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Marimar Martinez, center, is greeted by her family after being released from the Metropolitan Correctional Center on Oct. 6, 2025, after being shot by immigration agents and charged with assaulting federal officers in an incident in Brighton Park. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

Feds say Border Patrol vehicle tied to Brighton Park shooting wasn’t repaired prior to inspection

November 4, 2025 at 3:45 p.m.

Prosecutors say a Border Patrol mechanic in Maine attempted to "wipe off" some scuff marks but did no actual repairs on an immigration agent's SUV after he shot a woman...

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan leaves the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse after being sentenced to 7 1/2 years in prison and fined $2.5 million, June 13, 2025, in Chicago. (Audrey Richardson/baiduhai)

Ex-House Speaker Michael Madigan appeals corruption conviction, says feds criminalized state politics

November 4, 2025 at 6:04 p.m.

Three weeks after former House Speaker Michael Madigan reported to federal prison, his lawyers have filed a long-awaited appeal to overturn his corruption conviction.

The Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in Chicago. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Winthrop Harbor man accused of making death threats against Trump

November 3, 2025 at 4:43 p.m.

A man from far north suburban Winthrop Harbor has been charged in federal court in Chicago with making a series of online threats to President Trump and others.

Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino walks with other Border Patrol officers while conducting immigration enforcement actions near a Home Depot parking lot, Oct. 31, 2025 in Niles. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Deposition of Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino nearly ground to halt last week, records show

November 3, 2025 at 4:01 p.m.

The deposition of Border Patrol Cmdr. Greg Bovino nearly ground to a halt last week as government lawyers repeatedly objected to questions by plaintiffs' attorneys, court records show.

Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino walks with agents conducting immigration enforcement sweeps in the Edison Park neighborhood on Oct. 31, 2025, in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Appeals court says Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino does not have to appear daily before judge

October 31, 2025 at 6:27 p.m.

A Chicago appeals court ruled Friday that Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino does not have to come to court for a daily use-of-force report to a judge.

Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino, center, exits the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in Chicago on Oct 28, 2025. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Judge ‘surprised’ by request to cancel briefings with Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino

October 30, 2025 at 5:50 p.m.

U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis told lawyers she was "surprised" by a bid to keep Border Patrol boss Gregory Bovino from reporting to her on enforcement incidents given his enthusiastic...

Chester Wilson, right, former chief of staff to Ald. Carrie Austin, leaves the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse with attorney Thomas Breen after pleading guilty to corruption charges on Oct. 29, 2025. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

Former aide admits helping Ald. Carrie Austin get home improvement perks from developers

October 29, 2025 at 6:26 p.m.

Chester Wilson, a onetime aide to former Ald. Carrie Austin admitted in a federal courtroom Wednesday that he helped the longtime South Side lawmaker improperly get home improvement perks from...

Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino’s daily report in federal court canceled by appeals court — for now

October 29, 2025 at 5:44 p.m.

A federal appeals court ruled Wednesday that Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino does not have to appear daily in court to brief a federal judge on the latest uses of...

Members of the Texas National Guard are seen at the Army Reserve Training Center in Elwood, Oct. 8, 2025,. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

No ruling imminent as Supreme Court asks for more briefing in Illinois National Guard deployment case

October 29, 2025 at 3:43 p.m.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday asked for more briefing in the ongoing fight over President Trump's ability to deploy National Guard troops to Illinois, signaling that the court's highly...

Katherine "Kat" Abughazaleh, far left, and other protesters surround a federal SUV and try to prevent it from driving into the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview on Sept. 26, 2025. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

Six Broadview protesters indicted, including congressional candidate Katherine ‘Kat’ Abughazaleh

October 29, 2025 at 6:08 p.m.

A federal grand jury has indicted six protesters including two political candidates for allegedly blocking an ICE agent's vehicle while he was driving into Broadview last month, according to a...

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