September 10, 2022 Illinois mayor reacts to governor's 'ill-advised' comment inferring 'xenophobia' amid Chicago migrant crisis The Republican mayor of a suburban Chicago town says that the governor's office is calling him “xenophobic" for questioning why a busload of 64 migrants were shipped into his town.
September 10, 2022 Illinois mayor blasts Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot's 'hypocrisy' after migrants shipped to 'Republican suburb' The Republican mayor of a suburban Chicago town is calling out Lori Lightfoot for her "hypocrisy" after 64 migrants were bused to a Hampton Inn in his town.
September 10, 2022 As Texas sends thousands of migrants to sanctuary cities, liberal mayors scramble to respond The decision by Texas to bus thousands of migrants to sanctuary cities has infuriated those cities' mayors and is a strategy immigration hawks say is working.
September 10, 2022 Chicago attempted kidnapper offered mother money for girl, 5, before trying to pull child away by her hair A suspect in Chicago allegedly tried to kidnap her 5-year-old daughter and then pulled her by the hair after her mother would not to accept money for the child.
September 9, 2022 Illinois mayor 'unhappy,' says Chicago officials failed to inform him about migrants sent to town A mayor in the Chicago suburbs wasn't told that his town would be receiving over 60 migrants, who were taken to a local Hampton Inn hotel.
September 9, 2022 Illinois police officer fatally shoots man who fired at officers A Zion police officer fatally shot a man after the man shot at the officers. The officers were responding to an attempted break-in. No officers were injured.
September 9, 2022 Migrants bussed to sanctuary city Chicago are promptly shipped off to suburbs Migrants from the Southern border were reportedly bussed to suburban Illinois hotels after being welcomed in Chicago, a move that the mayor of Burr Ridge called frustrating.
September 8, 2022 Eliza Fletcher murder: Chicago-area mayor rips Democrat bail reform to let kidnapping suspects out on $0 bail The Memphis murder of Eliza Fletcher demonstrates the dangers of Democratic-led bail reform, Chicago-area Mayor Keith Pekau says, in speaking out against Illinois' SAFE-T Act.
September 8, 2022 Federal judge approves $9.25 million settlement for Chicago Teachers Union, public schools Chicago Public Schools and the Chicago Teachers Union settled two lawsuits regarding the layoffs of Black educators. A federal judge approved the $9.25 million settlement.
September 8, 2022 Chicago residents on edge after woman was attacked in broad daylight in ritzy neighborhood One Chicago resident says 'there's a lot of finger pointing' politically over the crime crisis after his neighbor was robbed at gunpoint in broad daylight.