Brandon Johnson released his $16.6 billion 2026 budget last week. The budget calls for new revenue sources, but avoids property tax hikes.

Calling in the National Guard and federal law enforcement isn’t a solution — it’s a signal that the system has cracked. Chicago is learning the hard way what happens when outdated police hiring ...

The sign outside the door said Courtroom 1403. But inside, it felt a lot more like the principal’s office. “I’m not happy,” US District Judge Sara Ellis said Thursday in a stern tone no student – or ...

As President Donald Trump’s federal agents continue raiding homes and businesses and marching on city streets to crack down on illegal immigration, many members of Illinois’ legislative branch — ...

Attorney General Pam Bondi put Lori Lightfoot on notice Thursday, saying "she will be getting a letter from us tomorrow" ...

Former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and some attorneys have put together a nonprofit organization named "The ICE ...

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Chicago police Superintendent Larry Snelling on Monday said officers would respond to any call of a crime being committed following uproar over his department’s role in the aftermath of two alleged ...

Residents have begun forming volunteer groups to monitor their neighborhoods for federal immigration agents. Others honk their horns or blow whistles when they see agents nearby. Residents have begun ...

Chicago’s police chief said Monday that more than two dozen officers were impacted by tear gas deployed by federal law enforcement when responding to a shooting over the weekend. Chicago Police ...

Chicago police officers en route to help federal agents who were being surrounded and menaced by an angry mob of ICE protesters were seemingly ordered by their chief of patrol to stand down and not ...

A man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison after pleading guilty to hitting two Chicago police officers with his car​ during a traffic stop in 2021, dragging one of them into a concrete barrier.