Chicago and Illinois leaders look to oppose Trump military deployment
Illinois and Chicago elected leaders worked Sunday preparing plans to counter President Donald Trump’s potential deployment of National…
Trump says he might also send troops to police Baltimore
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Sunday threatened to expand his military deployments to more Democratic-led cities,…
Pritzker Blasts Trump’s Threat to Target Chicago
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker blasted President Donald Trump after he threatened on Friday to target Chicago as the…
Trump threatens to target Chicago next in crime and homelessness crackdown
CHICAGO (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday said Chicago will likely be the next target of his…
Black mayors see drop in violent crime with new strategies
As President Donald Trump declared Washington, D.C., a crime-ridden wasteland in need of federal intervention this week and…
Trump says he’ll “end” no cash bail in Chicago; calls Pritzker, Johnson “incompetent” amid threat to send National Guard here
President Trump again singled out Chicago while announcing that he is deploying the National Guard in Washington, D.C.…
Astronaut James Lovell, Apollo 13 commander, dies at 97
CHICAGO (AP) — James Lovell, the commander of Apollo 13 who helped turn a failed moon mission into…
United Airlines grounds flights nationwide due to tech issues
United Airlines flights on major routes were grounded Wednesday because of a technology issue, the airline said, and…
United Airlines ground stop lifted; flight delays persist in multiple cities, including Chicago
A United Airlines ground stop has been lifted at at multiple airports across the country. The ground stop…
Justice Department releases new list of so-called sanctuary jurisdictions
Associated Press (AP) — The Justice Department identified some three dozen states, cities and counties as so-called sanctuary…
American climate journalist Alec Luhn missing on Norwegian glacier
A search is underway for award-winning climate journalist Alec Luhn, who went missing on a Norwegian glacier during…
Texas House Democrats flee to Chicago to deny GOP redistricting effort
Opting to use what Texas politicians called a nuclear option, dozens of Democratic members of the Texas House…