The Trump administration has secured Naval Station Great Lakes in Lake County for use by ICE as the feds say they are ramping up immigration enforcement in the Chicago area this week.

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Lake & McHenry County Scanner

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Critics are raising questions about the constitutionality and wisdom of President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to pressure states to require cash bail for defendants charged with a variety of crimes.

From: 
ABA Journal

A former Chicago attorney convicted by a jury last year has been sentenced to more than two years in federal prison for committing tax fraud, attempting to tamper with a witness and violating a court order, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois announced.

From: 
WGN 9

A new Illinois law could reduce discrimination in the life insurance industry. The law will ban insurance companies from limiting or denying life insurance coverage based on a criminal record.

From: 
25 News Now

A slate of bills affecting assisted living has been signed into law in Illinois, providing enhanced legal protections for residents in discharges and transfers, updating dementia care regulations, and implementing reporting requirements related to resident injuries.

From: 
McKnights Senior Living