Duckworth, Durbin split on government shutdown vote in Senate
Typically in lockstep, Illinois Senators Tammy Duckworth and Dick Durbin split in how they voted on the measure in the Senate to end the government shutdown.
Chicago police chase stolen ambulance through West Side
A driver led Chicago police on a wild chase through the West Side Friday afternoon after stealing an ambulance from Loretto Hospital.
Duckworth again calls for task force to investigate use of force in Chicago
Senator Tammy Duckworth sent another letter to the DHS Inspector General Friday, saying there is not enough urgency in honoring her request for an investigation into use of force by immigration agents in Chicago.
Teen hit by bullet while sleeping in Joliet, police say
Joliet police are investigating after a 17-year-old boy was struck by a bullet while sleeping in his bed early Friday morning.
1 in custody after shooting prompts large police response in Wheeling
Wheeling police said one person is in custody after a shooting prompted a large police response Thursday afternoon
Preliminary injunction strictly curbs federal agents' use of force
A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction against federal immigration agents' use of force during Operation Midway Blitz, telling lawyers for the Trump administration she found their evidence "simply not credible."
Pope Leo calls for "deep reflection" on treatment of migrants
Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV called for "deep reflection" when reacting to news that federal agents refused to allow faith leaders inside the Broadview ICE facility to give people holy communion.
ICE detains teacher at Chicago daycare, preschool in North Center
ICE agents detaining a female teacher inside a North Center daycare Wednesday morning, in front of children.
Massive fire engulfs Albany Park apartment building
A massive fire engulfed an apartment building in Albany Park Tuesday afternoon.
Dear Margaret in Lakeview closes permanently after fire
The popular Chicago restaurant Dear Margaret is closing its Lakeview location permanently after their landlord sold the building after a fire.
Where to find food, help in the Chicago area as SNAP benefits lapse
As SNAP benefits lapse amid the ongoing government shutdown, these food banks, mutual aid groups, community organizations and more are working to make sure Illinoisans can still feed their families.
Pritzker asks to pause immigration enforcement for Halloween; Noem says "No"
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker called on DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and President Trump to pause Operation Midway Blitz in Chicago for the Halloween weekend, saying the state's families deserve "a break."
Scuffle between federal agents, men spills into Gurnee high school
A scuffle between federal agents and a person they were trying to arrest spilled into a high school in north suburban Gurnee Thursday morning, school officials said.
Ruben Torres, detained father of cancer-fighting teen, granted release
A judge granted bond to Ruben Torres, a detained immigrant and the father of a teenage girl fighting Stage 4 cancer, as his deportation case makes it way through the system.
Appeals court pauses order requiring daily meetings between CBP commander, judge
A federal appeals court granted a request from the Justice Department to pause an order that requires Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino to have daily meetings with a federal judge.