A person talks to a masked guard at the entrance of an immigration processing center Monday, Sept. 8, 2025, in Broadview, Ill., a suburb of Chicago. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
IL State News
3 months ago
New Chicago immigration campaign prompts confusion as city braces for federal intervention

“This ICE operation will target the criminal illegal aliens who flocked to Chicago and Illinois because they knew Governor (JB) Pritzker and his sanctuary policies would protect them and allow them to roam free on American streets,” said a statement from DHS.

IL State News
3 months ago
Duckworth on National Guard in Chicago, and U.N. Ambassador pick

“Let’s make it clear:  the President of the United States essentially just declared war on a major city in his own nation,” Duckworth told CBS. 

Darleen Hall worships during a service at New Mount Pilgrim Missionary Baptist Church, Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
IL State News
3 months ago
Chicago churches urge calm resistance ahead of expected federal intervention

“You need to start telling people about your whereabouts, so you don’t disappear,” Hatch said during Sunday services at New Mount Pilgrim Missionary Baptist Church.

Police watch during the 2025 Pilsen Mexican Independence Day parade Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
IL State News
3 months ago
Potential federal intervention poses challenges for Chicago police on the ground

Chicago officials repeatedly reaffirmed the city’s so-called sanctuary policies that have been place for four decades.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker visits with members of the family-owned soccer gear business Extreme Soccer, Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025, in Berwyn, Ill. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
IL State News
3 months ago
Trump’s promised immigration crackdown in Chicago could last about six weeks, suburban official says

Although details about the promised Chicago operation have been sparse, local opposition is already widespread and is building in the suburbs. State and city leaders have said they plan to sue the Trump administration.

Students of St. John Berchmans' school hold items often linked to Blessed Carlo Acutis, who will be canonized a saint by Pope Leo XIV, before Mass at Blessed Carlo Acutis Parish, on Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)
IL State News
3 months ago
A wildly popular 15-year-old computer whiz is becoming the Catholic Church’s first millennial saint

In the lead-up to Acutis’ canonization on Sunday, it’s all Acutis, all the time at the Blessed Carlo Acutis Parish and school in Chicago.

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Education
3 months ago
Trump administration files complaint over Illinois laws allowing in-state tuition, scholarships for undocumented students

This comes less than a month after Pritzker signed a plan into law to ensure any student living in the state can be considered for financial aid options.

FILE - Northwestern University President Michael Schill testifies during a hearing of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce regarding pro-Palestinian protests on college campuses on Capitol Hill, Thursday, May 23, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)
Education
3 months ago
Northwestern University president says he will resign following tenure marked by White House tension

“It is critical that we continue to protect the University’s research mission and excellence while preserving academic freedom, integrity, and independence,” he said.

A letter from the Illinois State Board of Elections to the U.S. Department of Justice outlines the state’s concerns with the department’s efforts to collect sensitive voter data. (Capitol News Illinois illustration by Andrew Adams)
IL State News
3 months ago
Illinois elections board refuses to give DOJ sensitive voter data

National expert says Trump administration has no authority to demand records.

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