NOTE: The above-video is from early October and includes reporting on the incident involving Fuentes and federal agents Chicago Ald. Jessie Fuentes has filed a federal claim after she was allegedly assaulted and threatened with arrest by immigration agents at a hospital earlier this month. The claim was filed under the Federal Tort Claims Act, a law ...

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is making it clear he is not on board with an integral part of Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s 2026 budget plan. “I am absolutely four-square opposed to a head tax in the city of Chicago,” Pritzker said during a conversation at the Economic Club of Chicago on Tuesday. Pritzker’s comments are rare, as the governor ...

A grieving mother released an op-ed this week decrying the use of her daughter’s name in immigration enforcement operations in Chicago. Denise Lorence’s daughter Katie Abraham was referenced last month in the launch of what the Department of Homeland Security dubbed “Operation Midway Blitz” targeting “criminal illegal aliens who flocked to ...

An earnest “thank you” might be the last thing a police officer expects to hear after issuing a speeding ticket. However, a police station in the Chicago suburbs received a pleasant surprise earlier this month after one of their officers performed a traffic stop. “I am so sorry for speeding and deserve this ticket,” a man wrote in a letter to ...

Adam Sandler has been in some of the biggest sports movies of all time, so it wasnt a surprise to see him hanging out with Bears quarterback Caleb Williams over the weekend. The Bears posted a picture of Sandler hanging out with Williams after the Bears 26-14 win over the New Orleans Saints on Sunday at Soldier Field: The caption Adam Sandler, ...

NBC News’ Lester Holt will deliver the keynote speech at the Better Business Bureau’s 100th anniversary celebration in Chicago next spring, the organization announced Tuesday. The BBB of Chicago and Northern Illinois will host their centennial celebration on April 22, 2026, marking 100 years to the day the organization was founded in 1926. It is ...

A 16-year-old who was recently released from a hospital amid an ongoing cancer battle is seeking her fathers release after he was detained by immigration agents. Ofelia Torres, who has been battling Stage 4 cancer for nearly a year, says her father was taken into federal custody just days after she was released from a Chicago hospital. Torres was ...

A second brand has been added to a massive multistate recall involving millions of eggs due to salmonella contamination concerns. According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Kenz Henz of Santa Fe, Texas, issued a recall of its 12-count packages of “Grade AA Large Pasture Raised eggs” because they “have the potential to be contaminated with ...

A second brand has been added to a massive multistate recall involving millions of eggs due to salmonella contamination concerns. According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Kenz Henz of Santa Fe, Texas, issued a recall of its 12-count packages of “Grade AA Large Pasture Raised eggs” because they “have the potential to be contaminated with ...

More than 420 anti-science bills attacking longstanding public health protections  vaccines, milk safety and fluoride  have been introduced in statehouses across the U.S. this year, part of an organized, politically savvy campaign to enshrine a conspiracy theory-driven agenda into law. An Associated Press investigation found that the wave of ...

A long-time fixture on the citys museum scene is making its return, as the Chicago Museum of Broadcast Communications will open doors to a new pop-up in coming days. The museum, whose original location closed in 2023 after more than 40 years in operation, will re-open in a West Loop spot in coming days, with a special grand opening preview on Thursday ...

Postseason baseball is underway, but many teams are already preparing for next spring. With 18 teams not continuing into the playoffs, those clubs have a month to prepare for the offseason before free agency kicks off following the World Series. A handful of franchises are getting an early start with changes to their coaching staffs, whether that’s ...

A United Airlines flight from Colorado to California was diverted to Utah after the plane’s windshield cracked mid-flight, a post from the National Transportation Safety Board said. The incident comes as the Chicago-based airline said a recent flight from Chicago to Houston blew two tires upon landing. United Airlines Flight 1093 was en route from ...

With the 2025 Chicago Marathon is in the rearview mirror, applications will soon open for the 2026 Chicago Marathon. According to organizers, registration for the 2026 Chicago Marathon, which will take place Sunday, Oct. 11 of next year, opens Tuesday, with guaranteed and non-guaranteed registration remaining open for approximately four weeks. As ...

First responders in south suburban Harvey, including members of the fire department and the police department, were among nearly 70 employees temporarily furloughed as the city faces a “severe financial emergency,” according to a release issued Monday. The move comes less than a week after Harvey City Council voted unanimously to designate the city ...

First responders in south suburban Harvey, including members of the fire department and the police department, were among nearly 70 employees temporarily furloughed as the city faces a “severe financial emergency,” according to a release issued Monday. The move comes less than a week after Harvey City Council voted unanimously to designate the city ...

First responders in south suburban Harvey, including members of the fire department and the police department, were among nearly 70 employees temporarily furloughed as the city faces a “severe financial emergency,” according to a release issued Monday. The move comes less than a week after Harvey City Council voted unanimously to designate the city ...

Amid an ongoing budget crisis, Harvey officials will temporarily furlough more than 40% of the citys workforce. According to a press release from Mayor Christopher Clark, the decision was the one of the hardest hes had to make in his seven years in office, and that he had to make the decision to try to save the citys long-term financial health. This ...

A man accused of threatening to open fire at the worlds busiest airport in Atlanta was arrested Monday and an assault rifle was found in his car, police said. Police said at a news conference that 49-year-old Billy Joe Cagle, of Cartersville, Georgia, had described his plan during a video call with family members. Authorities described him as a convicted ...

A man accused of threatening to open fire at the worlds busiest airport in Atlanta was arrested Monday and an assault rifle was found in his car, police said. Police said at a news conference that 49-year-old Billy Joe Cagle, of Cartersville, Georgia, had described his plan during a video call with family members. Authorities described him as a convicted ...

A man accused of threatening to open fire at the worlds busiest airport in Atlanta was arrested Monday and an assault rifle was found in his car, police said. Police said at a news conference that 49-year-old Billy Joe Cagle, of Cartersville, Georgia, had described his plan during a video call with family members. Authorities described him as a convicted ...

A man accused of threatening to open fire at the worlds busiest airport in Atlanta was arrested Monday and an assault rifle was found in his car, police said. Police said at a news conference that 49-year-old Billy Joe Cagle, of Cartersville, Georgia, had described his plan during a video call with family members. Authorities described him as a convicted ...

Originally appeared on E! Online Jennifer Lawrence may hope Robert Pattinson has no hard feelings about her dinner party story. “The Hunger Games” actress, who is costarring alongside the “Twilight” actor in the upcoming film, “Die My Love,” detailed a night of post-shoot bonding with her colleague where she learned just how low-key he is. ...

Illinois State Police are on the scene of a truck fire that has closed lanes of Interstate 57 near Kankakee. According to an update from police, the truck fire broke out near milepost 300, approximately eight miles south of Kankakee and two miles south of Chebanse, which sits on the county line between Kankakee and Iroquois counties. The truck fire ...

Train service on the South Shore Line is halted in both directions after a barge is believed to have struck a bridge over the Calumet River. According to South Shore Line officials, all train traffic is halted on the line, which brings passengers between Chicago and northwest Indiana. The length of the delay is unknown at this time, according to an ...