Chicago IL

A man was carjacked at gunpoint as he returned to his vehicle in the heart of Lincoln Park on Monday evening, according to Chicago police. It happened around 9:13 p.m. in the 2500 block of North Halsted Street. Police said a 23-year-old man had exited his 2023 Honda Civic and left it running when he saw an unknown...

BACK OF THE YARDS — Southwest Side officials, neighbors and organizers are calling on a Back of the Yards property owner to block federal immigration agents from using its parking lot for enforcement work. The parking lot of the Yards Plaza, 4636 S. Damen Ave., has been frequently used...

A federal immigration agent was photographed pointing a rifle at a U.S. citizen who was recording from her vehicle in Berwyn, Illinois, according to journalist Laura N. Rodríguez Presa.

Chicago Alderwoman Arrested by ICE Agents During Hospital Visit to Detainee A shocking scene unfolded Friday afternoon when Chicago Alderwoman Jessie Fuentes (26th Ward) was arrested by ICE agents inside Humboldt Park Health. She had stopped by to check on a man injured during an immigration arrest — but instead, she...

Cook County Commissioner Sean Morrison says the migrant crisis in Chicago has been years in the making. He’s calling for an immediate suspension of sanctuary policies and urging Mayor Brandon Johnson and Governor J.B. Pritzker to communicate with federal agencies.

Attorneys and workers’ rights advocates are fighting to free a Chicago asylum seeker detained by federal immigration agents in mid-September, saying authorities wrongfully arrested someone who was not facing deportation and has no criminal record. Willian Alberto Gimenez Gonzalez and his wife, Mari Torrealba, took a...

A Chicago man has been identified as the driver killed after being hit by a "large object" and crashing on the outbound lanes of the Dan Ryan express lanes.

Zayden Garrett, an eight-year-old boy who was shot a year ago, was welcomed home with a surprise celebration of survival and strength.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is calling for the National Governors Association to condemn the deployment of troops from the Texas National Guard into the state, and has threatened to withdraw Illinois from the organization if it does not.

Two men are accused of robbing two customers at gunpoint inside a West Town deli, taking their gold chains during a brazen daytime stickup that is unrelated to a recent wave of chain-snatching robberies in the downtown area. Prosecutors said 25-year-old Elys Calzadilla Perez and 21-year-old Yan Semana Gonsalez...