The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker over new state laws aimed at protecting immigrants at courthouses, hospitals and day cares.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson announced Tuesday he won't veto an alternative budget plan passed by City Council over the ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson on Tuesday declined to veto a $16.6 billion spending plan passed by his rivals, allowing it to go into ...

In "Becoming Bovino," our reporters travel to his hometown in North Carolina and to California, where he got his start in the U.S. Border Patrol.

The law bars immigration enforcement from taking place inside or within 1,000 feet of state courthouses. The federal government claims states can’t dictate where federal agents make arrests.

Each year, we look back at some of the biggest stories of the year. These are the people and moments that defined Chicago news in 2025. 🚨 Biggest story of the year: Federal immigration agents descend ...

Four Illinois members of Congress have been allowed into a suburban Chicago immigration processing center that's been at the ...

Today’s abusive federal and state actions stand to irreparably damage not only our immigrant communities but the whole city.

Crime in Chicago had already declined dramatically before any federal deployment occurred. The reductions extended beyond homicides to encompass most categories of violent crime. Furthermore, the ...

Phoenix convention-goers welcome DHS immigration raids to their cities while criticizing Democratic leaders who refuse to ...

Social media posts, advocates, attorneys note an increase in ICE arrests and activity in Columbus on Dec. 17 and 18, it is '1 ...

Daniel Biss accused agents of misconduct, saying the raids terrified communities, while Gregory Bovino defended them as ...