In the face of a Trump administration directive to investigate state and local officials who don’t toe the line on the president’s orders on immigration, Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson said they will stand up for law-abiding residents regardless of their legal status.
Federal immigration agents conducted the first large-scale arrest operation under the Trump administration, resulting in nearly 500 arrests. According to U.S. Customs and
Community leaders told NBC Chicago there’s a sense of heightened awareness in Chicago’s Chinatown this week over President Trump’s mass deportation plans.
In its first major enforcement action under the Trump administration, ICE conducted a nationwide operation resulting in over 460 arrests, including in Illinois.
Once used by the Illinois National Guard 33rd Tank Company, the facility will be renovated to include offices, production space and a 7,500-square-foot event space honoring the site's history.
Illinois had at least 103 outbreaks of the stomach bug norovirus in November and December – a dramatic increase from previous years, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health.