Immigration

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and his wife, MK, meet the Chicago-born pope in the Vatican and arrive bearing gifts, including a Chicago brewery’s mild ale dubbed “Da Pope.” The pontiff gladly accepted the sudsy offering, saying, “I’ll put that in the fridge.”

Unit 5 heard a first reading of its policy regarding law enforcement requests for student citizenship status information at Wednesday's meeting.

Playwright Ariel Cipolla said "So You Think You Can Stay" is designed to spark conversation and challenge both pro- and anti-immigration ideologies by reminding audiences of our collective humanity. There are four performances this weekend at the Normal Theater.

Monsignor Doug Hennessy, a Catholic priest known for his kindness, his work in the civil rights era, and a half-century of service to the people of Central Illinois, has died at age 87.

Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin insists “we aren’t leaving Chicago,” but the feds’ immigration campaign is expected to begin winding down. However, one source said they could come back with even greater numbers next March.

Federal immigration enforcement officials overseeing the Trump administration’s ongoing “Operation Midway Blitz” in the Chicago area testified Monday that all uses of aggressive crowd control tactics on protesters in recent weeks have been justified.

A federal appeals court has allowed the federalization of National Guard troops in Illinois but told the federal government that those troops can’t be deployed while the case makes its way through the courts.

U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin says the Trump administration's troop deployments to Chicago threaten the Republic and the U.S. Constitution.

Texas National Guard troops arrived in Illinois amid mounting judicial scrutiny of the federal government’s aggressive immigration enforcement in the Chicago area.

An author and researcher visiting Normal this week argues the meaning of “sanctuary” is much deeper than the political shorthand we’ve come to know surrounding immigration.