The ruling by U.S. District Judge Lindsay C. Jenkins in Chicago was a setback for Trump's litigation campaign against local ...

A federal judge in Chicago dismissed a Trump administration lawsuit challenging sanctuary policies for immigrants in Illinois ...

The Justice Department suit argued that the policies thwarted enforcement efforts.

The suit seeks to stop a series of orders from federal agencies that would block people from programs like Head Start, Title ...

The Justice Department had sued the leaders of Illinois, Chicago and Cook County over policies that limit cooperation with ...

The Justice Department argued that Illinois leaders were “minimally enforcing — and oftentimes affirmatively thwarting” ...

A Chicago-area nun known as an advocate for immigrants has died. Sister Patricia Murphy was 96. Longtime friend Sister JoAnn ...

Thousands of factory workers who commute to or live in the suburbs of Chicago have felt the economic effects of immigration ...

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A federal judge in Chicago has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Justice Department accusing Illinois and Chicago of ...

Illinois basically has two regions: Chicago and “downstate.” Dense Chicago is reliably Democratic, whereas downstate skews ...