Details on new ICE operation in Chicago
The Trump administration is launching immigration raids across Chicago as the president also threatens to send in the National Guard. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes has the latest.
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What we know about "Operation Midway Blitz"
The Trump administration on Monday announced a crackdown on undocumented immigrants with criminal records in Illinois dubbed "Operation Midway Blitz." CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang reports.
Trump downplays "war" comments about Chicago
President Trump on Monday continued to push for the deployment of National Guard troops to Chicago to crack down on crime. Meanwhile, the Department of Homeland Security announced that it is launching a new immigration operation in the Windy City. CBS News White House reporter Olivia Rinaldi has more.
DHS to use Navy base for federal agents
As Chicago braces for expanded Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids, the Homeland Security Department has asked the Pentagon to use a nearby military base to house hundreds of federal agents, according to an internal government memo. CBS immigration and politics reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez has more details.
Immigration crackdown targets Chicago
A boarded-up building in Chicago will soon be a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing facility. This is part of the Trump administration's expanding crackdown on immigration. Plus, a Navy base in Chicago could be used to accommodate federal agents ahead of a possible deployment. CBS News Chicago's Darius Johnson reports, and CBS News immigration and politics reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez has more.
Latest on Trump plan for troops in Chicago
President Trump said Tuesday that National Guard troops would go into Chicago over crime in the city, but didn't specify when. CBS News White House reporter Olivia Rinaldi has more.
Pritzker, Johnson address Trump's troop plan
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson spoke Tuesday about President Trump's plan to send National Guard troops to the Second City in an effort to crack down on crime.
Johnson signs executive order against possible deployment of federal agents to Chicago
The signing of the "Protecting Chicago Initiative" comes amid growing concerns of federal agents arriving in the city as soon as Friday.
A 9-year-old boy set up a stand that offers free compliments. It became a hit.
Nine-year-old Ethan Wargo of Sycamore, Illinois, opened a "compliment stand" this summer. It's like a refreshment stand — just for your self-esteem.
Pritzker on possible U.S. troops in Chicago
The Trump administration is expected to soon launch major immigration operations in Chicago against the wishes of Democratic Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe sat down with Pritzker to get more of his perspective.
Unpacking Illinois' new police reform law
Illinois is now requiring police recruits to allow background records like previous performance reviews to be released in order to be hired by a new department in the state. It's a new policy in light of the police shooting of an unarmed woman in her home last year. Anna Schecter reports.
Sonya Massey Act signed into law in Illinois
Illinois passed the Sonya Massey Act this week, a new law requiring more thorough background checks before hiring police officers. CBS News' Anna Schecter has the details.
Illinois law signed to reform police hiring
More than one year after a woman was shot and killed by a now-former sheriff's deputy in Illinois, the state's governor has signed a new law meant to reform police hiring. JB Pritzker this week signed the Sonya Massey Act into law, which requires more thorough background checks before hiring new police officers in the state. CBS News senior coordinating producer Anna Schecter reports.
Gov. JB Pritzker signs Sonya Massey Act, reforming police hiring in Illinois
Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday is expected to sign new legislation requiring more thorough background checks before hiring police officers, a law inspired by the shooting death of Sonya Massey.
As Texas pushes plan to add 5 new GOP House seats, other states may follow
California may follow Texas' lead and redraw congressional districts for partisan advantage ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
Helicopter crashes into barge on Mississippi River, killing 2
The helicopter ran into a powerline and crashed Thursday morning on the Mississippi River, officials said.
Can the Texas GOP force Democrats back?
For the second day in a row, Texas state Democrats have denied their Republican colleagues a quorum to hold a vote on a new congressional map. CBS News reporter Karen Hua has the latest.
Illinois Gov. Pritzker joins Texas Democrats in fight against redistricting plan
Gov. Greg Abbott has since vowed to take steps to remove Democratic lawmakers from their seats.
Rep. Ro Khanna backs Gen Z progressive in Illinois congressional race
Rep. Ro Khanna of California endorsed 26-year-old influencer Kat Abughazaleh in the race for retiring Rep. Jan Schakowsky's seat.
A rare look at Old Joliet Prison
Noel Brennan of CBS Chicago goes inside the former Illinois State Penitentiary in Joliet, Illinois. Built in the 1850s, the notorious prison was in use until 2002.
The Fight for Melissa
A day care worker says she loved kids, yet she's in prison for killing one. If she didn't do it, why did she confess? "48 Hours"' Erin Moriarty has the latest in the Melissa Calusinski case.
Restored grasslands home to bison herd in Illinois
Two hours west of Chicago is the Nachusa Grasslands, replanted by the Nature Conservancy. Noel Brennan reports on the restored prairie and the animals that graze there.
Tlaib scolds lawmakers at hearing: "Shame on us"
Michigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib chastised the Democratic governors testifying at a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing on "sanctuary cities" for their apparent inaction during federal immigration raids and events that led to family separations.
Democratic governors testify at House hearing
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and New York Gov. Kathy Hochul gave their opening statements at a House hearing on sanctuary cities. They criticized the Trump administration's immigration crackdown and deportation tactics. Watch their remarks.
Teacher retires after decades on the job
Nancy Tusek, a third-grade teacher in suburban Chicago, is calling it a career after years of lessons. Noel Brennan of CBS Chicago has the story.
Israeli election exit polls show race headed toward stalemate
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