Protesters gathered late Tuesday afternoon in downtown Chicago to demonstrate against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Chicago Mayor and Illinois Governor criticize immigration raids and alleged Trump-admin ties to private prisons.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- There's a groundbreaking ceremony Tuesday afternoon for the Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park. It will be built along Chicago's far South Shore. The facility will occupy the site of Chicago's former U.S. Steel plant. The groundbreaking is Tuesday afternoon near 81st Street and DuSable Lake Shore Drive.

To close a $1.15 billion 2026 funding gap by the end of the year, Mayor Brandon Johnson will have to dance through a minefield.

Chicago mayor Brandon Johnson speaks during a press conference amid reports of federal deployments to Chicago on September 2, 2025, in Chicago Illinois. Kamil Krzaczynski/AFP via Getty Images Johnson emphasized the city's long history of civic activism.

Monthly Chicago speed camera violations climbed to their highest level in more than three years during July 2025 following Mayor Brandon Johnson’s introduction of 22 new cameras. More cameras in new locations gave Johnson more cash.

Gov. JB Pritzker and Mayor Brandon Johnson comment on reports of armed federal agents spotted on Michigan Avenue in downtown Chicago on Sunday.

A Democratic mayor running for Congress in Illinois was teargassed Friday morning during a small protest outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in suburban Chicago, he said.

Border Patrol agents in military attire conducted patrols and arrests in downtown Chicago, raising concerns and criticism from local officials.

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