Among the remaining questions were how the EPA’s environmental justice programs, which bring federal resources to areas heavier hit by pollution, would be impacted by the order. Federal employees on those programs were ordered to stop work Wednesday.

CHICAGO - Protesters will march in opposition to President Donald Trump's agenda in Chicago this weekend. The People's March for Justice will lead the protest at noon on Saturday, starting at Water Tower Park.

Protesters were seen rallying in Federal Plaza, holding signs saying "No More I.C.E, No More Raids" and "defend democracy," as police lined the streets on bikes.

The Trump administration authorized federal immigration authorities to target schools and churches, revoking a policy that barred arrests in "sensitive" areas, DHS said.

Outgoing Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday American consumers will pay more whenever President Donald Trump decides to apply sweeping tariffs on Canadian products.

After years of warm relations with the Biden White House, a grim reality sets in for Illinois, with Donald Trump inauguration as president Monday. No high-level player in this blue state has any particular entrée to the Trump world,

The president-elect’s aides are planning immigration raids in major cities during the opening days of the new administration. Some of the other expected targets include Boston, Miami and New York.

Good morning, Chicago. Promising a “fight” to protect all Chicagoans, Mayor Brandon Johnson said yesterday he has not reached out to the White House in the face of Republican President Donald Trump’s ongoing threats against immigrants — and Democratic officials such as Johnson himself.