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An infant formula being recalled after reports of growing cases of infant botulism including in Illinois
ByHeart, which makes organic infant formula, recalled all of its products sold throughout the U.S. on Tuesday amid a growing outbreak of infant botulism. At least 15 babies in 12 states have been sick...
Nov 11, 2025
Illinois Senator Tammy Duckworth among a group of Senators concerned about restraints used on deportation flights from the U.S.
A "near-total secrecy" surrounding deportation flights and the use of full-body restraints onboard is raising "serious human rights concerns," a group of 11 Democratic U.S. senators wrote in a letter ...
Oct 30, 2025
A verdict reached in the trial of the former Sangamon County Sheriff accused of killing Sonya Massey
An Illinois jury on Wednesday convicted a former sheriff's deputy of second-degree murder in the shooting death of Sonya Massey, a Black woman who called 911 asking for help. Sean Grayson, 31, could b...
Oct 29, 2025
A Democratic candidate for Congress in Illinois charged by the Justice Department after protesting at the ICE facility in Broadview
A Democratic congressional candidate in Illinois has been indicted along with five others over blocking vehicles during protests outside a federal immigration enforcement building in suburban Chicago,...
Oct 29, 2025
Will the National Guard be deployed in Portland?
A federal trial over whether President Donald Trump can deploy the National Guard to Portland, Oregon, was underway Wednesday, with police officials expected to testify that federal agents at the city...
Oct 29, 2025
The head of U.S. Border Patrol ordered to meet with a judge daily on ICE enforcement
A judge on Tuesday ordered a senior U.S. Border Patrol official to meet her daily "to hear about how the day went" after weeks of confrontations between immigration agents and the public in the Chicag...
Oct 28, 2025
A federal judge extends the order blocking deployment of the National Guard in the Chicago area
A federal judge in Chicago already blocked deployment of Guard troops to the Chicago area for two weeks. On Wednesday, Judge April Perry agreed to extend that order by 30 days. But she said each party...
Oct 22, 2025
Researchers smell a rat when it comes to Chicago's famous "Rat Hole"
Researchers think they have debunked the origin of Chicago's so-called "rat hole," one of the Windy City's weirdest local landmarks. Hold on. The rat hole wasn't what you think. It wasn't some back al...
Oct 16, 2025
Tear gas used after a clash with border agents in Chicago
A high-speed chase involving Border Patrol agents led to the pursued person's arrest Tuesday afternoon in a residential street on Chicago 's East Side, authorities said, and footage from the scene sho...
Oct 14, 2025
The Blackhawks new coach scores his first win
Jeff Blashill's first three games with the Chicago Blackhawks were one-goal losses decided in the third period or overtime. His fourth one was a long-awaited victory. Blashill directed Chicago to a 3-...
Oct 14, 2025
