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The Great Lakes Naval Base confirms it will be used as part of a crackdown on violence and immigration in Chicago
The Trump administration asked a military base outside Chicago for support on immigration operations this week, offering a clue of what an expanded law enforcement crackdown might look like in the nat...
Aug 28, 2025
A license plate reading company halts operations over concerns in Illinois
One of the nation's leading operators of automated license-plate reading systems announced Monday it has paused its operations with federal agencies because of confusion and concern - including in Ill...
Aug 26, 2025
Northwestern settles a lawsuit with its former football coach
Northwestern University has reached a settlement with former longtime football coach Pat Fitzgerald two years after he sued the prestigious school amid a team hazing scandal, attorneys and the school ...
Aug 21, 2025
Illinois is one of several states with the largest number of immigrants living illegally in the U.S.
The number of people in the United States illegally surged to an all-time high of 14 million in 2023, a research group said Thursday, a major increase that still falls well short of estimates from Pre...
Aug 21, 2025
NASCAR is returning to Joliet
NASCAR in 2026 will race on a new street course in San Diego, return Chicagoland Speedway to the schedule, move the All-Star race to Dover, Delaware, and end its 38-race season back at Homestead-Miami...
Aug 20, 2025
A recall of carbonation bottle across the U.S. and Canada
More than 100,000 Drinkmate carbonation bottles are being recalled across the U.S. and Canada because they can explode during use, with several consumers reporting cuts and other impact injuries. Acco...
Aug 14, 2025
No charges will be filed against five Chicago police officers involved in the deadly shooting of Dexter Reed
Chicago police officers from a tactical unit who fired their guns nearly 100 times during a 2024 traffic stop that killed a 26-year-old man won't face criminal charges, prosecutors announced Wednesday...
Aug 13, 2025
The Sonya Massey bill is now law
Illinois law now requires that prospective police officers approve the release of personal background records in response to last summer's shooting of Sonya Massey, an unarmed Black woman, in her home...
Aug 13, 2025
The Labor Department reports consumer prices rose last month
U.S. inflation was unchanged in July as rising prices for some imported goods were balanced by falling gas and grocery prices, leaving overall prices modestly higher than a year ago. Consumer prices r...
Aug 12, 2025
Chicago based United Airlines back on track after a system disruption
A disruption to a system housing United Airlines' flight information that caused more than 1,000 delays has been resolved, but delays continued into Thursday. The impacted system, called Unimatic, hou...
Aug 07, 2025
