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CHICAGO (AP) - The Department of Justice says Chicago's U.S. attorney's office is getting additional staff prosecutors so it can do more to reduce violent…
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Attorney General Jeff Sessions says the Justice Department will send more federal prosecutors to Chicago to focus on ending gun violence in the…
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CHICAGO (AP) - An anti-crime group that first gained national attention by naming Chicago gangster Al Capone Public Enemy No. 1 will meet with Department…
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U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions is directing his office to review all local police oversight by the Department of Justice. That could have a big…
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US Attorney General Jeff Sessions renewed the call this week to strip so-called ‘sanctuary cities’ of some federal funding, but Urbana Mayor Laurel…
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CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago's leaders say they'll keep fighting against President Donald Trump's promised crackdown on so-called "sanctuary cities" despite…
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Illinois State Treasurer Mike Frerichs says he’s frustrated with the Trump Administration’s lack of transparency on medical marijuana.Frerichs says he’s…
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The U.S. attorney in Chicago who oversaw the prosecution of former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert has resigned. A prosecutor's spokesman in Chicago…
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Illinois U-S Senator Dick Durbin today voted against President Donald Trump's pick for Attorney General. Brian Mackey reports.Durbin, like many Democrats,…
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin is expressing concern about several of President-elect Donald Trump's cabinet picks, noting that…