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Cook County Chief Judge Timothy Evans attends the Sauk Village Restorative Justice Community Court graduation ceremony on Aug. 25, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Chief Judge Evans issues general order prohibiting warrantless arrests near courthouses

October 15, 2025 at 4:34 p.m.

In the wake of pressure from officials as well as legal and advocacy groups, Chief Judge Timothy Evans has enacted a general order prohibiting warrantless arrests by immigration agents around...

Illinois State Police troopers detain a protester who refused to back up as a vehicle passed along Harvard Street near the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement holding facility in Broadview on Oct. 3, 2025. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

Arrests made at ICE facility in Broadview as feds put on show of strength

October 3, 2025 at 6:38 p.m.

Federal agents confronted hundreds of protesters for the fourth week straight outside the Broadview U.S. Immigration and Customs processing center.

Jaime Ramirez, his daughter Dasha, 8, and wife Noemi Chavez are taken into custody by federal agents near Millennium Park in Chicago on Sept. 28, 2025. (Lindsay Rich)

Mother and children detained in Millennium Park released from ICE custody, father flown to Texas detention center

October 3, 2025 at 8:08 a.m.

The move came after a federal judge ordered that Noemi Chavez and her 8 year-old daughter and 3-year-old are protected from deportation or removal from Illinois while the government responds...

A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent inside an ICE vehicle sits outside Domestic Violence Court on West Harrison Street in Chicago on Sept. 15, 2025. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Public defender, legal groups ask chief judge to prohibit warrantless immigration arrests at courthouses

October 1, 2025 at 8:24 p.m.

Cook County Public Defender Sharone Mitchell Jr. and a coalition of legal groups and social service organizations on Wednesday petitioned Chief Judge Tim Evans to enter a general order prohibiting...

Former Chicago police Officer Jeffrey Kriv walks to his arraignment at the Leighton Criminal Court Building, March 29, 2023. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Former Chicago cop gets probation, must pay more than $4,500 in ticket-dodging scheme

September 30, 2025 at 2:42 p.m.

A former Chicago police officer must pay $4,515 and serve 18 months on probation after he admitted to dodging parking tickets and moving violations by giving false statements or providing...

Protesters clash with federal agents outside the ICE facility in Broadview, Sept. 26, 2025. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

Feds fire baton rounds, more tear gas at ICE protesters in Broadview

September 26, 2025 at 10:39 p.m.

For the third consecutive Friday, federal immigration agents faced off with protesters at the Broadview detention center. This time, agents fired baton rounds into the crowd.

Kevin Jackson, center, leaves the Leighton Criminal Court Building following a hearing on Aug. 6, 2025. Jackson's murder conviction was reversed by an Illinois appeals court. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Federal lawsuit alleges misconduct in Kevin Jackson case

September 24, 2025 at 1:11 p.m.

A man whose murder conviction was reversed by an Illinois appeals court that called his case "extraordinary" has filed a federal lawsuit against the police and prosecutors who investigated and...

Franklin Park police body-camera footage captures the aftermath of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shooting that killed Silverio Villegas González on Sept. 12, 2025. (Village of Franklin Park)

Video shows aftermath of controversial Franklin Park ICE shooting

September 23, 2025 at 6:22 p.m.

An ICE agent who fatally shot an undocumented immigrant after allegedly being dragged by his fleeing vehicle earlier this month told Franklin Park police at the scene that his injuries...

A family friend steps over the front door that was torn from its hinges after federal agents broke it down at a home along the 900 block of Chippewa Drive in the early morning on Sept. 16, 2025, in Elgin. Joe Botello, one of the residents at home, said that federal agents did not show a warrant. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

Results of President Donald Trump’s ICE ‘blitz’ in Chicago area remain unclear more than 2 weeks in

September 19, 2025 at 5:54 p.m.

Much remains unclear about the scope and character of arrests, and social media videos and press releases from both ICE and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security that appear to...

The Cook County Juvenile Court Center in Chicago on Nov. 4, 2019. (Antonio Perez/ baiduhai)

Study finds recidivism down among youths in Cook County court program offering links to social services

September 18, 2025 at 2:04 p.m.

Juveniles who participated in a Cook County court program that defers prosecution while offering social services were charged with new criminal offenses at lower rates than their peers, according to...

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