More than any other historical event, the opening of the Erie Canal, on Oct. 26, 1825, set Chicago on the path to becoming ...

Good morning, Chicago. On this day in 1995, crews began the demolition of a Cabrini-Green high-rise, the first in the Near North Side complex to be razed. Built over two decades starting in 1942, the ...

The structure is the centerpiece of what will be by far the most expensive presidential center ever constructed and, like the ...

FILE PHOTO: Graciela holds a framed photo of her brother, Silverio Villegas Gonzalez, 38, a man from Michoacan who was fatally shot by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent in ...

CHICAGO/MEXICO CITY, Oct 11 (Reuters) - When Silverio Villegas Gonzalez was 12 minutes late for his shift at Tom & Jerry's Gyros, a diner on Chicago's northwest side, his manager knew something was ...

The president authorized the deployment of National Guard troops after Gov. Pritzker says he refused to order them into Chicago. By Nicholas Slayton Published Oct 4, 2025 8:37 PM EDT The Trump ...

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President Trump doubled down on deploying forces to Chicago and other major cities. His remarks came after Illinois officials sued to stop Trump from sending National Guard troops to Chicago. Photo: ...

The heavily armed agents carrying out President Donald Trump’s aggressive immigration enforcement push in Chicago are often masked. The man leading them is not. Nearly three decades into his career ...

President Trump on Wednesday called for Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson (D) to be jailed as the two leaders push back on the Trump administration’s crime crackdown and ...

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker talks with NPR Morning Edition host Steve Inskeep during a visit to the Chicago neighborhood of Pilsen, days after U.S. President Donald Trump ordered an increased federal ...

FBI Director Kash Patel told Fox News there were “110,000 gang members” active in Chicago after a visit to the city on Tuesday. Newsweek contacted the FBI and Chicago Police Department for comment on ...