WEST 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 nowIt’s a story repeating itself: Border Patrol agents flooding immigrant neighborhoods, showing dramatic force, storming Home Depot parking lots and preying on people at courthouses. Those arrests erupted…
Read more Chicago activists share blueprint for resisting Border Patrol: ‘Chicago clearly is front and center’As the Trump administration’s mass deportation raids begin their third month, their impact has stretched across the Chicago region and the nation. Political tensions have deepened, hundreds of…
Read more What to know about immigration enforcement raids in Chicago after 3 monthsFederal agents released preschool teacher Diana Patricia Santillana Galeano on Wednesday night, freeing the beloved local educator whose arrest at a North Center day care made international news.…
Read more Chicago day care teacher arrested by ICE released: ‘I am so grateful’CHICAGO (WLS) — A federal judge listened to arguments Wednesday for possibly extending restrictions on federal agents working in Chicago as part of Operation Midway Blitz. There was…
Read more Chicago judge hears challenge to federal agents’ use of force, ruling expected ahead of TRO expiringEVANSTON, 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: mayorCHICAGO (WLS) — Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem visited northwest Indiana Thursday, as Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker calls on DHS to pause immigration arrests over Halloween weekend. ABC7…
Read more DHS Secretary Noem rejects Gov. Pritzker’s calls for pause in immigration operations over HalloweenBarbers paused haircuts to look out windows and bakers in aprons peered out doorways along West 26th Street in Little Village to the sounds of whistles and chants…
Read more Students walk out of Little Village schools, hold march in protest of recent ICE activityPALATINE, 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) — Videos showed federal agents detaining people as immigration enforcement activity was reported across Chicago on Friday. At several North Side locations, federal agents making arrests…
Read more Immigration enforcement on North Side leads to tense confrontations, soft lockdowns at schoolsBOLINGBROOK, Ill. (WLS) — Federal immigration agents say they were attacked in the south suburbs on Sunday morning. Bolingbrook police said officers responded to the 100-block of Williamsburg…
Read more Federal immigration agents attacked while trying to arrest man in Bolingbrook, police sayCHICAGO (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: VIDEOBROADVIEW, Ill. (WLS) — Fencing around the ICE facility in Broadview is set to be removed soon. A judge ruled last week, that the fencing must come down…
Read more Fencing around Broadview ICE facility set to be removedBROADVIEW, Ill. (WLS) — As demonstrators kept their fight going outside the Broadview U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility on Saturday, at the same time, a court battle…
Read more Appeals court upholds ruling blocking Trump admin. from deploying National Guard in IllinoisNational Guard troops are positioned outside Chicago and could also be in Memphis by Friday, as President Donald Trump’s administration pushes ahead with an aggressive policy — whether…
Read more National Guard troops are outside Chicago and could be in Memphis soon in Trump’s latest deploymentCHICAGO (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 confirmsThe village of Broadview on Friday filed a federal lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security over the security fence constructed around the ICE detention facility that…
Read more Broadview challenges ICE security fence in federal courtCHICAGO, 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 says