CHICAGO (WLS) — Mayor Brandon Johnson signed an executive order on Saturday morning, directing Chicago police to investigate any alleged illegal activity by federal immigration agents. During the…
Read more Johnson signs order directing CPD to investigate federal immigration agents’ alleged misconductWEST CHICAGO, Ill. (WLS) — An elementary school teacher’s social media post is drawing outrage from some parents in the west suburbs. The post was a comment in…
Read more West Chicago teacher’s ‘Go ICE’ post on social media draws outrage from school communityCHICAGO — President Donald Trump said he’s dropping – for now – his push to deploy National Guard troops in Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland, Oregon, a move…
Read more After legal setbacks, Trump says he’s dropping National Guard push in Chicago, other cities, for nowCHICAGO (WLS) — Someone fired shots at Customs and Border Patrol agents Chicago’s Southwest Side, the Department of Homeland Security said. A responding Chicago police officer was injured…
Read more Shots fired at Border Patrol agents during immigration operation in Little Village, DHS saysEVANSTON, Ill. (WLS) — Some faith and elected leaders in Evanston say they are deeply disturbed by the events involving federal agents on Friday. On Saturday, people stood…
Read more Evanston PD investigating after feds arrest 3 US citizens following crash during operation: mayorPALATINE, Ill. (WLS) — A north suburban police officer helped federal agents detain someone outside of a shopping plaza on Monday morning, officials said. Palatine police said officers…
Read more Palatine police officer helps federal agents detain someone, department saysCHICAGO (WLS) — “No Kings” organizers are expecting tens of thousands of people from the suburbs and city neighborhoods to participate in a peaceful protest Saturday beginning at…
Read more Thousands expected to gather for ‘No Kings’ protest in downtown Chicago SaturdayCHICAGO (WLS) — A federal operation on Chicago’s East Side led to a crash, followed by a pursuit, before the situation eventually spilled over into a nearby Walgreens.…
Read more Agents tackle US citizen after East Side operation leads to crash, spills into Walgreens: VIDEOCHICAGO (WLS) — The Trump administration federalizing 300 members of the Illinois National Guard, Gov. JB Pritzker said in a statement on Saturday. The White House later confirmed…
Read more Trump administration federalizing 300 National Guard members in Illinois, White House confirmsCHICAGO, Illinois — The Trump administration is looking to federalize 300 members of the Illinois National Guard, Gov. JB Pritzker said in a statement on Saturday. Pritzker said…
Read more Trump administration seeking to federalize 300 Illinois National Guard members, Governor saysCHICAGO (WLS) — Questions remain after the announcement that the federal government plans to send military personnel to the Chicago area. This news comes days after dozens of…
Read more Federal agents surround South Shore apartment building as DHS requests military deploymentCHICAGO (WLS) — Federal immigration agents swarmed downtown Chicago on Sunday afternoon, detaining multiple people. One of those incidents was caught on camera near Millennium Park, where Border…
Read more Federal agents detain multiple people downtown; anti-ICE protests held in Chicago, BroadviewBROADVIEW, Ill. (WLS) — There was an amplified presence of federal agents Saturday in Broadview after U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi posted on social media that the Trump…
Read more Anti-ICE protests continue at Broadview facility, downtown Chicago as federal presence growsBROADVIEW, Ill. (WLS) — Reps. Chuy Garcia and Delia Ramirez are expected to speak outside the Broadview Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing facility about recent operations in the…
Read more Officers appear to use pepper balls against protesters at Broadview ICE facility: LIVECHICAGO (WLS) — A large protest against immigration enforcement blocked traffic in downtown Chicago for hours on Tuesday evening. “We must organize. We must stay in the streets…
Read more Protest blocks downtown traffic after 4 arrested in Lawndale as part of operation ‘Midway Blitz’CHICAGO (WLS) — Immigrant advocates say they have already received a large volume of calls to their hotline about Immigration and Customs Enforcement encounters in the Chicago area…
Read more ICE confirms 4 Chicago-area arrests as Trump administration’s ‘Midway Blitz’ operation gets underwayCHICAGO (WLS) — Political retribution. That’s what Illinois U.S. Senator Dick Durbin describes as the only possible reason for the unprompted firing of immigration judges in Chicago and…
Read more Senator Durbin speaks out against ‘political’ firing of immigration judges in Chicago