Pritzker slams feds’ silence on fatal ICE shooting in Franklin Park
A witness told the Chicago Sun-Times that ICE has put out an inaccurate account of the shooting and questioned whether Villegas-Gonzalez’s death will be properly investigated.
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Head Start preschool remains open to all regardless of immigration status, two judges rule
Head Start preschool programs will continue to welcome all immigrant children regardless of legal status, federal judges ruled in two separate lawsuits this week, blocking efforts by the Trump administration to restrict enrollment.
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Jim Edgar, former Illinois governor, dies at 79
Jim Edgar, a Republican, served two-terms as Illinois governor from 1991 to 1999. He announced this year that he was being treated for pancreatic cancer. Asked how he would be remembered, Edgar told columnist Fran Spielman: “He was a good, good public servant.”
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U.S. Steel will move processing from Metro East to Indiana and Pennsylvania
U.S. Steel has opted to process the slabs where they are being produced at the Mon Valley Works just outside Pittsburgh and Gary Works in Gary, Indiana.
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President Trump launches long-promised Chicago deportation campaign, dubbed ‘Operation Midway Blitz’
In a post on the social media platform X, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said the operation would target undocumented immigrants who have sought refuge in Illinois and Chicago.
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ACLU of Illinois sounds off on civil liberties in Bloomington and beyond
The American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois is responding to multiple civil liberties issues across the state, including the possibility of a camera company illegally sharing its data with federal immigration enforcement.
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Durbin, Duckworth locked out from meeting with DHS officials about Trump’s immigration enforcement plan
Federal immigration agents will be using office and parking space at Naval Station Great Lakes in North Chicago starting Friday through Oct. 5.
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Durbin, Duckworth ask feds for details of Trump’s Chicago deployment plan
In a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and FBI Director Kash Patel, the two Illinois Democrats call the effort a “political game” that is justifying sending troops to American cities, “while wasting limited resources and harming local communities.”
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Flash-bang grenades and early morning raids: How Trump is planning to target Chicago
Hundreds of federal agents are being sent to a suburban naval base from Los Angeles, where an immigration blitz spurred protests that pushed President Trump to call in the National Guard.
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Trump administration targets Illinois in-state tuition for immigrant students lacking legal status
Federal officials allege the practice violates federal law and discriminates against U.S. citizens living in other states.
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Trump administration readying ‘ramped up’ deportation campaign for Chicago next week
As the White House gears up plans for a major deportation effort in the city and potential deployment of National Guard troops, Mayor Brandon Johnson and police Supt. Larry Snelling stressed that Chicago cops won’t assist ICE agents who attempt to conduct raids.
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Trump’s planned Chicago blitz would use naval base to house ICE agents, possibly National Guard
Federal agents would operate out of Naval Station Great Lakes near North Chicago through September, according to an email from a Navy captain.
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In court, hallucinations can overshadow A.I.’s promise in closing ‘access to justice’ gap
A Central Illinois attorney has been sanctioned after filing a brief written partially by artificial intelligence that cited several “hallucinated,” or non-existent, cases.
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McLean County judge holds man in custody in homicide of unborn child case
A man from Normal accused of slipping abortion drugs to his girlfriend to prompt a miscarriage against her wishes will remain in custody as he awaits trial.
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Pritzker announces ‘first of its kind’ legal hotline for LGBTQ+ Illinoisans
Illinois Pride Connect will come online Monday, offering advice on health care access, identifying documents, housing, government benefits and safety concerns.
