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Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court granted federal immigration officials expanded authority in Los Angeles to question and detain people based on physical appearance and the languages they speak. The higher court struck down a lower court’s freeze of such …

Los residentes y activistas están asustados, desconsolados y “furiosos” al recordar al hombre al que le dispararon y fue asesinado por agentes del Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas (ICE) durante una detención de tráfico en el suburbio de …

Chicago’s largest police union is asking the state Supreme Court to weigh an appeal of a lower court ruling that requires public hearings for officers accused of egregious misconduct. The Fraternal Order of Police argued that an appellate court panel …

It’s time we give Lady Gaga her Tony. Album after album, tour after tour, the music star/actress/art provocateur (who’s one letter away from full EGOT status) brings a heightened theatricality that’s unmatched in the pop world. While an award category …

Mayor Brandon Johnson stopped by the WBEZ studio Tuesday morning for another round of “Ask the Mayor” with Sasha-Ann Simons, now leading her new morning show, “In the Loop.” Johnson began by discussing President Donald Trump’s recent immigration enforcement, dubbed …

Nostalgia for a bygone Chicago has a potent allure. The green lighting of Lower Wacker that once earned it the nickname the Emerald City. The Empire Carpet jingle. The School of the Art Institute basement that housed the Goodman Theatre. …

El gobernador JB Pritzker criticó el lunes a las autoridades federales por no revelar quién está investigando un tiroteo fatal por parte de un agente de inmigración en el suburbio de Franklin Park, lo que forma parte de una mayor …

Over Mayor Brandon Johnson’s strong objections, a City Council committee agreed Tuesday to back legalizing video gaming at more than 3,500 Chicago restaurants, hotels, theaters and bowling alleys. Johnson promptly declared his opposition to the ordinance muscled through the License …

Cook County has identified its third measles case of the year in a 4-year-old child who lives in the Chicago suburbs. The Cook County Department of Public Health said officials believe the case was linked to international travel. The agency …

Helicopter blades, bright lights and smoke bombs early Tuesday signaled a major escalation of President Donald Trump’s expansive deportation campaign across the Chicago area. Just before 5:30 a.m., a loud bang woke up Michael Tucker outside his Elgin home, who …

Un funcionario de la Patrulla Fronteriza que lideró las agresivas redadas del Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas (ICE) en California anunció el martes que está expandiendo su operativo de deportación en Chicago, un aumento significativo de una campaña …

Hyde Park Labs held its grand opening on Tuesday, marking the launch of the first commercial, advanced R&D lab building on the South Side, as well as another push to establish Chicago as a tech and quantum computing hub. The …

The Blackhawks‘ 53-man training camp roster, announced Tuesday, included one unexpected name: defenseman Matt Grzelcyk. Grzelcyk, a 31-year-old boasting eight years of NHL experience with the Bruins and Penguins, will join the Hawks’ ultra-young defensive corps on a professional tryout …

PITTSBURGH — The way right-hander Michael Soroka was throwing in live batting practice and in a Triple-A rehab game, the Cubs weren’t surprised by the numbers on the radar gun when he faced the Pirates for two innings in his …

The U.S. Supreme Court last week allowed federal agents to continue stopping people based on race, language and other factors in California amid the same immigration campaign that expanded Tuesday into Chicago — but it did so in an “entirely …

Joe Botello was startled awake early Tuesday morning when federal immigration agents broke through the door to his suburban Elgin home. Botello, 37, was led out of the home in the 900 block of Chippewa Drive in handcuffs. The entire …

PITTSBURGH — With two outs in the fourth inning Tuesday night, the Cubs watched Paul Skenes hand the ball over and stride toward the home dugout. There was no reason for the Pirates, officially eliminated from playoff contention Monday, to …

Even with the excitement brought on by an emerging young core at the major-league level, there are plenty of growing pains for the White Sox to go through on their way to what they hope will be perennial contention. There …

The Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights has threatened to terminate Chicago Public Schools’ Magnet Schools Assistance Program (MSAP) grant and others over its Black Student Success Plan and treatment of transgender students in accordance with state law. The …

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