Video shows immigration agent punching man in Chicago suburb
Police in a Chicago suburb are collecting videos and other evidence to send to the Illinois attorney general’s…
SNAP Webpages Are Hitting Back At The GOP By Giving It A Taste Of Its Own Medicine
It seems that some blue states have finally snapped when it comes to President Donald Trump’s administration insisting…
Advocates sue federal authorities over conditions at Chicago-area ICE facility
CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois advocates sued federal authorities Friday over alleged “inhumane” conditions at a Chicago-area immigration facility.…
Illinois Democrats push through public transit overhaul plan
SPRINGFIELD — With the clock ticking down to avert an impending public transit fiscal cliff, Illinois Democrats in…
China’s soybean buying promises welcomed, but soaring costs worry farmers
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — American farmers welcomed China’s promise to buy some of their soybeans, but they cautioned…
Senators demand answers on secrecy and alleged abuse in deportation flights
WASHINGTON (AP) — A “near-total secrecy” surrounding deportation flights and the use of full-body restraints onboard is raising…
Louisiana and Virginia take steps toward US House redistricting
Republican lawmakers in Louisiana and Democrats in Virginia pressed ahead Wednesday with plans that could allow mid-decade redistricting…
Appeals court blocks order requiring Border Patrol official to brief judge on immigration sweeps
CHICAGO (AP) — An appeals court intervened Wednesday and suddenly blocked an order that required a senior Border…
Illinois deputy found guilty of murder in the shooting of Sonya Massey
PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — A jury on Wednesday convicted an Illinois sheriff’s deputy of second-degree murder, a lesser…
Man from India accused of stabbing 2 teenagers with fork during an international flight
BOSTON (AP) — A man from India stabbed two teenagers with a fork, slapped a female passenger and…
Judge orders daily meetings with Border Patrol official in Chicago
CHICAGO (AP) — A judge on Tuesday ordered a senior U.S. Border Patrol official to meet her each…
2 Illinois National Guard members speak out: “I won’t turn against my neighbors”
Chicago — Two Illinois National Guard members told CBS News they would refuse to obey federal orders to…