As the Trump administration has begun enacting mass deportations in recent weeks, activists and public officials in Chicago have been scaling up protections for immigrants. Both Chicago Mayor Brandon ...

Imprisoned former Ald. Edward M. Burke's Burnham Committee gave the money to a fund for Justice Joy V. Cunningham days after ...

DuPagePads officials say they’ve seen the number of homeless people they’re working with growing since the pandemic as the ...

In its lawsuit, filed Thursday, the U.S. Department of Justice says Chicago’s Welcoming City Act, Cook County’s Ordinance ...

Illinois companies announced 2,342 mass layoffs in January 2025, according to state reports. More than 9-in-10 job cuts ...

The Trump administration sued officials in Illinois, Chicago and Cook County on Thursday over policies that limit cooperation ...

Federal officials are asking a judge to bar the Illinois, Chicago, Cook County and the Cook County Sheriff from using local ...

The lawsuit is the latest indication that the Trump administration, which is attempting to strip self-proclaimed sanctuary ...

Illinois man Mekyell Brown-Champion was arrested after a car chase on I-65 starting from a reported robbery in Scott County, ...

President Donald Trump’s Justice Department is suing Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, arguing their Democratic ...