Friday, December 5, 2025
Two Illinois Supreme Court justices traveled to McLean County this week, participating in a judges’ meeting for the 11th Judicial Circuit that includes McLean County and observing Family Treatment Court.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has given employees law enforcement powers, arrests during immigration appointments have surged, and thousands have applied to become “Homeland Defenders” who scrutinize green card applications.
An attorney for the Trump administration on Thursday told a federal judge that it is “wrong to allege” the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Chicago-area “Operation Midway Blitz” immigration enforcement campaign is over, but declined to give any specifics on when the city may experience another surge of federal agents.
A new law that takes effect in Illinois on Jan. 1, 2026, aims to ensure nursing mothers don’t lose income at work for taking time to pump breastmilk.
The Massey Commission, formed after the police shooting death of Sonya Massey in 2024, released its final report Thursday.