G.H. Merritt explains that under the U.S. Constitution, you need approval from both the state legislature and Congress for ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Department of Justice is suing Chicago, the state of Illinois and Cook County over sanctuary city policies. In the 23-page lawsuit just filed Thursday morning in Chicago ...

The Trump administration sued officials in Illinois, Chicago, and Cook County on Thursday over policies that limit cooperation with federal immigration enforcement authorities, accusing them of ...

Last July, Sonya Massey called 911 to report a potential prowler outside her Illinois home. Two minutes after entering, Sangamon County Sheriff's deputy Sean Grayson, who is White, fatally shot ...

Indiana has looked at adding 33 counties from Illinois that signaled they want to leave the state - which could lead to whole new maps of the ... separating from Cook County to form a new state ...

Iroquois County’s vote was some 72%, and Calhoun County’s near 76%. Indiana House Speaker Todd Huston says the Illinois counties would be more than welcome to come on over. On Jan. 14 the ...

Those "detainers" have previously often been ruled illegal. "The challenged provisions of Illinois, Chicago, and Cook County law have the purpose and effect of making it more difficult for ...

President Trump’s Justice Department sued the state of Illinois, the city of Chicago and local officials Thursday over laws creating a sanctuary city. Accusing the officials of impeding federal ...

Huston did not address whether Northwest Indiana might be permitted to join Illinois as part of any county swap between the two states.

The Trump administration, DOJ sues Illinois and Chicago over some of its immigration laws. The lawsuit argues that the government has authority to regulate immigration, but it needs to work with ...

SPRINGFIELD — President Donald Trump’s administration went to court Thursday to challenge sanctuary policies in the state of Illinois, Cook County and the city of Chicago that limit the powers ...