A wide grin was plastered on Marimar Martinez’s face Thursday as she thanked her attorneys outside an Illinois courtroom and told reporters, “I’m just blessed. I’m happy.”

The city is bursting with merriment this time of year and we’ve rounded up the best festivities, in order to make planning the perfect holiday outing a little less dizzying.

Viral video shows Chicago mother and 9-year-old son brutally attacked by elementary school children, sparking community outrage and calls for change.

Federal prosecutors on Thursday moved to dismiss the indictment of a Chicago woman who was shot repeatedly by a U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer during an ongoing deportation blitz in the Chicago area this fall,

The Illinois General Assembly passed the Affordable Housing Planning and Appeal Act in 2003 to help create more affordable housing in the state.

CHICAGO (Reuters) -Siding with the Trump administration, a U.S. appeals court on Wednesday blocked a judge's order that had restricted how ICE agents could use tear gas and other weapons on people protesting immigration crackdowns in Chicago.

The government had accused Marimar Martinez, 30, and Anthony Ruiz, 21, of assaulting a federal officer during an Oct. 4 incident in Chicago.

Bigger backyards and a shorter commute have made Lincoln Square one of the city’s top destinations for families

For nearly two months, federal agents have been carrying out surprise raids in Chicago in pursuit of the Trump administration’s immigration agenda, emerging from unmarked vehicles in neighborhoods throughout the city to confront and detain stunned members of the public.