Guard on hold: President Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops within Illinois will likely remain on hold through mid-November after the U.S. Supreme Court sought more information from lawyers Wednesday.

U.S. District Judge Sara L. Ellis called Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino into court to respond to reports that his agents violated her orders.

The city of Chicago, Cook County, and the state of Illinois plan to appeal President Trump's decision to deny a disaster declaration that would have provided federal relief funding for homes and businesses damaged by severe flooding this summer.

Demonstrators protest against the Trump Administration's "Operation Midway Blitz" in West Chicago, Illinois, on October 19, 2025. Demonstrators protest against the Trump Administration's "Operation Midway Blitz" in West Chicago,

The hearing happened as ICE enforcement was reported across several Chicago neighborhoods, including Lincoln Park, Wicker Park and Ukrainian Village. The Department of Homeland Security on Friday wrote on social media that agents are "making America safe again—one criminal illegal alien removal

Local governments are pushed to take on a bigger role even as climate change has fueled more intense events from flooding to wildfires.

Crime is lower than when the Trump Tower was being built, but the President keeps talking about crime being "though the roof."