FILE - Greg Bovino, the chief patrol agent for the U.S. Border Patrol El Centro sector, center, stands with federal immigration agents near an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview, Ill., Oct. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley, File)
IL State News
1 week ago
Appeals court weighs release of immigration detainees to electronic monitoring

Meanwhile, protesters, clergy and news orgs to end litigation over riot control weapons.

Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams (18) celebrates his team's win over the Philadelphia Eagles in an NFL football game, Friday, Nov. 28, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Sports
1 week ago
From worst to first: How the Patriots and Bears topped the NFL standings

It’s been more than three decades since the two teams that earned the top playoff seeds in each conference had missed the postseason the previous year.

FILE - This image provided by the U.S. Department of State shows Joaquín Guzmán López after he was arrested by U.S. authorities in Texas. (U.S. Department of State via AP, File) Screenshot
Crime
1 week ago
UPDATE: Son of drug kingpin ‘El Chapo’ pleads guilty in US drug trafficking case in deal with prosecutors

Known locally as the “Chapitos,” or “little Chapos,” Joaquin Guzman Lopez and his brother, Ovidio Guzman Lopez, are accused of running a faction of the Sinaloa cartel.

Protesters hold up signs at a rally outside the Illinois Capitol in January 2025 protesting federal government cuts pushed by President Donald Trump and Elon Musk. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jade Aubrey)
Local
1 week ago
Trump cuts could shrink Illinois economy by $10B: report

Cuts target Medicaid, infrastructure and all levels of education.

A traveler checks the status of her flight at the O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Sunday, Nov. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
IL State News
2 weeks ago
Post-Thanksgiving travelers in Chicago see hundreds of flights canceled and delayed after snowstorm

About 300 flights into and out of O’Hare had been canceled by early evening, while about 1,600 had been delayed, according to the tracking site FlightAware.

FILE - Signs are displayed outside a tent encampment at Northwestern University on April 26, 2024, in Evanston, Illinois. (AP Photo/Teresa Crawford, file)
Education
2 weeks ago
Northwestern to pay $75 million in deal with Trump administration to restore federal funding

During negotiations, interim university president Henry Bienen said Northwestern refused to cede control over hiring, admissions, or its curriculum. “I would not have signed this agreement without provisions ensuring that is the case,” he said.

A person walks against the blowing snow Saturday, Nov. 29, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)
National
2 weeks ago
Winter storms bring snow, freezing rain and cold as Thanksgiving travelers journey home

Snow-covered roads and slow travel were reported across Iowa and northern Illinois and Indiana.

FILE - Morgan Geyser appears in a Waukesha County courtroom, Jan. 9, 2025, in Waukesha, Wis. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, file)
Crime
2 weeks ago
Wisconsin seeks to block Morgan Geyser’s conditional release after escape from group home

Geyser did not fight her extradition to Wisconsin in a Chicago court appearance Tuesday.

FILE - A Federal Patrol agent's badge is seen near an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview, Ill., Oct. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley, File)
IL State News
2 weeks ago
Judge’s footnote on immigration agents using AI raises accuracy and privacy concerns

The judge noted factual discrepancies between the official narrative about those law enforcement responses and what body camera footage showed.