In its lawsuit, filed Thursday, the U.S. Department of Justice says Chicago’s Welcoming City Act, Cook County’s Ordinance ...

Illinois Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker says the state follows the law. President Donald Trump has often singled out Chicago and ...

Chicago’s path to being a sanctuary city began more than 40 years ago. Here’s a look back at the leaders and laws that have ...

The lawsuit asks the court to immediately end a number of laws and ordinances it says thwart federal immigration authorities.

President Trump’s Justice Department sued the state of Illinois, the city of Chicago and local officials Thursday over laws ...

The US justice department has filed a lawsuit against Chicago, accusing local officials of impeding federal immigration ...

The Trump administration stepped up its legal fight over the president’s crackdown on undocumented immigrants by suing ...

House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) sent letters Johnson and the mayors for three other major cities – ...

The lawsuit comes as Chicago mayor Brandon Johnson is expected to testify before the House Oversight Committee next month.

The suit challenges state and local laws that limit police from cooperating with federal immigration authorities.

Johnson and three other big-city mayors, all Democrats, will attend the March 5 hearing of the House Oversight and Government ...