Woman fighting to get fiancé out of ICE detention center loses $10K to scammer
Yadira Chavez said her 2-year-old girl and a 7-month-old baby depend on their dad and her fiancé, Giovani Flores Garcia, immensely.
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Yadira Chavez said her 2-year-old girl and a 7-month-old baby depend on their dad and her fiancé, Giovani Flores Garcia, immensely.
Federal agents detained 37 people in an immigration raid in Chicago's South Shore neighborhood, and the Department of Homeland Security claims it was targeting members of an infamous Venezuelan gang.
Judge Carla Espinoza set Ramón Morales Reyes' bond at $7,500 during a brief hearing at immigration court in Chicago.
Among those partying at the club in Colorado Springs were some members of the U.S. military.
A total of 40% of those The Resurrection Project has helped buy a home, CBS News Chicago is told, have been undocumented.
The Trump administration cut all federal dollars that provided migrants any legal help.
The House Oversight Committee is investigating sanctuary city policies protecting undocumented immigrants.
Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez (25th) said the fear is heightened that Immigration and Customs Enforcement will target schools, hospitals, and churches.
Hundreds of "illegal immigrant criminals" in the U.S. were arrested and hundreds more flown out of the country on military aircraft, the White House said.
One change approved by the Evanston City Council prohibits the sharing of city databases or information with federal immigration authorities.
The ordinance was updated in the interest of trying to protect undocumented immigrants.
Bankrolling mass deportation would be costly. It would also require a lot more manpower.
It is a change that seeks to reduce the stigma around driving without citizenship, and to make the roads across the state safer.
For more than a decade, undocumented immigrants have been able to drive legally in Illinois so long as they passed their road test and had proof of insurance. As CBS 2's Sabrina Franza reports, this new law takes things one step further by changing the look and language of their former licenses.
The law, which went into effect Monday, is a change that seeks to reduce the stigma around driving without citizenship, and to make the roads across the state safer. CBS 2's Sabrina Franza reports.
The Biden administration's program will benefit unauthorized immigrants with American citizen spouses, if they have lived in the U.S. for at least 10 years.
Activists are calling on President Joe Biden to grant them the same legal status that asylum seekers who arrived more recently are receiving.
Some long-undocumented immigrants are calling on President Joe Biden to grant them the same legal status that asylum seekers wo arrived more recently are receiving. CBS 2's Marybel Gonzalez reports.
The Biden administration said it would grant nearly half a million Venezuelan migrants temporary protective status, which will allow them to live and work in the U.S. legally.
President Joe Biden recently decided to provide a fast track for newly arrived Venezuelan migrants to work in the U.S. legally. On Monday, a group rallied in Pilsen to ask that the same benefit be extended to others. CBS 2 Investigator Megan Hickey had more on the demands for the nearly half a million undocumented people already living in Illinois.
President Joe Biden recently decided to provide a fast track for newly arrived Venezuelan migrants to work in the U.S. legally. On Monday, a group rallied in Pilsen to ask that the same benefit be extended to others. CBS 2 Investigator Megan Hickey had more on the demands for the nearly half a million undocumented people already living in Illinois.
The U.S. will set up migrant processing centers in Latin America, increase deportations and expand legal migration pathways to reduce the number of unlawful border crossings.
An Amazon truck rolled over on an entrance ramp to Interstate 65 in Crown Point, Indiana, on Sunday morning.
Saint Patrick High School in Chicago's Portage Park neighborhood finished third in Class 3A last year in what was a historic moment for the basketball program — marking their first ever trip to Champaign.
A Chicago church is looking toward a new beginning in a new part of the city's South Side after its old location burned down on Thanksgiving Day last year.
No one was seriously hurt late Saturday after a car hit a CTA bus on Chicago's Near West Side.
Two people were killed early Sunday when the car in which they were traveling crashed into a support column under the Eisenhower Expressway on the Near West Side and caught fire.
It's the second time in as many weeks that government funding has lapsed as Democrats and the White House remain at an impasse over immigration enforcement policies.
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle is seeking a fifth term in office and is facing off against longtime Chicago Ald. Brendan Reilly (42nd) in the Democratic primary.
A federal judge has ruled that President Donald Trump's administration cannot pull back $600 million in public health grants allocated to four Democratic-led states, including Illinois, for now.
President Trump pardoned five former NFL players - one posthumously - for crimes ranging from perjury to drug trafficking.
From Kat Abughazaleh to Jason Friedman, some surprising names lead in fundraising in Illinois' primary elections.
This week marks Identity Theft Awareness Week, and Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza emphasized some safety tips Monday for avoiding and dealing with identity theft.
A controversial data center in Naperville, Illinois, could be the cause to pack a city council meeting there on Tuesday night.
Police in the west Chicago suburb of Geneva are warning of a scam involving spoofed phone numbers.
Protesters on Tuesday were cranking up the heat on Peoples Gas over a recently proposed rate hike that would add an additional $10 to $11 a month to utility bills.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
The Trump administration's new discounted drug platform isn't a game-changer for consumers, health care experts said.
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital announced this week that it is planning to open a new pediatric hospital in the west Chicago suburb of Downers Grove.
It has been nearly six years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and one of the many questions doctors are still working to answer concerns the long-term effects.
Leaders from Cook County, the Illinois Department of Human Services, and the Greater Chicago Food Depository denounced changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program on Wednesday.
The University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center has received a grant from The Ralph Lauren Corporate Foundation for a new cancer center.
With his name now hanging in the rafters, former Chicago Bulls guard Derrick Rose is helping the United Center with its major redevelopment.
A potential bidding war is taking shape for the Daily Herald, the newspaper of record for suburban Chicago.
A Near West Side diner known for drawing in Blackhawks fans and players is up for sale.
January may be the coldest time of the year, but Chicago is already looking forward to summer farmers' markets.
A development proposal issued this month calls for the replacement of a building housing a Giordiano's pizzeria in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood with a new mixed-use building with 28 residential units.
"Dawson's Creek" and "Varsity Blues" star James Van Der Beek has died at 48 years old.
The 31-year-old Puerto Rican artist Bad Bunny took the stage on Sunday dressed in all white, donning a jersey with his last name, Ocasio, and the number 64.
Brad Arnold, the founder and lead singer of the 3 Doors Down has died following "his courageous battle with cancer," the rock band announced Saturday on social media.
Bad Bunny took the stage at halftime for the 2026 Super Bowl. Here's who else performed at Super Bowl 60.
Gamers across the world can now recreate drone strikes in Ukraine from the comfort of their own home, with this newly released game.
Cubs manager Craig Counsell said the plan is to let their players have some freedom, challenging balls and strikes in Cactus League games this spring. Matt Zahn reports from Cubs spring training.
Saint Patrick High School in Chicago’s Portage Park neighborhood finished third in Class 3A last year in what was a historic moment for the basketball program — and this season, coach Mike Bailey celebrated his 700th win. Jori Parys reports.
Suzanne Le Mignot’s cats, Luce and Luna, were glued to the TV when the Super Bowl is on, and Mary Kay Kleist was inspired how Chicago was lit up for Valentine’s Day.
Meteorologist Mary Kay Kleist has your 7 a.m. First Alert Weather forecast for Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026.
A Chicago church is looking toward a new beginning in a new part of the city's South Side after its old location burned down on Thanksgiving Day last year. Asal Rezaei reports.
Two people were killed early Sunday when a car crashed into a support column under the Eisenhower Expressway.
No one was seriously hurt late Saturday after a car hit a CTA bus on Chicago's Near West Side.
A Chicago church is looking toward a new beginning in a new part of the city's South Side after its old location burned down on Thanksgiving Day last year.
An Amazon truck rolled over on an entrance ramp to Interstate 65 in Crown Point, Indiana, on Sunday morning.
Tamika Odeh, 44, is accused of putting an 8-year-old student in a chokehold at Parker Elementary School last year.
A state lawmaker is joining the growing call for accountability from the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services about past abuse allegations before an 8-year-old boy's murder.
Chicago's rodent problem is well known, but a new pilot program testing rat birth control to curb the population in problem areas is underway to help rein it in.
From Kat Abughazaleh to Jason Friedman, some surprising names lead in fundraising in Illinois' primary elections.
The move means the United States Environmental Protection Agency will no longer regulate greenhouse gases emitted from sources like cars, trucks and power plants.
CBS News Chicago is tracking what led to the death of an 8-year-old boy in Round Lake Beach and whether state officials were aware of any red flags before his murder.
Saint Patrick High School in Chicago's Portage Park neighborhood finished third in Class 3A last year in what was a historic moment for the basketball program — marking their first ever trip to Champaign.
Cubs manager Craig Counsell said the plan is to let their players have some freedom, challenging balls and strikes in Cactus League games this spring.
Northwestern, which led second-ranked Michigan by 16 points at home before losing 87-75 on Wednesday, was up eight on the Huskers in the first half.
A 19-game improvement last season saw a lot of White Sox players make their Major League debuts, and one of the team's top prospects is working for that same opportunity this year.
While their overall expectations might be much different, both the Cubs and White Sox are looking to make noticeable improvements in 2026 as they ramp up spring training in Arizona.
The FBI and sheriff's department have been investigating the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, the mother of "Today" show co-host Savannah Guthrie, for nearly two weeks.
A bustling downtown neighborhood has been left on edge after a brutal armed robbery in broad daylight. West Loop leaders and business owners were speaking out on Friday about the attack.
President Trump pardoned five former NFL players - one posthumously - for crimes ranging from perjury to drug trafficking.
Authorities on Thursday released the first physical description of a male suspect wanted in connection with the Arizona disappearance of Nancy Guthrie.
A man pleaded guilty Thursday to the murders of two brothers — both of them U.S. Marines — in Cicero, Illinois, more than three decades ago.
