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Marimar Martinez, center, is greeted by her family after being released from the Metropolitan Correctional Center on Oct. 6, 2025, after being shot by immigration agents and charged with assaulting federal officers in an incident in Brighton Park. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

Immigration agent who shot Chicago woman drove ‘rammed’ vehicle to Maine, attorneys reveal

October 16, 2025 at 2:24 p.m.

The immigration agent who shot a woman earlier this month after she allegedly rammed his vehicle in Brighton Park was allowed by his supervisors to drive the government-issued SUV back...

Tear gas is deployed as Border Patrol agents face off against community members at 105th Street and Avenue N in Chicago on Oct. 14, 2025. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

‘Concerned’ judge orders ICE field director to address use of tear gas, wants agents to turn on body cams

October 16, 2025 at 2:33 p.m.

A federal judge in Chicago on Thursday said she is “profoundly concerned” that immigration agents are violating her orders restricting the use of tear gas on media and protesters.

Gregory Bovino, U.S. Border Patrol field boss, center, leads several federal agents toward protesters as dozens of people clash with federal agents and Illinois State Police near the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement holding facility in Broadview on Oct. 3, 2025. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Chicago man indicted for allegedly soliciting killing of Gregory Bovino, but without contention of gang involvement

October 15, 2025 at 4:53 p.m.

A Chicago man has been indicted on charges he solicited the murder of U.S. Border Patrol field boss Gregory Bovino, but the bare-bones document makes no mention of previous allegations...

2 Chicago cops, firefighter and ex-city employee charged with lying about income to get housing subsidies

October 15, 2025 at 5:35 p.m.

Two Chicago police officers, a city firefighter and a former Water Department employee have been indicted on federal fraud charges alleging they lied about their employment and income for years...

Paul La Schiazza, former president of AT&T Illinois, leaves the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse after a mistrial was declared following day three of deliberations in his bribery trial on Sept. 19, 2024. (Tess Crowley/baiduhai)

Ex-AT&T Illinois boss accused of bribing then-Speaker Michael Madigan enters ‘very generous’ deferred prosecution deal

October 14, 2025 at 12:42 p.m.

A former AT&T executive accused of bribing then-House Speaker Michael Madigan entered into a deferred prosecution agreement with prosecutors Tuesday that will leave him without a felony conviction.

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan leaves the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse after being sentenced to 7 1/2 years in prison and fined $2.5 million during his post-trial sentencing hearing on June 13, 2025, in Chicago. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Ex-House Speaker Michael Madigan reports to federal prison in West Virginia

October 13, 2025 at 5:55 p.m.

Former House Speaker Michael Madigan reported to a low-security federal prison camp in West Virginia on Monday to begin serving his 7 1/2-year sentence on corruption charges, an ignominious end...

Members of the Texas National Guard arrive on Oct. 7, 2025, at the Army Reserve Training Center in Elwood. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Appeals court denies Trump administration request to halt judge’s ruling on National Guard pending appeal

October 12, 2025 at 11:11 a.m.

A federal appeals court in Chicago on Saturday denied the Trump administration's request for an emergency stay of a district judge's order barring the president from deploying National Guard troops...

Woman shot by immigration agent after allegedly ramming vehicle indicted on assault charges

October 10, 2025 at 5:49 p.m.

A woman shot by an immigration agent after she allegedly rammed his vehicle on Chicago’s Southwest Side last weekend has been indicted by a federal grand jury, part of a...

Federal agents open the fencing gate to let a company truck pass outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement holding facility in Broadview on Sept. 30, 2025. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Judge orders controversial fence around ICE facility in Broadview to be removed

October 10, 2025 at 10:18 p.m.

A federal judge ruled that a controversial security fence constructed around the ICE detention facility in Broadview is violating the west suburb’s right to access its own land and ordered...

Protesters gather outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement holding facility on Oct. 8, 2025, in Broadview. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Prosecutors drop charges against Oak Park man with intellectual disabilities arrested at Broadview protest

October 9, 2025 at 4:20 p.m.

Federal prosecutors dismissed charges against an Oak Park man with intellectual disabilities during a protest outside the Broadview ICE facility.

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