To ascertain if county jails are complying with the state’s TRUST Act, WTTW News sent Freedom of Information Act requests to each of the 90 county jails in Illinois to obtain copies of intergovernmental agreements with the U.S. Marshals Service.

Attorneys for the state of Illinois on Monday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reject a request by the Trump administration to allow the immediate deployment of 700 National Guard troops into Chicago.

The Trump administration told the Supreme Court that it wanted to deploy 300 members of the Illinois National Guard and 400 members of the Texas National Guard.

ICE agents arrested a police officer Thursday morning in suburban Hanover Park, accusing him of being an unlawful immigrant from Montenegro.

In response, Judge Sar Ellis announced Thursday she will require all federal agents with body cameras to have them on during encounters with immigration protesters.

Cook County Chief Judge Timothy Evans signed an order banning federal immigration agents from arresting people around local courthouses without a warrant.

Attorneys for Debbie Brockman said she has not been charged with any crimes after federal authorities including Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino accused her of throwing items at agents last Friday.

The 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting killed 20 first graders and six educators in Newtown, Connecticut. Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones described the shooting as a hoax staged by crisis actors.

The U.S. Supreme Court’s new term kicked off last week with culture-war topics and presidential authority on the docket.

Michael Madigan — long the most powerful politician in Illinois during his decades as the state’s House speaker — has reported to federal prison, eight months after a jury in Chicago convicted him on numerous corruption charges.

Broadview Mayor Katrina Thompson signed an executive order shrinking the designated protest area outside the suburban Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility.

Federal immigration agents targeted Uber and Lyft drivers in a raid at a parking lot near Chicago O’Hare International Airport on Friday, according to a coalition of rideshare drivers.

Community members lined the sidewalks outside neighborhood schools Friday afternoon in Lincoln Square, part of a rapid response mobilization following word of ICE activity in the area.

A federal judge has ordered U.S. immigration officials to remove an 8-foot fence around a suburban processing center after local officials said it endangered residents by preventing the fire department from reaching area businesses.

National Guard troops who were sent to Illinois this week were expected to be assigned to protect Chicago’s federal courthouse Friday, even as the chief judge said she never requested or approved their presence.

The Department of Homeland Security is looking to purchase more buildings in Chicago to operate out of, Secretary Kristi Noem said Thursday.