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Former Cook County Judge Patricia Martin sentenced to probation after stealing from former Tuskegee Airman

December 5, 2025 at 3:59 p.m.

Former Cook County Judge Patricia Martin on Friday was sentenced to four years probation after she admitted to stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from the bank accounts of an...

Charles Beach is sworn in as the new chief judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County alongside his wife, Virginia, in a ceremony on Dec. 1, 2025, at Chicago-Kent College of Law. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Charles Beach takes oath as Cook County’s first new chief judge in 24 years

December 1, 2025 at 3:50 p.m.

In a surprise win in September, Charles Beach unseated Chief Judge Tim Evans following a secret-ballot vote among his fellow judges.

U.S. Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino carries tear gas, a rifle and a body camera while conducting immigration enforcement operations on Oct. 31, 2025, in Chicago’s Edison Park neighborhood. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Bodycam footage from Operation Midway Blitz released: ‘It’s all about arresting people’

November 28, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

The group of videos made public through the Loevy & Loevy law firm includes footage from agents who responded to controversial arrest operations in the Little Village and Irving Park...

Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino leaves the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse after testifying Oct. 28, 2025. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Deposition of Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino went off the rails at hello, transcript shows

November 25, 2025 at 4:15 p.m.

A full transcript of Cmdr. Gregory Bovino's deposition has been made public in an ongoing lawsuit accusing federal immigration agents of routinely violating a restraining order on tactics in Chicago.

Chicago police Detective Richard Zuley, center, talks to people at Argyle Street and North Broadway in Chicago on Jan. 25, 1990, where he was working on a 1988 murder case. (George Thompson/baiduhai)

Former CPD detective accused of crafting ‘sadistic’ interrogation plan used at Guantanamo

November 24, 2025 at 7:28 p.m.

During an unusual evidentiary hearing Monday at the Leighton Criminal Court Building, former Guantanamo detainee Mohamedou Ould Slahi described abuse by a former CPD detective while giving testimony from the...

Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke speaks to Cook County commissioners during her 2026 budget hearing on Oct. 29, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Program that allows police to directly file some gun charges to expand citywide

November 21, 2025 at 3:11 p.m.

The Cook County State’s Attorney’s office is expanding citywide a program that allows Chicago police officers to directly file charges in some low-level felony gun cases, following a review of...

U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents, including at least one wearing a body camera, confront community members at 105th Street and Avenue N in Chicago on Oct. 14, 2025. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Injunction ruling provides new look at Operation Midway Blitz, from tear gas to agent using ChatGPT to help write report

November 20, 2025 at 7:13 p.m.

A federal judge on Thursday issued a scathing opinion that takes a deep dive into the use of force by immigration agents during Operation Midway Blitz.

Border Patrol agents transfer a person to a van after he was detained during immigration enforcement actions on Oct. 31, 2025, in Niles. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Federal appeals court temporarily halts release of hundreds of Operation Midway Blitz detainees

November 20, 2025 at 6:17 p.m.

A federal appeals court has temporarily halted the release on bond of hundreds of immigrants whose arrests during Operation Midway Blitz are being challenged under a consent decree.

Megan Siegel wears a flag cape while holding the hand of her daughter, Matilda, while protesting outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement holding facility in Broadview, Nov. 14, 2025. The Siegel family lives in Shabbona, near DeKalb. Siegel said she has been protesting outside the Broadview facility up to five times per week. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Sharp drop in detainees at ICE facility in Broadview follows temporary restraining order

November 18, 2025 at 6:05 p.m.

The number of detainees held at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing center in Broadview has dropped precipitously since a federal judge ordered the government to comply with requirements...

An ambulance pulls out from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement holding facility on Beach Street on Oct. 13, 2025, in Broadview. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

Federal judge certifies class in lawsuit over conditions at Broadview ICE processing center

November 17, 2025 at 1:18 p.m.

A federal judge has allowed a lawsuit alleging inhumane conditions at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing center in Broadview to proceed as a class-action.

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