US appeals court sides with Trump administration on detaining immigrants without bond By Audrey McAvoy March 26, 2026 at 8:14 a.m. The U.S. can continue to detain immigrants without bond, an appeals court ruled on Wednesday,...
Chicago’s ‘Abolish ICE’ snowplow unveiled by Mayor Brandon Johnson as winner of annual contest By Jake Sheridan March 25, 2026 at 4:39 p.m. More than 9,000 people voted to rename one of six new Chicago snowplows "Abolish ICE"...
At ‘No Kings’ protests, clergy and protesters of faith plan to rally against Donald Trump By Angie Leventis Lourgos March 25, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. A diverse array of Chicago area religious leaders are gearing up to take part in...
Coalition wants special prosecutor named to review agents’ conduct during Operation Midway Blitz By Madeline Buckley March 12, 2026 at 3:48 p.m. A group of community members, organizations and politicians are petitioning for a special prosecutor to...
A Skokie woman said ICE detained her for nearly 48 hours after landing at O’Hare. But is it true? By Alice Yin March 11, 2026 at 8:36 p.m. A Skokie woman said ICE detained her for nearly 48 hours after landing at O’Hare....
Another Operation Midway Blitz defendant gets a deferred prosecution deal By Jason Meisner March 10, 2026 at 3:54 p.m. Federal prosecutors on Tuesday entered into a deferred prosecution agreement with a 19-year-old man accused...
Chesterton High School students break rules to protest ICE By Jim Woods March 9, 2026 at 2:13 p.m. Chesterton High School students know they will likely pay a price for walking out Monday...
Trump administration criticizes court rulings slowing immigration agenda in Supreme Court appeal By Lindsay Whitehurst March 9, 2026 at 1:20 p.m. The Trump administration is criticizing lower court judges who have slowed its efforts to strip...
Feds violated immigration court order, wrongly deported hundreds, court filing alleges By Laura Rodríguez Presa March 9, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. Attorneys say hundreds, if not thousands, of people arrested in the Chicago area could have...
Illinois 2026 GOP primary for governor features four candidates and one familiar face but big donors sit out By Rick Pearson March 8, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. The Republican primary for governor four years ago was impossible to miss with massive spending...
A $220 million ad blitz and a public split with President Trump mark the end of Kristi Noem’s DHS tenure By Rebecca Santana March 6, 2026 at 8:00 p.m. In the end, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem became the latest senior administration official to...
Kristi Noem’s firing is little comfort to Minneapolis residents struggling to recover from crackdown By Steve Karnowski March 6, 2026 at 7:23 p.m. Even though President Donald Trump’s administration scaled back the crackdown earlier, and the president fired...
‘Worse than a prison’: 911 calls, interviews reveal problems at ICE’s largest detention camp By Michael Biesecker March 6, 2026 at 7:52 a.m. Serious medical and mental health emergencies have been routine at the nation’s largest U.S. Immigration...