Riot Fest 2025: Schedule, lineup, opening time and more
Riot Fest 2025 has begun. Here's all you need to know, from the schedule to the best way to get to Douglass Park for the music festival's 20th anniversary.
Transportation secretary threatens to pull CTA funding over safety concerns
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is threatening to pull federal funding to the Chicago Transit Authority over safety concerns.
Protesters arrested amid clashes with feds outside Broadview ICE facility
Federal agents deployed tear gas and pepper balls several times after protesters blocked vehicles from leaving the facility.
Lincoln Middle School assistant principal killed in Berwyn shooting
One of the three people killed in a shooting outside a Berwyn middle school has been identified as the school's assistant principal.
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Duckworth demands ICE to stop using Hines VA Hospital parking lot
Senator Tammy Duckworth penned a letter to the secretary of veterans affairs, opposing the use of Hines VA Hospital property as staging for immigration enforcement agents.
Chicago students protest ICE outside Trump Tower
Chicago students walked out of class and traveled downtown to protest increased immigration arrests and enforcement outside of Trump Tower.
2 U.S. citizens among 7 detained in early morning ICE raid in Elgin
Several people were detained in an early morning ICE raid in Elgin, Illinois, Tuesday, which was shared on social media by DHS Secretary Kristi Noem.
Man charged with arson for Round Lake house fire
The Lake County sheriff said a man has been arrested and charged with arson for a house fire in Round Lake Monday.
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem visits Chicago area amid ICE operations
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem visited the Chicago area amid increased ICE operations the Trump administration dubbed "Operation Midway Blitz."
Round Lake house fire prompts large response
A house is on fire in Round Lake, Illinois, prompting a major response from first responders.
Pritzker signs executive order protecting Illinois vaccine access
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed an executive order last week to protect state residents' access to COVID and other vaccines in the fall respiratory virus season.
West Chicago ICE raids caught on video, schools lock outer doors
Videos circulating on social media showed ICE agents raiding neighborhoods and making arrests in West Chicago, Illinois, Monday morning.
ICE agent dragged during fatal Franklin Park shooting out of hospital
The ICE agent who was injured in Franklin Park, Illinois, after being dragged by a car has been released from the hospital, Homeland Security officials said.
Cicero police seek to identify men regarding death investigation
Cicero police are asking for the public's help after a man was found dead in a home in late August.
Mother of woman shot, killed in South Loop fight wants justice
The mother of a woman who was shot and killed during a fight in the South Loop Monday wants justice for her daughter.