Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez has yet to announce whether he'll seek reelection. Meanwhile, Aida Flores, Nubia Willman Batista, Ian Watkins, Leonardo Quintero and Miguel Chacon are campaigning.

Immigration arrests and sightings of ICE agents have increased in recent weeks. "This is a time when the community needs to come together to protect ourselves," an organizer said.

Michael Tadin Jr. could face fines of up to $1,000 a day if he doesn’t comply with the city’s request to stop using the lot and submit a plan for the necessary permits, according to the city.

The paved lot is temporary and will be leased for 14 months to crews building a data center, the site's owner said.

Horacio Arroyo, 22, suffered major trauma to the left side of his body and remains hospitalized. His family started a GoFundMe to support his care and recovery.

Three independent candidates submitted thousands of signatures to get on the November ballot in Illinois’ 4th Congressional district, teeing up a rare contested general election.

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 Chicago Tribune won the Pulitzer Prize on Monday for its coverage of Operation Midway Blitz, the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement mission in the Chicago area last fall.

The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals summarily dismissed arguments made by the once-powerful Democrat, who is now serving a 7 1/2-year prison sentence. The ruling sets the stage for a potential bid t...

Julia Suhr thought she had her dream job as hostess of Chicago’s hottest restaurant — until her boss, Trevor Fleming, sexually assaulted her when she tried to end their relationship, she said.

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 ...

A police watchdog is hosting a public hearing Thursday with Supt. Larry Snelling to discuss the department's interactions with immigration agents — but Snelling would only appear if experts weren't in...

Pilsen and Back of the Yards neighbors want to rename an elementary school and post office named after Cesar Chavez following sexual assault allegations.

A federal judge ordered immigration officials to release those affected by his order by noon Thursday.

José Luis Téllez Fernández was detained — away from his children, his job, his dog — for weeks, even after immigration authorities told a federal judge they would release him. Hundreds of people unlaw...

Warlord star chef Trevor Fleming has been sharing sexual photos of women without consent and berating staffers for years, witnesses said. It was an open secret in the industry — and it's time for acco...

Legal advocates and local officials said the Trump administration is using immigration courts to target asylum-seekers as part of its deportation efforts — and that fast-tracking cases means they won'...

Court documents show how investigators can track digital activities, and reveal ways to harden journalists’ devices

The mariachi band will also play next month at the Old Town School of Folk Music in Lincoln Square as part of the band's "La Nueva Generación" tour.

Chicago has long been a town where the whiff of a federal indictment is the kiss of political death. Now, three politicians charged in the case, including social media influencer Kat Abughazaleh, seem...

The killing of a Minneapolis woman is latest by ICE and Border Patrol officers in recent months. Others have been wounded or threatened with guns.

Federal agents arrested thousands during an unprecedented immigration mission in Chicago. They also killed a man, shot a woman five times, tear-gassed a 1-year-old, separated families and brutalized p...

Little Village, an enclave for Mexican Americans and immigrants, was heavily targeted during Operation Midway Blitz. After Block Club uncovered the video, the chamber said the employee was no longer e...

During a pivotal federal court hearing on immigration crackdown tactics, other witnesses described being assaulted, threatened with guns, tear-gassed and shot with pepper balls.

Volunteer patrols, mutual aid efforts and immigrant defenders are driving the anti-fascist movement against ICE and countering the “crime-ridden” fear narratives about their cities.

ALBANY PARK — At least two people were detained by immigration agents Friday morning in Albany Park on the Northwest Side. According to video and

The federal lawsuit says detained people are being denied water, food, medical care and hygiene: "They treated us like animals, or worse than animals, because no one treats their pets like that."

Border Patrol boss Greg Bovino is being called in as part of a lawsuit filed on behalf of Block Club Chicago and other organizations over immigration agents using force against journalists and peacefu...

A deep dive with Block Club Chicago reporter Francia Garcia Hernandez on the ongoing ICE raids, and the resilience fueling the fight to protect Chicago residents

New video shows Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino tossing a tear gas canister toward people in Little Village Thursday. Attorneys in an ongoing lawsuit over force against peaceful protesters say Bovino ...

One Chicago-based company was awarded more than $7 million to relocate ICE employees while a suburban weapons manufacturer was paid nearly $1.5 million in two weeks to supply pepper balls and air-powe...

The woman was recording agents as they detained a man when they took her into custody, handcuffing her and putting her a van, according to witnesses and video. The agents drove into another car while ...

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