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Chicago
National
6 months ago
In Chicago, an immense show of force signals a sharp escalation in White House immigration crackdown

The apartments of dozens of other U.S. citizens were also targeted, residents said, and at least a half-dozen Americans were held for hours.

Peoria County Courthouse
Crime
6 months ago
Witness testimony discussed at Day 2 of Sean Grayson trial

Court for the day lasted less than an hour.

Sean Grayson's new Sangamon County Jail mugshot
Crime
6 months ago
Sean Grayson Trial: Day 2 Blog

Check back here for live blog coverage of day 2 of the trial.

Jeanette Mancusi holds a American flag with the writing outside an ICE (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement) processing facility in the Chicago suburb of Broadview, Ill., Monday, Oct. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
IL State News
6 months ago
ICE would need more money to expand use of bodycams in Chicago crackdown, official says

Kyle Harvick, deputy incident commander with CBP, said Border Patrol agents who are part of Operation Midway Blitz have cameras. He said 201 are in the Chicago area.

People could be seen rallying near Main and Jefferson Streets in Peoria Monday morning, from a second floor window of the Peoria County Courthouse. Seen are only part of those who showed up.
Crime
6 months ago
Jury selection complete in Sean Grayson murder trial; opening statements Wednesday

With 12 jurors and 3 alternates picked Monday, motions will be the focus of Tuesday’s court proceedings.

Crime
6 months ago
Report on prisoners’ access to higher ed in IL

Other states are ahead of Illinois.

Sean Grayson's new Sangamon County Jail mugshot
Crime
6 months ago
Sean Grayson Trial: Day 1 Blog

Check back here for live coverage of the first day of jury selection in the Sean Grayson trial.

Police scene tape
Crime
6 months ago
Beardstown man facing charges after gun shot outside home

The man was arrested for reckless discharge of a firearm and disorderly conduct.

A man in military-style fatigues walks outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview on Oct. 9. National Guard troops were deployed to the facility earlier in the day. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
IL State News
6 months ago
Trump asks U.S. Supreme Court to allow National Guard deployment in Illinois

Administration claims courts have no right to check president’s military authority.

Ret. Maj. Gen. Randy Manner condemns the use of military troops to support domestic law enforcement at an Oct. 16 news conference alongside Gov. JB Pritzker and other retired military officers. Also pictured, from left to right: Lt. Gen. Charles Luckey, Gov. JB Pritzker, Maj. Gen. William Enyart, Capt. Janessa Goldbeck, Maj. Gen. Paul Eaton and Rear Adm. Michael Smith. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
IL State News
6 months ago
Former military leaders decry National Guard deployment in Illinois

Legal challenges to deployment, immigration enforcement continue in court.

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