Tuesday, April 21, 2026
Federal Judge April Perry’s ruling ends a historic lawsuit filed in the heat of the aggressive deportation campaign known as Operation Midway Blitz.
Lawyers in Illinois are questioning whether the statewide jury system has sufficient safeguards to purge people who have died from its lists of potential jurors.
The emails were referenced in a new court filing by a coalition seeking a special prosecutor to investigate Operation Midway Blitz. The coalition argued that Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke “has an alliance with federal law enforcement that prevents her from taking action against the federal agents alleged to have committed crimes.”
While looking closely at each seedling stem at the floating gardens of Chicago’s Wild Mile, Emily Kowalski found eight tiny plastic pellets hidden within the leaves and soil.
Chicago Public Schools parents are pushing back after a deal was reached declaring May 1 a “day of civic action” in a recent agreement.