Crime
6 days ago
Georgia school chief resigns after indictment alleging kickback scheme in Illinois

A federal grand jury in Chicago indicted Horton last week on 17 counts including wire fraud, embezzlement and tax evasion.

FILE - A transport carrying new cars arrives at a Stellantis facility July 10, 2023, in Belvidere. Ill. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)
Business
6 days ago
Ontario premier criticizes Trump after Stellantis says it will move production from Canada to the US

Ontario Premier Doug Ford blamed U.S. President Donald Trump for the company’s decision this week to shift production of the SUV from Brampton, Ontario, to Illinois as part of plan to invest $13 billion to expand its manufacturing capacity in the United States.

border patrol
IL State News
7 days ago
High-speed Border Patrol chase ends in arrest, tear gas used on protesters on Chicago’s South Side

As agents arrested the person, a crowd began to form and “crowd control methods were used,” DHS officials said.

Meta
IL State News
7 days ago
Meta removes ICE-tracking Facebook page in Chicago at the request of the Justice Department

Meta said in a statement that the group “was removed for violating our policies against coordinated harm.”

Illinois State Police stand guard as people including members of the Coalition for Spiritual and Public Leadership (CSPL) gather outside a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview, Ill., Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Adam Gray)
IL State News
1 week ago
Court: National Guard troops sent to Illinois by Trump can stay but can’t be deployed for now

Perry said she found no substantial evidence that a “danger of rebellion” is brewing in Illinois during Trump’s immigration crackdown.

Protesters and reporters gathered outside an immigration enforcement facility in Broadview, Illinois, on Saturday, Oct. 4. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
IL State News
2 weeks ago
Judge grants restraining order protecting protesters, journalists in Chicago-area protests

First Amendment suit bars federal agents from arresting peaceful protesters, working press.

Personnel walk inside an immigration processing facility in Broadview, Ill., Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)
IL State News
2 weeks ago
National Guard set to patrol Memphis but blocked in Illinois for 2 weeks

It wasn’t clear what the 500 Guard members from Texas and Illinois would do next.

FILE - Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, the Loyola University men's basketball chaplain and school celebrity, sits for a portrait in The Joseph J. Gentile Arena, on Monday, Jan. 23, 2023, in Chicago. T(AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski, file)
IL State News
2 weeks ago
Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, Loyola Chicago’s beloved chaplain, dies at 106

“She’s just so bright, and she means so much to the city of Chicago and Loyola obviously and the team.”

Pope Leo XIV arrives for a Mass for the participants in the jubilee of ordained people in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
IL State News
2 weeks ago
Pope meets with Chicago union leaders, urges migrant welcome as crackdown underway in hometown

“While recognizing that appropriate policies are necessary to keep communities safe, I encourage you to continue to advocate for society to respect the human dignity of the most vulnerable,” Leo said.