Before you know it, Valentine's Day will be here, and it turns out that one of the best cities in all of America for the big day is in Illinois. When you take a closer look, you'd think, "Well, sure, ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

It follows the federal government’s threats of criminal charges and federal funding cuts to what are known as sanctuary cities. “The conduct of officials in Chicago and Illinois minimally ...

CHICAGO (AP) — The Trump administration sued Chicago on Thursday alleging that ‘sanctuary’ laws in the nation’s third-largest city “thwart” federal efforts to enforce immigration laws. The lawsuit, ...

Senator Mike Halpin, D-Rock Island, introduced a bill to bring $7.2 million to Western Illinois University to support Quad-Cities campus developments. The legislation, SB1308, focuses on new ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Department of Justice is suing Chicago, the state of Illinois and Cook County over sanctuary city policies. In the 23-page lawsuit just filed Thursday morning in Chicago ...

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