President Trump says Johnson, Pritzker "should be in jail"
“Chicago Mayor should be in jail for failing to protect Ice [U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement]” Officers!” President Trump posted. “Governor Pritzker also!”
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“Chicago Mayor should be in jail for failing to protect Ice [U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement]” Officers!” President Trump posted. “Governor Pritzker also!”
Members of the Texas National Guard will be assigned to the protection of federal facilities and federal law enforcement personnel in the Chicago area.
An employee at a restaurant in Niles and another person outside a high school in Park Ridge were among those detained in recent weeks.
Waukegan Mayor Sam Cunningham intervened as Dariana Fajardo. 23, who is a U.S. citizen, was being detained by federal agents on Monday near city hall.
The Texas National Guard said Monday evening that it was deploying. Meanwhile, a new curfew for protesters has been instituted at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview. Lauren Victory reports.
Video on social media shows what appears to be ICE agents trying to detain a person in West Lawn, prompting questions about why the stop happened and why the individual was let go.
The Texas National Guard is deploying as the mayor of Broadview, Illinois, puts new rules in place for protests outside a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility there. Lauren Victory reports.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott posted a photo to X around 8 a.m. Tuesday with a caption reading, “The elite Texas National Guard. Ever ready. Deploying now.” Lauren Victory reports.
Broadview Mayor Katrina Thompson on Monday announced an executive order setting fixed protest hours outside the ICE processing center in the village in Chicago's west suburbs.
Part of President Trump's deployment of the National Guard to Illinois are 400 members of the Texas National Guard, a move a former Illinois National Guard commander said he has "never seen before."
Chicago Police Supt. Larry Snelling on Monday defended his department's response to a protest that erupted in Brighton Park over the weekend, after federal agents shot a woman accused of ramming her vehicle into their car.
Johnson's executive order prohibits ICE and other federal agencies from using city property for civil immigration enforcement, and provides protection for private property refusing access to those agents.
The Trump administration has flexed federal power to deploy the National Guard to Chicago and Portland. Illinois and Oregon have responded with lawsuits. Here's where things stand as of Monday.
The governor's office said even leadership within the Illinois National Guard has communicated to the White House that the state does not require the use of military force.
The woman, as well as a man whom authorities say was involved in the chaos, were facing charges Sunday morning.
Neighbors at the South Shore building said they're concerned about what happened in their building and to their neighbors.
The department said that during the incident, the agents got out and fired five shots at the woman, who was inside her car. Both she and the man were able to get away.
The memo said the guard troops would "protect U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Federal Protective Service, and other U.S. government personnel."
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker said in a statement on Saturday that the Trump administration intends to federalize 300 Illinois National Guard members.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker said Saturday that the Trump administration intends to federalize 300 members of the state’s National Guard, though it is unclear when we could see troops on the ground. Asal Rezaei reports.
Since the start of the immigration enforcement surge dubbed Operation Midway Blitz, people have clashed with federal agents and Illinois State Police. But now they are bracing for the potential presence of National Guard troops. Victor Jacobo reports.
A Chicago alderwoman was arrested by ICE agents on Friday afternoon inside a hospital in the Humboldt Park neighborhood.
Federal agents threw a tear gas canister at people on a busy street in the Logan Square neighborhood on Friday outside a grocery store and near an elementary school.
Several protesters have been arrested or detained at a demonstration outside the ICE facility in Broadview, Illinois, where they demanded transparency and accountability from federal officials.
The developer of the ICEBlock app said the software has been removed from Apple's App Store due to "objectionable content."
Chicago-area toymaker Rick Woldenberg sued Trump over tariffs in a landmark case heard by the Supreme Court Wednesday.
Chicago police had to direct traffic as a long line formed for a food giveaway on Wednesday.
Joe Tryon-Shoyinka gets a fresh start in Chicago and joins the team that leads the league in takeaways with 19 on the season.
Itasca police said John Neal, 76, walked away from a nursing center on Tuesday night.
Britt-Johnson was in Montego Bay, Jamaica, last week. She said she tried to leave the previous Saturday, but couldn't as the airports were closed.
Chicago-area toymaker Rick Woldenberg sued Trump over tariffs in a landmark case heard by the Supreme Court Wednesday.
Bipartisan Senate talks aimed at ending the government shutdown continued as both parties grappled with the fallout from Tuesday's elections. Follow live updates here.
The Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday over whether a federal emergency powers law authorizes President Trump's most sweeping tariffs.
A Democratic Socialists of America leader says New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani offers a "powerful way forward" for Democrats — but some moderates worry he'll hand the GOP "a pretty potent set of weapons" in next year's midterms.
Illinois Congressman Jesus "Chuy" Garcia is facing backlash over his last-minute decision not to run for another term in 2026, a move that helped open an obvious path for his chief of staff to replace him.
The Food and Drug Administration is warning about additional cookware brands that could be leaching lead into your food.
Walgreens said it will close its office space in Chicago's Old Post Office building.
Insurance companies are increasingly using drones and aerial surveillance to snap photos of home, then reviewed by AI, to inform underwriting. That can cause mistakes, like the one that affected a homeowner in Kane County, Illinois.
Beginning Monday, homeowners in Cook County can apply for a chunk of $15 million as part of a property tax relief program.
Marilyn Hagerty, the North Dakota newspaper columnist whose earnest review of her local Olive Garden became a social media sensation, has died.
SHFT Behavioral Health is the first urgent care clinic in Chicago for young people in mental health crises — specializing in children as young as 10 and adults up to the age of 30.
Chicago's Lurie Children's Hospital this week launched a new advanced leukemia program.
The Pink and Pearl Campaign held at Rush University Medical Center is designed to push a powerful message: that early detection for breast and lung cancer saves lives.
Doctors at Northwestern Memorial Hospital are the first in Illinois to offer a new treatment for atrial fibrillation, a heart condition that often strikes firefighters.
Three prominent Chicago hospitals are joining forces in the fight against breast cancer, through new clinical trials involving two drugs.
A new owner said Tuesday that he plans to reopen the venerable Gale Street Inn restaurant in Chicago's Jefferson Park neighborhood.
The popular Unabridged Bookstore in Chicago's East Lakeview community celebrated 45 years in business this weekend.
Chicago's Latino-owned breweries combine their culture with craft beer for a unique take. This Hispanic Heritage Month, CBS News Chicago visited a couple of them.
The Central Area Plan 2045 seeks to transform and invest in the downtown area.
The grocery store chain came to an agreement with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to make the payout.
Hop Butcher For The World and Madame ZuZu's Emporium have developed a celebratory beer, "Twilight To Starlight," for the anniversary of the seminal Smashing Pumpkins album.
"Wicked" star Jonathan Bailey has been named People magazine's 2025 Sexiest Man Alive.
Diane Ladd, the actor known for her Oscar-nominated roles in "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore," "Wild at Heart," and "Rambling Rose" has died.
Prince Andrew is being stripped of his titles and must surrender his lease to Royal Lodge, according to a statement from Buckingham Palace.
Longtime Rogers Park resident Chad Willetts, a pianist and drummer, died suddenly on Friday, Oct. 17.
The newly acquired defensive end was splitting reps on defense and special teams with the Browns this season, but the Bears feel he's a player who will help an improving pass rush.
Bags filled with $40,000 worth of food were purchased by the Progressive Baptist Chruch and Salem Baptist Church of Chicago, bought directly from a food distributor and assembled by volunteers.
No charges will be filed for a car crash into an Oswego Portillo's that killed a child, police said Wednesday.
A federal judge said she will rule Thursday morning on a request to place long-term limits on federal immigration agents' use of force in Chicago during Operation Midway Blitz.
A full moon gets supermoon status when it reaches its nearest point to the Earth.
Charles Exum, a 20-year border patrol veteran from Maine and who was deployed to Chicago amid "Operation Midway Blitz," took the stand on Wednesday.
A video taken by a bystander captured ICE agents detaining an educator at a Chicago daycare Wednesday morning.
A federal judge on Wednesday issued a temporary restraining order requiring federal authorities to maintain certain sanitary conditions inside the ICE facility in Broadview, while also guaranteeing detainees contact with their attorneys.
Chicago police said 10 people were robbed by armed suspects carrying handguns and rifles on Saturday in the South Lawndale and Hermosa neighborhoods.
A federal judge said she will rule Thursday morning on a request to place long-term limits on federal immigration agents' use of force in Chicago during Operation Midway Blitz.
More than a decade after first raising alarms that the Chicago Fire Department wasn't properly tracking its response times, the city's top watchdog has issued a new report showing nothing has changed.
Charlene Echoles said she and her husband work but now have to make up the difference by visiting pantries after their SNAP benefits were paused.
In 2019, Chicago allowed 10 companies to deploy e-scooter rentals across a 50-square-mile area on the West and Northwest Sides of the city.
Starting in 2026, Illinois schools will be required to teach students about climate change. One CPS school in Back of the Yards is well ahead of the curve thanks to one of their teachers.
Documents obtained by CBS News Investigators found Radule Bojovic, a Hanover Park police officer arrested by ICE two weeks ago, had valid work authorization and no criminal record.
Joe Tryon-Shoyinka gets a fresh start in Chicago and joins the team that leads the league in takeaways with 19 on the season.
Bears rookie tight end Colston Loveland was named the NFC Offensive Player of the Week after his 118-yard, two-touchdown performance against the Bengals.
The Sixers scored 45 points in the first to take an 18-point lead and stayed in front for the majority of the game. The Bulls held the Sixers to just 16 points in the fourth quarter.
The career day in Englewood was billed as "The playbook: Leadership on and off the field."
The Saints are the Chicago area's only 9U Division 1 Pop Warner Team, made up of 9-year-olds.
The Civilian Office of Police Accountability on Wednesday issued bodycam video from a shooting that killed a burglary suspect on Chicago's West Side in September.
Would-be thieves smashed into a Family Dollar store in Chicago's West Town community Tuesday morning.
A woman was shot and wounded by a man during a quarrel Monday morning in Chicago's Edgewater neighborhood.
Alvin Thomas is charged with the murders of Huayi Bian, 36, and Weizhing Xiong, 38.
Two men are facing federal charges in what the Federal Bureau of Investigation has called a "potential terrorist attack" that was allegedly targeting Halloween weekend.
