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

Texas National Guard arrives in the Chicago area

October 7, 2025 at 6:57 p.m.

Texas National Guard members have arrived in Illinois. City and state officials say Donald Trump is using them as "political props" in Chicago.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott posted a photo on social media showing the Texas National Guard deploying on Oct. 6, 2025. (Gov. Greg Abbott's office)

National Guard deployment moves ahead in Illinois after judge declines state’s suit to block Trump call-up

October 7, 2025 at 6:03 a.m.

Attorneys for the Trump administration said in court that Texas National Guard units could begin operations by Tuesday, the same day Illinois Guard members have been ordered to report.

Federal agents stand behind tape while members of the community and activists protest after an incident occurred near the 3900 block of South Kedzie Avenue on Oct. 4, 2025, in the Brighton Park neighborhood of Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Gov. JB Pritzker says Texas National Guard expected to join troops from Illinois as deportations escalate

October 5, 2025 at 11:15 p.m.

Gov. JB Pritzker said he has learned that likely hundreds of National Guard members from Texas were preparing to be sent to Illinois as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth moved to...

Federal agents are on the scene where community members and activists protest after a protester was shot near the 3900 block of South Kedzie Avenue on Oct. 4, 2025, in the Brighton Park neighborhood of Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Trump authorizes 300 National Guard members to Illinois to assist with deportations over JB Pritzker’s objections

October 4, 2025 at 10:29 p.m.

President Donald Trump is calling in 300 members of the Illinois National Guard over Gov. JB Pritzker’s objections, the governor announced on Saturday.

Gov. JB Pritzker, center, and state and local leaders hold a news conference on Sept. 29, 2025, to discuss possible federal military deployments to Illinois. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

Pritzker: Feds seeking to deploy military to Illinois to protect ICE agents

September 29, 2025 at 6:35 p.m.

Gov. JB Pritzker on Monday said he had received a report that federal officials are seeking to deploy troops to Illinois in support of President Donald Trump's surge in immigration...

Assistant Public Defender Christopher Tichenor represents clients in arraignment hearings at the Champaign County Courthouse in Urbana on Sept. 15, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

New law has Illinois creating statewide office to support public defenders amid ongoing justice reforms

September 30, 2025 at 9:06 a.m.

To help overworked public defenders, the so-called FAIR Act calls for providing county public defenders with access to more attorneys, forensic experts, paralegals and other office staff members.

Former state Sen. Darren Bailey greets people after announcing his Republican primary bid for governor, Sept. 25, 2025, at Turner’s Table in Carterville. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Republican Darren Bailey launches second bid for governor with strategy to connect better with Chicago voters

September 26, 2025 at 10:08 a.m.

Darren Bailey, the former Republican state lawmaker, has a new running mate, Aaron Del Mar of Palatine, who plans to help Bailey win voters in the northern most populous areas...

Stateville Correctional Center in Crest Hill on Sept. 25, 2024. A report revealed that more than 2.9 million hours of overtime were paid to IDOC employees at a cost exceeding $151.7 million in 2024, with Stateville reporting the highest amount of overtime of any state prison. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

Illinois Corrections’ employees on paid leave still took overtime pay, state audit finds

September 23, 2025 at 7:40 p.m.

Auditor General Frank Mautino's office reviewed payroll reports at Stateville and Dixon prisons and found employees used a full day of benefit time on the same day they reported working...

Gov. JB Pritzker answers questions at Harold Washington College in Chicago’s Loop on Sept. 15, 2025. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Gov. JB Pritzker asks state agencies to reserve 4% of funds while blasting Trump economic policies

September 23, 2025 at 4:22 p.m.

State agencies ordered to find 4% in cuts for reserves to mitigate the effects of uncertainty over President Donald Trump's economic policies.

Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon speaks at the National Conservative Convention in Washington on Sept. 2, 2025. (Dominic Gwinn/Getty-AFP)

President Donald Trump’s DOJ argues against gun ban signed by Gov. JB Pritzker after Highland Park shooting

September 22, 2025 at 7:57 p.m.

The U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments from gun control and gun rights advocates but also a lawyer with the Department of Justice, which asked to weigh in...

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