Staunton restaurant owner’s detention sparks probe into senator’s staffer
The staffer allegedly visited Staunton restaurant owner Ismael Ayuzo Sandoval while in ICE custody and misrepresented himself.
‘They are literally targeting people.’ ICE comes to southern Illinois
An undocumented man was seized for deportation Monday at the Clinton County Courthouse, a first for Southern Illinois.
Testimony begins Wednesday in the murder case against former Sangamon deputy
Former deputy Sean Grayson is on trial for murder in the 2024 shooting death of Sonya Massey at her home...
Jury chosen in murder trial of former Sangamon County Deputy Sean Grayson
The case was moved to Peoria due to pretrial publicity.
Thousands mobilize in Chicago, across Illinois to send a message: ‘No Kings’
Tens of thousands join “No Kings” rallies in Chicago and statewide, protesting Trump-era immigration enforcement.
Under emergency rule, Illinois prisons can begin withholding physical mail
The rule change was enacted after prison workers were exposed to toxic substances last fall.
DCFS timeline in foster child’s death reveals 10 caseworkers, but no credible findings of abuse
The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services releases information in the death of a metro-east foster child.
Prosecutors say they don’t oppose release of DCFS timeline in foster child’s death
Prosecutors give the green light to DCFS releasing more information about the death of a Fairview Heights foster child.
Caseworker for foster child who later died had troubling history, documents show
The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services has taken more than a year to release a report on a...
‘The public deserves to know.’ State agency withholds details in girl’s death
The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services can take years to release a report on a child death in...
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