Illinois State Police investigating fatal ICE shooting of Silverio Villegas González in Franklin Park By Jeremy Gorner May 5, 2026 at 9:46 p.m. Franklin Park asked Illinois State Police to investigate the fatal ICE shooting in the suburb...
Pentagon watchdog to review cost and effectiveness of National Guard deployments to Chicago, other cities By Jeremy Gorner May 5, 2026 at 7:29 p.m. U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois requested an inspector general examination of National Guard deployment...
Gov. Pritzker urges criminal investigations of federal immigration agents after Illinois panel releases report By Olivia Olander April 30, 2026 at 9:19 p.m. Gov. JB Pritzker last fall tasked the Illinois Accountability Commission with fact-finding about Operation Midway...
Marimar Martinez testifies at Illinois commission: ‘I just acted like any human being’ By Olivia Olander April 28, 2026 at 6:48 p.m. Marimar Martínez testified at the final hearing of the Illinois Accountability Commission, which examined the...
Illinois commission in final stretch of hearings on Operation Midway Blitz as Katie Abraham’s mother testifies By Olivia Olander April 27, 2026 at 7:04 p.m. Gov. JB Pritzker launched a commission to scrutinize federal immigration agents’ actions during the Trump...
Lawsuit over National Guard deployment in Illinois runs out of steam, judge dismisses it By Jason Meisner April 20, 2026 at 3:14 p.m. Six months after federal troops were preparing to deploy to Chicago during Operation Midway Blitz,...
Illinois House poised to consider a ban on new ICE detention centers near homes, schools and parks By Jeremy Gorner March 29, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. The bill from House Speaker Emanuel "Chris" Welch cleared committee on an 8-3 party-line vote...
Mayor Brandon Johnson calls to abolish ICE after Minneapolis shooting as Gov. JB Pritzker urges funding halt By Alice Yin January 25, 2026 at 1:38 p.m. Illinois' Democratic leaders spoke out after federal immigration officers fatally shot a 37-year-old man in...
After Supreme Court defeat, Trump administration looking to settle lawsuit over Illinois National Guard deployment By Jason Meisner January 14, 2026 at 8:00 p.m. After a defeat at the U.S. Supreme Court, lawyers for the Department of Justice told...
What to know about immigration enforcement raids in Chicago By Chicago Tribune January 5, 2026 at 12:48 p.m. As the Trump administration's mass deportation raids continue, their impact has stretched across the Chicago...