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A Planned Parenthood clinic, Sept. 25, 2025, in Kenosha. Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin said it will stop scheduling abortion appointments beginning Oct. 1. (Scott Olson/Getty)

Illinois abortion providers brace for an influx of patients as Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin pauses terminations

September 26, 2025 at 2:55 p.m.

Local abortion clinics say they’ll be able to handle the increase in Wisconsin patients. But they warn about long-term capacity as funding remains under siege nationwide.

A man records the scene with his cellphone through fencing outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview, Sept. 24, 2025. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Broadview demands ICE take down new fencing around detention center

September 24, 2025 at 5:03 p.m.

Homeland Security says fencing is needed for protection amid protests. The local dispute comes as authorities investigate a fatal shooting at an ICE facility in Dallas.

People gather at First Presbyterian Church of Elgin on Sept. 17, 2025, for a prayer vigil in the wake of ramped-up federal immigration enforcement in the area. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Immigration advocates outraged after video of U.S. citizen detained during Elgin raid posted online by DHS secretary

September 17, 2025 at 7:52 p.m.

Kristi Noem shared a video of people being detained by ICE agents in Elgin and suggested the men were all in the country illegally. That's not true.

Federal agents hang off the back of a military-style vehicle as they, along with several other vehicles, drive south along Chippewa Drive in Elgin on Sept. 16, 2025. Agents broke down doors of a nearby home and detained several people. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

Elgin man who is a US citizen was briefly detained in latest Chicago-area immigration enforcement blitz

September 16, 2025 at 5:49 p.m.

An Elgin man who was born in Texas said he was handcuffed and placed in a U.S. Customs and Border Patrol vehicle, as part of the latest Chicago-area ICE blitz.

Woman sues Addison ice cream shop owner for recording her undressing in bathroom, alleges second hidden camera in his home

September 10, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

Facing criminal charges for allegedly filming minors in his Addison ice cream shop, a new lawsuit accuses businessman of using a hidden camera in his home bathroom.

The Rev. Manuel Dorantes walks the grounds of Borgo Laudato Si’ on May 20, 2025, outside Rome. Dorantes moved from serving in Chicago to Italy after being appointed by Pope Francis as the administrative management director of the Laudato Si’ Center for Higher Education in 2024. The 165-acre property next to the pope’s summer home, Castel Gandolfo, includes historic gardens, monuments and new areas for organic farming and education. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Chicago priest to lead Vatican sustainable farming project that will include restaurant by Art Smith and Phil Stefani

September 5, 2025 at 5:10 p.m.

The Rev. Manuel Dorantes, who immigrated to Waukegan from Mexico as a child, serves as managing Pope Leo's a 135-acre experiment in sustainable farming and environmental education at the papal...

Members of Etnos dance ensemble perform while a rally happens outside of the Wrigley Building, Aug. 24, 2025, to celebrate Ukraine's Independence Day and protest the war in Ukraine. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Local Ukrainians oppose Putin’s demands as US-led peace talks stall. ‘Donbas is Ukraine. Free us all.’

September 1, 2025 at 12:47 p.m.

Vladmir Putin wants Ukraine to give up the Donbas region in exchange for peace. Chicago-area Ukrainians say it would be like the United States handing over Alaska.

During the northern Illinois salmonella outbreak, Jewel store employee Jack Navin dumps the Downers Grove store’s stock of Bluebrook and Hillfarm milk down a sewer behind the store on April 9, 1985. (Walter Neal/baiduhai)

Massive Illinois salmonella outbreak 40 years ago highlights risks of raw milk as nation debates unpasteurized dairy

September 3, 2025 at 12:59 p.m.

Influencers and politicians are pushing the consumption of raw milk. And some — wrongly — point to a salmonella outbreak in Illinois to defend their position.

La Grange drops honorary street designation after namesake’s daughter alleges he sexually abused her as a child

August 19, 2025 at 11:56 a.m.

A half-century ago, La Grange named an honorary street after its longtime attorney. It rescinded the honor this summer after the man's daughter alleged he sexually abused her.

Cardinal Blase Cupich is celebrating his 50th anniversary as a priest, Aug. 15, 2025. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

Cardinal Blase Cupich celebrates 50 years as a priest. ‘Every day was an opportunity to live out my priesthood.’

August 15, 2025 at 5:54 p.m.

The archbishop of Chicago will celebrate the 50th anniversary of his ordination with a golden jubilee Mass Saturday at Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago.

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