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January 29, 2025

Illinois city's police department vows to block law enforcement from coordinating with ICE

Waukegan Police Department in Illinois issued a statement reaffirming its adherence to the state's Trust Act, which prohibits local law enforcement from providing information to ICE.

January 29, 2025

Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard involved in board meeting brawl between boyfriend, activist

Chicago-area "super mayor" Tiffany Henyard jumped into a Thornton Township board meeting fist fight between her boyfriend and an activist who criticized her.

January 28, 2025

Illinois 'super mayor' conducted 'systematic' cover-up of excessive spending, Lightfoot investigation finds

Former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot says Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard mismanaged hundreds of thousands of dollars over multiple years in a new report.

January 27, 2025

Chicago officials walk back claim repeated by gov that ICE raided school, reveal what really happened

Chicago officials admitted they confused Secret Service agents who showed up at an elementary school to investigate a threat for ICE agents.

January 26, 2025

Dolton mayor Tiffany Henyard found in contempt of court after allegedly stonewalling liquor licenses

Dolton, Illinois, Mayor Tiffany Henyard was held in contempt of court for repeatedly refusing to sign liquor licenses that had already been approved.

January 23, 2025

Illegal immigrant suspect in fatal hit-and-run arrested 800 miles from crime scene on bus headed to Mexico

U.S. Marshals have arrested Juan Jahaziel Saenz-Suarez, a 27-year-old Mexican national, in connection with a hit-and-run that killed two young women on Jan. 19.

January 21, 2025

Pritzker bashes Trump order on birthright citizenship: 'We will not follow an unconstitutional order'

Illinois Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker bashed President Trump's executive orders on immigration and birthright citizenship, calling it "unconstitutional."

January 16, 2025

Chicago blocks proposal that'd allow law enforcement to cooperate with ICE on targeting criminal migrants

Two Chicago officials who wanted to allow police to work with Immigration and Customs Enforcement to target migrants with a criminal record, saw their measure get struck down on Wednesday.

January 8, 2025

Why blue state policies are causing even more homelessness in America

We know nobody chooses to be homeless, but are these progressive blue states creating an out-of-control spiral because of incredibly poor policies?

January 7, 2025

Ex-Chicagoland police chief wants cop murder to be federal crime: 'Attacks on police officers' up since 2020

Retired Riverside, Illinois, Police Chief Tom Weitzel urges President-elect Trump to make cop killings a federal crime amid rising ambush attacks on officers since 2020.