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Rights groups sue administration for release of memo justifying boat strikes

By Mariana Alfaro and Amy B Wang
Dec 09, 2025 7:19 pm - A group of civil rights advocacy organizations filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the Trump administration, seeking the release of a legal memo and other documents related to lethal U.S. military strikes on boats suspected of trafficking drugs from Latin America.
Trump’s speech on combating inflation turns to grievances about immigrants from ‘filthy’ countries

By MARC LEVY and JOSH BOAK
Dec 09, 2025 7:13 pm - President Donald Trump is road-testing his claims that he's tackling Americans' affordability woes at a Tuesday rally in Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania — shifting an argument made in Oval Office appearances and social media posts to a campaign-style event.
Krishnamoorthi, Mendrick survive challenges, but some candidates knocked out

By Marni Pyke
Dec 09, 2025 6:59 pm - Objections against Democratic U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi’s and DuPage Sheriff James Mendrick’s petitions were dismissed.
Justice Dept. says a court ruling is blocking efforts to reindict Comey

By Jeremy Roebuck
Dec 09, 2025 6:56 pm - Justice Department lawyers said Tuesday that a recent ruling barring their access to key evidence has effectively crippled their efforts to reindict former FBI director James B. Comey, two weeks after their original case against him was dismissed.
Lawsuit claims Arlington Heights altered police promotion rules to block unionization

By Christopher Placek
Dec 09, 2025 6:36 pm - A lawsuit filed Tuesday by a police union alleges that Arlington Heights changed police promotion rules to prevent sergeants from collectively bargaining.
Pritzker signs bill enacting immigrant protections at courthouses and on campus

By Brenden Moore
Dec 09, 2025 5:56 pm - Christening it as part of a “nation-leading” response to aggressive federal immigration raids, Gov. JB Pritzker signed legislation Tuesday allowing Illinois residents to sue immigration agents who arrest them in or near courthouses or if they believe their constitutional rights were violated.
IDOT offers funding opportunity for new EV charging stations

Submitted by Illinois Department of Transportation
Dec 09, 2025 5:49 pm - Illinois Department of Transportation announced $65.6 million in funding for electric vehicle charging stations across the state. The funding aims to support Gov. JB Pritzker's goal of having 1 million electric vehicles on Illinois roads by 2030.
Illinois law protects immigrants from arrest near courthouses, hospitals or colleges

By JOHN O'CONNOR
Dec 09, 2025 5:20 pm - Immigrants living in Illinois, among the states hit hardest by the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown, are now shielded from federal enforcement near courthouses, hospitals, university campuses and day cares under a law Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker signed Tuesday.
Man gets 33 years for shooting Lombard police officer

By Susan Sarkauskas
Dec 09, 2025 5:14 pm - A man was sentenced to 33 years in prison Tuesday in connection with the robbery of a Lombard store and the subsequent shooting of a police officer three years ago.
Gas station canopy collapses in Cary

By Michelle Meyer
Dec 09, 2025 5:13 pm - A canopy at a gas station in Cary collapsed Sunday from the snow after it was initially damaged during a severe thunderstorm in August.

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