chicago area

Undocumented immigrants languish for days in squalid conditions with little food or water, sometimes so overcrowded that there’s barely enough room to lay on the floor, according to the complaint. #detained #ice

The program is expected to assist many of the 153,000 federal employees living and working in Illinois, though it remains unclear how many have missed paychecks since the shutdown began Oct. 1. #loan

The Trump administration has claimed the only way to protect immigration agents from protesters that DHS officials have called “violent” and “rioters” is by deploying the National Guard. #testify #borderpatrol

President Donald Trump’s Oct. 4 order to federalize, or take control of, 300 members of the Illinois National Guard, along with the deployment of 200 Texas guardsmen and another 16 troops from California, has been blocked since last week. #trump

Just this summer, historic flooding swept through the Chicago area, damaging property, displacing families, and underscoring how quickly the unexpected can become reality. #disaster

“We will win this race by laying out a competing vision for Illinois, one rooted in conservative reform principles,” Dabrowski said. #gop

David W. Brown admitted in a plea agreement that he offered to arrange electricity and natural gas services for residential and commercial properties in the Chicago area in return for a fee. #fraud