Debbie Brockman, a U.S. citizen, was held in federal custody for seven hours and released with no charges after her arrest by immigration agents last October.
A new Bears stadium and Gov. J.B. Pritzker himself stand to gain if the legislation passes.
Small-government conservatives are tripping over themselves to give millions of taxpayer dollars to billionaires.
While eliminating the tipped wage may sound like a win on paper for waiters, the results have been disconcerting.
A 2018 class action lawsuit argued that Chicago was unlawfully overcharging residents for parking and sticker fines.
The Department of Homeland Security won't stop calling Marimar Martinez a "domestic terrorist," so she's getting the video of her shooting and text messages from the officer who shot her unsealed.
The justices suggested the president is misinterpreting "the regular forces," a key phrase in the statute on which he is relying.
Misused pandemic funds, luxury travel, and declining achievement reveal a crisis of priorities—one only school choice can fix.
The ruling comes as federal immigration agents leave Chicago for operations in Charlotte, North Carolina, and New Orleans.
The Trump administration’s urban enforcement push is blurring the line between border control and domestic policing.
The order was made after finding that these individuals were arrested without a warrant or probable cause, and in violation of a consent decree.
"She was struggling to breathe," said the father of a 1-year-old exposed to the chemical.
“The evidence has been pretty strong that his facility is no longer just a temporary holding facility,” said U.S. District Court Judge Robert Gettleman. “It has really become a prison.”
Once we let our rights become privileges, government officials can revoke them on a whim.
A newly revealed Pentagon directive instructs every state to train riot-control units within their National Guards—raising questions about federal overreach and the growing militarization of domestic emergencies.
Progressive cities are scrapping the tipped-wage credit, shifting workers from tax-free tips to taxable wages, and likely leading to lower take-home pay.
To fill the roles, the Trump administration is turning to agents from Customs and Border Protection, the agency that has led aggressive immigration enforcement operations in Los Angeles and Chicago.
The actions would violate a federal order imposed by U.S. District Court Judge Sara L. Ellis to limit the use of nonlethal weapons and other crowd control tactics.
In case after case, Homeland Security's Public Affairs Office releases incorrect information about arrests carried out by federal immigration officers.
U.S. District Court Judge Sara L. Ellis is “profoundly concerned” about the continued clashing between protestors and federal agents despite her temporary restraining order issued last week.
The arrest comes less than a day after a federal judge ordered federal law enforcement to stop impeding reporters and protesters.
If the courts try to enforce legal limits on the president's military deployments, he can resort to an alarmingly broad statute that gives him more discretion.
As Illinois resists the federal immigration blitz, the Trump administration ups the ante on authoritarian rhetoric.
Plus: Kilmar Abrego Garcia's case, what's wrong with emergency rooms, and more...
Will city and state governments get swindled by sports teams?
Shows of force and mass deportations play well to the base, but they’re falling flat with the public.
From Apocalypse Now memes to a re-named War Department, the second Trump administration is in love with authoritarian aesthetics.
Plus: Bombing "narco-terrorists" in the Caribbean, American manufacturing shrinks for the sixth consecutive month, Massie wants the Epstein files, and more...
The president's plan to promote public safety by deploying troops in cities across the country is hard to reconcile with constitutional constraints on federal authority.
The president signed an executive order on Monday establishing specialized units within the National Guard to support federal law enforcement in American cities.
Big city mayors' progressive ambitions are on a collision course with fiscal reality.
Turning the National Guard into a nationwide police force betrays the Founders’ vision and erodes the freedoms that make the U.S. exceptional.
Plus: Zohran can't benchpress, Powell speech doesn't exactly soothe markets, Waymo approved for NYC, and more...
Recent protests at MLS matches and the ensuing bans for some fans have put the league in a delicate position, balancing tolerance and enforcement.
The last Pope Leo denounced state seizures of private property as "emphatically unjust."
Local governments love giving sweetheart deals to billion-dollar companies—now data centers instead of football stadiums.
The Windy City has been the target of ICE’s ire since President Donald Trump took office.
Spencer Byrd's case helped spark reforms and a federal lawsuit, but he died before seeing justice.
Taxpayers will continue to be hurt twice by misconduct until individual police officers are held accountable.
The problem is likely widespread across the country.
How a 1949 Supreme Court dissent gave birth to a meme that subverts free speech and civil liberties
Milton Friedman once observed that you can't have open immigration and a welfare state. He was mostly right.
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