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ICE agents detained at least 20 people in Chicago after reportedly instructing them to report for routine check-ins

A freelance journalist was caught using AI to create a summer reading list that included fake books by real authors, including Isabel Allende and Percival Everett.

After being elected pope, Robert Prevost's private life came under scrutiny. Especially the political differences between him and his brother, Louis.

A left-wing influencer was reportedly detained for several hours by federal agents at Chicago O'Hare Airport, raising concerns about civil liberties violations.

When the Vatican chose Cardinal Robert Prevost to head the Catholic Church, becoming Pope Leo XIV, his brother in Florida worried if they could remain close.

A California man with stage 4 lung cancer was denied insurance coverage for a double lung transplant clinical trial, leaving his family scrambling.

Trisha Paytas' fans are officially convinced she is giving birth to the reincarnation of Pope Francis after the Vatican announced its new leader.

News of a new pope thrilled US-based social media users, especially midwesterners, many of whom were not expecting to see their region represented in the Holy See.

Cardinal Robert Prevost has been elected as the first American pope in history, but he has a strong connection with Latin America.

A longtime Democratic Congresswoman representing Illinois' 9th Congressional District revealed that she will not be running for reelection just months after a TikTok influencer announced her bid for the congressional seat.

Opportunistic burglars in Chicago fled with wads of cash after a Brinks truck's back door swung open on a residential street.

A Southwest Airlines passenger stripped naked and defecated in her seat during a flight to Chicago.

Rep. Jan Schakowsky has told colleagues she plans to retire at the end of her term rather than seek reelection, marking a new departure from a Democrat in Congress

A Chicago man has been arrested after reportedly killing his wife by stabbing her and then persuading their young children to lie about the incident.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson said he won't negotiate with the Trump administration as it threatens to pull federal funding from cities that don't follow its immigration crackdown

The attack occurred at El Taco Azteca in Pilsen last week, and left the waitress with cuts, bruises and a broken finger.

ICE detained a Venezuelan migrant who came to the US to give his kidney to his ailing brother. He is now in a detention center in Indiana awaiting deportation.

Chicago attorneys are demanding justice for at least 22 people who they believe were unlawfully arrested since the beginning of the Trump administration

An Air India flight from Chicago to Delhi was forced to return to O'Hare Airport on March 5 after the majority of its toilets became clogged mid-flight.

The Chicago Police Department sent nearly two dozen officers to protect a Tesla dealership over the weekend, stoking a heated debate on who the force is protecting.

Border czar Tom Homan defended Mayor Adams as the Democrat faces questions from Congress for his city's sanctuary policies and faces calls for resignation.

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu is being questioned along with other Democratic mayors for Boston's sanctuary policies for allegedly thwarting Trump's deportation efforts.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson testified before Congress about his city's sanctuary policies, rejecting the claim that the laws protects violent criminals.

A Chicago landlord has been ordered to pay over $80,000 to tenants after threatening to report them to ICE during a dispute

Joseph Czuba, 73, was convicted of first-degree murder and hate crimes for the fatal stabbing of 6-year-old Wadea Al Fayoumi and the attack on his mother, a Palestinian-American family targeted amid a climate of anti-Palestinian rhetoric and media bias.


Trump praises Southwest pilots for avoiding a near-collision in Chicago, blames other jet's pilot for "sleeping" amid rising concerns over FAA staffing shortages due to DOGE-led layoffs.

A Southwest Airlines flight at Chicago's Midway Airport swooped up during landing to avoid a close runway collision, as FAA safety concerns mount amid recent layoffs.

Chicago dog owners are reeling after several pets were shocked by electrified manhole covers and light poles; in one instance, a dog was killed.

The family of George Levin, 63, was upstairs as he was brutally beaten in the basement where he lived

Illinois Gov. Pritzker criticized the Trump administration after the filing of a lawsuit over migrant sanctuary policies, calling it "a massive" distraction.