Illinois veteran on board Gaza aid flotilla intercepted by Israeli navy
Marine Corps veteran Jessica Clotfelter, from Windsor, Illinois, and other military veterans are on a boat called the Ohwaylah in the Mediterranean Sea, bound for Gaza.
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Marine Corps veteran Jessica Clotfelter, from Windsor, Illinois, and other military veterans are on a boat called the Ohwaylah in the Mediterranean Sea, bound for Gaza.
Pope Leo XIV has for the first time waded into an abortion dispute roiling the U.S. Catholic Church.
Chicago police are asking the public for information on the whereabouts of missing teen Lamarcus Adams, who went missing on Sept. 22.
Stakeholders discuss the concerns and successes of the SAFE-T Act two years into the new bail reform law in Illinois
In 2023, a statewide law removed cash from the decision-making process altogether. Instead, the Court took into account the crime, the defendant's criminal history and their risk to the community.
Lyons police said 27-year-old Joseph Davenport is the man who has been stealing packages from suburban homes for months. But because of the Illinois Safe-T Act, they cannot detain him with a misdemeanor theft charge.
Around noon on Tuesday, first responders were called out to an apartment near 127th and Central for reports of someone having a medical issue.
A family member had called police for a welfare check after not hearing from 60-year-old Gary and 59-year-old Holly Schmidt. Their son, 35-year-old Kevin Schmidt, who lived in the home with them, is now facing first-degree murder charges.
Broadview Police Chief Thomas Mills says ICE agents are breaking the law every day that the fence at the ICE facility is up, without a permit or permission.
For the first time in five years, the Cubs made their return to the postseason against the Padres as Game 1 kicked off on Tuesday.
The $1 million ticket for Monday's drawing was sold at the retail store, which will receive 1% of the prize for selling the ticket.
Five people are now facing federal charges stemming from ongoing protests outside this ICE facility in Broadview, including 70-year-old Dana Briggs, who was pushed to the ground by an agent on Saturday.
Over the past weeks, journalists and independent observers have visited the site of the facility daily to document ongoing ICE activity and protest, but on some occasions have been caught in the middle of clashes between federal agents and protesters.
The Chicago Cubs will take on the San Diego Padres in Game 1 of their first playoff series since 2020. Fans are hoping this will lead to another Champion.
The protesters were charged with assaulting a federal officer. Some of those protesters were released on Monday, while two were held in jail.
The men were charged with planning to open credit cards in the names of deceased individuals, including two former Illinois residents, the U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Illinois, said.
Teams of five with decorated bed frames raced on Walnut Street in West Town, all for a good cause.
CBS News Chicago reporter Asal Rezaei said she was turning away from the facility's fence when a masked agent shot a pepper ball at her truck.
Reporter Asal Rezaei said there was no active protest or protesters at the facility, and she was alone with no one around her at the time of the incident.
State police said the driver and only occupant of an SUV died after crashing into a park semi Saturday afternoon in Kane County.
It happened just before 3:30 p.m. on Interstate 90 eastbound near IL Route 31 at Milepost 54 in Almora.
Broadview officials said the profanity was used in a verbal comment between village police and ICE.
Village officials said that agents would deploy chemicals like tear gas and pepper spray against citizens, residents, and first responders.
Altmyer was 20-for-26 passing for 328 yards, helping Illinois bounce back from last weekend's 63-10 loss at Indiana.
Federal agents deployed pepper balls at 50 to 75 protesters standing outside the facility, despite the fencing.
