A Chicago-area judge has ruled that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers can be arrested at Cook County courthouses if they violate his orders and arrest a migrant without a warrant.
Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker and New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani issued fiery statements opposing President Donald Trump's escalating threats to deploy federal troops into the largely Democratic cities, a continuation of his weaponization of the government against his opponents.
City and state leaders pilloried the Trump administration for planning to home in on Chicago — the third most populous city in the United States — as the next target for a military deployment in the name of addressing crime, immigration and homelessness, calling the idea unlawful and unnecessary.
The Supreme Court on Thursday declined to put on hold a new Illinois law that would ban high-power semiautomatic weapons like the one used in the mass killing of seven people at a 2022 parade in a Chicago suburb.
CHICAGO (CBS) – Chicago's lakefront may be one of the city's biggest gems, but the city says the water, shoreline, and Chicago River contain a dangerous chemical known to cause harm to humans and the environment.
CHICAGO — Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot lost her bid for re-election Tuesday, ending her historic run as the city’s first Black woman and first openly gay person to serve in the position.
One in 20 tap water tests performed for thousands of Chicago residents found lead, a neurotoxin, at or above US government limits, according to a Guardian analysis of a City of Chicago data trove.
