At 26 Federal Plaza, just blocks from Adams’ City Hall office, Trump’s Department of Homeland Security has been detaining ...

Sherwood Edwards, who moved past an early life of crime and imprisonment to get his doctorate and become an accomplished ...

Cashless bail policies recognize that money bail systems do nothing to prevent crime — indeed, such systems benefit wealthier people, as they are “able to post bail and go home, while the average ...

In a push to meet President Donald Trump’s goal of deporting 1 million unauthorized immigrants, the administration is ...

For nearly 20 years, Maria would call her sister — a nurse in Mexico — for advice on how to manage her asthma and control her ...

Another 107 people filed complaints Tuesday against the state for allegedly allowing rampant sexual abuse in Illinois juvenile detention facilities, joining 800 other alleged victims who have filed ...

Illinois has one of the nation’s worst problems with child sex abuse at juvenile detention centers. That's according to ...

Since the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 was passed in the late 90s, immigration ...

A New Mexico truck driver remains jailed in Morgan County after being charged in a high-profile drug bust along Interstate 72 ...

All roads closed for this year's NASCAR Chicago Street Race have now been opened, nearly two days ahead of schedule.

Ovidio Guzmán López admitted to overseeing the smuggling of cocaine, fentanyl and other drugs into the United States in a government plea deal. A date for his sentencing has not been set.

Former Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White held an "Off to College Trunk Party" for Chicago high school graduates Saturday on the Near North Side.