Joe Walsh is a senior editor for digital politics at CBS News. Joe previously covered breaking news for Forbes and local news in Boston. President Trump suggested Tuesday he's planning to send ...

A Mexican Independence Day festival was postponed because of the ICE activity. The Chicago area is bracing for additional immigration enforcement, which could start as soon as Friday, according to ...

Dr. Pape is a professor of political science at the University of Chicago who has studied political violence for 30 years. With Department of Homeland Security agents preparing to assemble in Chicago ...

CHICAGO — The Illinois governor is threatening President Donald Trump. The Chicago mayor urged the feds to "invest, not invade." And organizers of a festival celebrating Mexican Independence Day ...

Late-night host Stephen Colbert pushed back at President Donald Trump on Wednesday after the president said Chicago was the “worst and most dangerous city” on social media. “Yesterday, Donald Trump ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago will soon see a new Jewish high school. It's being built right in the heart of downtown Chicago. A professional-grade, over 500 capacity theater is just one of many ...

Chicago Flips Red founder Zoe Leigh blasted city and state leaders Wednesday for rejecting President Trump’s offer of federal help as violence continues to grip the Windy City. "Yesterday, what you ...

Marissa Sulek joined CBS News Chicago in January 2025. Before Chicago, Marissa was a general assignment reporter in Nashville at WSMV, where she was nominated for Mid-South Emmy Awards for her ...

President Donald Trump and his administration have launched a crusade against Illinois lawmakers who’ve refused offers to send in National Guard troops to Chicago following a violent Labor Day weekend ...

The Chicago Police Department’s criminal homicide tally for June, July and August is the lowest in 60 years. And overall violent crime remains near its lowest point in more than four decades. As the ...

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