Chicago Sun-Times

11/08/2025

Three masked agents questioned an Illinois Department of Transportation employee about his immigration status — and if he had traveled to New York and was “aware” of the mayor-elect in New York City, the governor’s office said.

11/08/2025

This has been Ingrid Guanume’s chaotic routine since her husband, Brayan Plata, was detained by federal immigration agents while working a landscaping job in north suburban Skokie Wednesday afternoon.

11/08/2025

More than 30 business and civic leaders gathered on Friday to denounce the federal government’s aggressive deportation campaign in Chicago.

11/08/2025

“The unpredictability really hurts people,” said Holly Yacoumakis, lead community food source specialist at Marillac St. Vincent Harvest Hub food pantry. “It’s unfair, and they know it’s unfair.”

11/08/2025

U.S. Magistrate Judge Laura McNally authorized the visit as part of a lawsuit over conditions inside the facility. A temporary restraining order requires a clean mat and bedding for everyone held overnight, and that cells be cleaned twice daily.

11/07/2025

Chicago residents and businesses would pay $1.25 for every package they have delivered — whether from Amazon or another business — under a proposed ground delivery tax that could generate as much as $220 million a year.

11/07/2025

Alex Marrero, who has served as head of Denver Public Schools for four years, and Meisha Ross Porter, who led public schools in New York City in 2021, will interview with the board next week.

11/07/2025

The latest in a string of settlements involving retired Chicago police Det. Reynaldo Guevara is on Monday's agenda for the City Council's Finance Committee. It would go to Jose Maysonet, who spent 27 years in prison after allegedly being beaten by Guevara into confessing to a double murder he did not commit.

11/07/2025

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11/07/2025

A group of moms from the western suburbs were arrested Friday morning during a protest against the separation of families outside of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview.

11/07/2025

The Board of Education has not revealed the names of its two finalists, unlike many other large school districts. The leader of its hired search firm says that’s intended to protect candidates’ privacy.

11/07/2025

A Batavia chiropractor has been accused of secretly video recording more than 180 patients, including children, while they were n**e or partially clothed.

Prosecutors say Dr. David Hanson used hidden cameras throughout his office, which is at 1928 W. Wilson St. Most of the victims were female.