A Portage Park restaurant owner remembers Silverio Villegas González, the quiet, hardworking cook who was killed by an ICE agent.

While some alderpeople push for tougher curfew laws, many parents and teens say the current approach is unfair and ineffective.

A new complaint filed in federal bankruptcy court claims Suzie B. Wilson and her sister, Swedlana Dass, used more than 40 shell companies to make millions in a real estate scheme first uncovered by Il...

Illinois county jails report thousands of “extraordinary or unusual” incidents every year, but the state doesn’t keep track. So we stepped in to shed light on what’s happening inside.

Block Club Chicago’s investigative team, the Watch, accepts internship applications periodically throughout the year. Applications for the fall 2026 are currently being accepted and are due by 11:59 p...

Silverio Villegas González was killed during a traffic stop in Franklin Park. His family is working with lawyers and the Mexican Consulate to file a wrongful death claim against the federal government...

Operation Midway Blitz saw the arrest of thousands of immigrants and violent clashes between agents and neighbors. From a family separated by deportation to a street vendor slowly getting back to work, many are adjusting to a new normal.

The Eugene S. Pulliam First Amendment Award from the Society of Professional Journalists recognized our "extraordinary courage and persistence" in covering the federal immigration crackdown in Chicago...

Ald. Julia Ramirez said agents rammed their SUV into a truck before arresting a man in McKinley Park. Rapid response groups reported to the scene and successfully thwarted an attempt to tow the…

Ald. Julia Ramirez said agents rammed their SUV into a truck before arresting a man in McKinley Park. Rapid response groups reported to the scene and successfully thwarted an attempt to tow the agents...

A year after launching, the state-legislated plan to reduce educational inequities for Black Chicago students faces federal investigation and budget woes.

The South Side magnet school's pool is ready for students again after a $1.5 million restoration with new staff in place to bring swim instruction back this fall.

The backlog has librarians scrambling to find space and keep track of books in the system. Library workers say it's a ripple effect of a delivery driver shortage — and patrons have started checking ou...

Though the federal agents often wore masks concealing their identities, Block Club Chicago identified 271 of them. Many were trained specifically for crowd control, yet reported using force more than ...

The youth tumbling team started by former Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White impressed the judges on the reality TV competition Tuesday.

Johnson grew up in Bronzeville before he and his late wife, Joan, founded popular hair care products including Afro Sheen.

Though the federal agents often wore masks concealing their identities, Block Club Chicago identified 271 of them. Many were trained specifically for crowd control, yet reported using force more than ...

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South Side wards saw the most 311 complaints following the storms. Streets and Sanitation crews hope to complete the unresolved tickets before the Fourth of July, when fireworks could set tree debris ...

South Side wards saw the most 311 complaints following the storms. Streets and Sanitation crews hope to complete the unresolved tickets before the Fourth of July, when fireworks could set tree debris ...

Though the federal agents often wore masks concealing their identities, Block Club Chicago identified 271 of them. Many were trained specifically for crowd control, yet reported using force more than ...

Though the federal agents often wore masks concealing their identities, Block Club Chicago identified 271 of them. Many were trained specifically for crowd control, yet reported using force more than ...

The Mayor’s Office has said a confidentiality agreement prevented them from sharing bid details, but private companies involved said the agreement has been waived “for some period of time.”

Seventeen years after Daley's disastrous parking meter deal, a new meter sale is in the works. But Mayor Brandon Johnson says the city signed a confidentiality agreement, though he won’t share that ei...

Chicago police ticketed an immigrant street vendor — and ICE agents then swooped in to arrest her and her nephew when she had to make a court appearance.

The Police Department’s victim services office has produced few documented results despite a surge in domestic violence cases. Survivors and advocates are furious the money wasn’t used on much-needed ...

Ricardo Hernández-Navarrete, a Mather High School student and soccer player, was released from immigration custody Tuesday. His mother, Liliana Navarrete, was released last week.

The delay is due to a “temporary reduction in driver availability,” a Chicago Public Library official said. Only three — instead of the typical nine — drivers are currently delivering books to branche...

After he was tortured in El Salvador and one of his family members was killed, M.G. sought refuge in the United States. The Convention Against Torture was supposed to make sure he didn't go back. But ...

Over the past month, prosecutors have dropped charges against the majority of protesters arrested by local police outside the federal facility in Broadview. But 20 cases are still pending — and those ...

The probe comes just days after a state panel called on local law enforcement agencies to investigate violence committed by federal agents during Operation Midway Blitz.

Neither the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office nor Franklin Park police chose to launch probes into the death of Silverio Villegas González. That’s in stark contrast to Minneapolis, where local off...

The emails were referenced in a new court filing by a coalition seeking a special prosecutor to investigate Operation Midway Blitz. The coalition argued that Cook County State's Attorney Eileen O'Neil...

Body camera videos released Friday show that officer Carlos Baker ran up a stairwell after encountering an armed man and firing the gunshot that killed Rivera.

Officer Carlos A. Baker has had more than a dozen complaints against him, records show.

Videos released Friday show the moments leading up to Officer Carlos Baker fatally shooting his partner, Rivera, as well as the aftermath.

As Southwest Side neighbors were targeted or hid in their homes, Lopez repeatedly defended Trump's immigration roundups on conservative and right-wing media.

A man with mental illness who says he was strapped down to a chair for three days at Williamson County Jail reached a settlement in his civil rights case against […]

In a Michigan detention center, Chicago-area immigrants face difficult conditions amid mounting challenges to defend their immigration cases, they said.

Over the past month, prosecutors have dropped charges against the majority of protesters arrested by local police outside the federal facility in Broadview. But 20 cases are still pending — and those ...

The center is expected to assist in about 225 births annually while offering reproductive, preventive and gender-affirming care. It has a planned opening in early 2027.

West Suburban Medical Center's president and CEO said the hospital's faulty records and billing system caused a drop in revenue. But problems have been mounting for years, sources told Block Club Chic...

Neither the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office nor Franklin Park police chose to launch probes into the death of Silverio Villegas González. That’s in stark contrast to Minneapolis, where local off...