Jun 27 Watch 7:52 Venezuelan immigrants in Chicago live in fear after loss of temporary legal status By Fred de Sam Lazaro, Ryan Connelly Holmes The Trump administration announced Friday that starting on Sept. 2, Haitians cannot remain in the U.S. under temporary protected status. It’s part of a broader change by the administration to revoke legal protections for citizens of several countries, including Venezuela. Continue watching
Jun 14 Pope Leo XIV sends message of hope to U.S. in Chicago White Sox stadium broadcast By Holly Meyer, Associated Press In his first words directed specifically to Americans, Pope Leo XIV told young people on Saturday how to find hope and meaning in their lives through God and in service to others. Continue reading
May 09 What makes the first U.S.-born pope an 'unusual' choice By Dan Cooney Pope Leo XIV's election marks the second straight time the cardinals have selected someone from the Americas, as well as a pontiff who had been a member of a religious order. Continue reading
Mar 17 St. Patrick's Day brings parades and celebrations across U.S. cities By Associated Press St. Patrick’s Day, the annual celebration of all things Irish, is being marked in cities across the country on Monday with boisterous parades and celebrations. Continue reading
Mar 05 WATCH: Boston, Chicago, Denver and NYC mayors testify before Congress on 'sanctuary cities' By Rebecca Santana, Tim Sullivan, Associated Press Democratic mayors of four major cities said Wednesday that Congress and the Trump administration are exaggerating crime committed by immigrants and attacking so-called sanctuary cities simply to score political points, as Republicans hammered the policies for shielding criminals and threatened… Continue reading
Feb 25 Trial starts for Illinois landlord charged with 2023 hate crime and murder of Palestinian American boy By Sophia Tareen, Associated Press The landlord, Joseph Czuba, is accused of fatally stabbing 6-year-old Wadee Alfayoumi and wounding his mother Hanan Shaheen on Oct. 14, 2023. Continue reading
Jan 22 Justice Department directs prosecutors to investigate state and local efforts to obstruct immigration enforcement By Alanna Durkin Richer, Eric Tucker, Associated Press The Justice Department is directing its federal prosecutors to investigate any state or local officials who stand in the way of beefed-up enforcement of immigration laws under the Trump administration. Continue reading
Nov 21 Court overturns Jussie Smollett's conviction on charges he staged attack on himself By John O'Connor, Sophia Tareen, Associated Press The Illinois Supreme Court has overturned actor Jussie Smollett’s conviction on charges that he staged a racist and homophobic attack against himself in 2019 and lied to Chicago police. Continue reading
Oct 15 Trump won't confirm whether he has spoken with Putin, but says it would be 'smart' if he did By Associated Press Journalist Bob Woodward reported in his new book, “War,” that former President Donald Trump has had as many as seven private phone calls with Putin since leaving office and secretly sent the Russian president COVID-19 test machines during the height… Continue reading
Sep 02 Police say 4 people fatally shot on Chicago-area subway train By Associated Press The shooting occurred at the Forest Park station, an above-ground stop on the Chicago Transit Authority’s Blue Line. Continue reading