Chicago concerts at Soldier Field Thursday night.
Meteorologist Mary Kay Kleist is tracking flooding in Chicago.
Chief meteorologist Albert Ramon has the latest First Alert Weather forecast.
Meet a couple who say what began as a message from above is helping some wonderful people down on the farm. Sherri and Damion Navarro had never planted anything in their lives, but that all changed in 2020 as a thought began to blossom.
A popular option for Bears fans to get to Soldier Field on game days is back this season after it was temporarily discontinued last year.
A Chicago police officer who survived a shooting at Swedish Hospital earlier this year made his first public appearance on Friday evening at a fundraiser to support his recovery.
Heavy rain and storms are prompting a flood watch in the Chicago area on Saturday.
Three men were shot during a fight in River North early Saturday morning.
A Chicago police officer who survived a shooting at Swedish Hospital earlier this year made his first public appearance on Friday evening at a fundraiser to support his recovery.
Meet a couple who say what began as a message from above is helping some wonderful people down on the farm.
A popular option for Bears fans to get to Soldier Field on game days is back this season after it was temporarily discontinued last year.
The village of Grayslake is touting a new massive data center, but neighbors say they weren't given an opportunity to make their voices heard before the project was approved.
A Cicero woman is suing Uber and a driver after the driver allegedly sexually assaulted her. She and her boyfriend said Uber hired him despite the driver having a criminal background.
Both hospitals were supposed to be placed in receivership, but after five hours of closed-door negotiations on Tuesday, it is still unclear what the future holds for both hospitals.
Chicago police crime data show 255 reported crimes in the last two years on the two blocks where the former Hard Rock and Rainforest cafés sit vacant. Neighbors have been calling the city about the alley between them for six years.
A three-year effort by the Cook County Sheriff's Office to help bring down crime on the Magnificent Mile in downtown Chicago appears to be working.
Hao-Yu Lee and Riley Greene each hit a two-run homer in a five-run eighth inning as the Detroit Tigers rallied from six down to beat the Chicago White Sox 11-8.
Jose Trevino lined a two-run single to right field with the bases loaded in the seventh inning and the Cincinnati Reds rallied for a 6-4 victory over the Chicago Cubs.
With heavy rain in the forecast on Saturday night, the White Sox have moved up their game against the Detroit Tigers.
Munetaka Murakami hit his team-leading 32nd home run as the Chicago White Sox tied with Cleveland for first place in the AL Central with a 3-1 win over the Detroit Tigers.
Chicago Bears starting right tackle Darnell Wright returned to practice in a limited fashion on Thursday, a day after missing practice with a knee injury, but it's the defense that's getting some renewed focus after a rough opener against the Panthers.
A man was found dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound after firing shots at an Indiana State Police trooper and fleeing the scene on Friday afternoon in rural LaPorte County.
A second person has been charged with killing a man by pushing him out of a moving CTA Red Line train last week on the South Side.
Darreon Plummer's flight to Washington state after Da'J Flowers was killed was itself evidence he committed the crime, the judge said, rejecting a defense request for electronic monitoring.
Inside the home, owned by Eugene Horsch and connected to his father, R.C. Horsch, authorities have found a trove of digital images, a so-called laboratory of chemicals and a small marijuana grow operation.
Three girls have been charged with threatening a school in the west Chicago suburb of Addison, with two of them making a video depicting a shooting at the school, authorities announced Wednesday.