Amid a week of protests in Chicago and across the country, U.S. Rep. James Comer, R-Ky, chair of the House Oversight committee, began today’s hearing on state sanctuary policies accusing the governors of Illinois, Michigan and Minnesota of “wilfully” ignoring federal law on immigration.

A joint petition for change of venue filed on Wednesday argues former Mayor Bob O’Dekirk has become such a “polarizing figure” in the county that he will have an “undue influence over the minds of those in the jury pool who supported him during his political run.”

This week’s sentencing of Michael J. Madigan has been more than a decade in the making. It’s the result of one of the most aggressive, expansive FBI corruption investigations in Chicago history.

Inside a Soldier Field conference room, around 130 law enforcement officers listen to a U.S. Secret Service agent. A blue screen with the federal agency’s logo fills the wall as authorities receive a briefing on counter-drone tactics.

The renewed focus on retail theft from Cook County’s top prosecutor has gone national. State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke announced this week that a nationwide campaign, spearheaded by her office to target organized retail theft crews, has led to more than 500 arrests since May 30.

Records obtained by the Sun-Times show the police have handed over documents that include the names, addresses and countries of origin of people targeted by federal immigration authorities.