Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a new law Friday enacting legislation to make Illinois the newest state to allow medical-assisted dying for terminally ill residents. The Medical Aid in Dying bill is a law that will provide qualified terminally ill patients with the option to seek medication to peacefully end their lives on their own […]
Tag: illinois
Posted inLocal News
Trump administration secures Navy base in Lake County for ICE use ahead of blitz operation in Chicago area
The Trump administration has secured Naval Station Great Lakes in Lake County for use by ICE as the feds say they are ramping up immigration enforcement in the Chicago area this week. Staff were informed at Naval Station Great Lakes that the base would be providing support to federal agents in the form of office […]
Posted inLocal News
Officials confirm Trump administration is seeking to use Lake County Navy base for immigration operations
Officials have confirmed that the Trump administration is seeking to use Naval Station Great Lakes in Lake County for immigration operations, which could result in ICE agents operating out of it. Naval Station Great Lakes Commanding Officer Captain Stephen M. Yargosz said in an internal email on Monday that agents with the U.S. Immigration and […]
Posted inLocal News
ICE agents, National Guard could operate out of Naval Station in Lake County as part of Trump crime crackdown
ICE agents and National Guard troops could operate out of Naval Station Great Lakes in Lake County as soon as next week as part of President Donald Trump’s crime crackdown in Chicago. Naval Station Great Lakes Commanding Officer Captain Stephen M. Yargosz said in an internal email on Monday that agents with the U.S. Immigration […]
Posted inState News
U.S. President Trump signs executive order aiming to end cashless bail in Illinois, other states
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order that aims to end cashless bail in Illinois and other states, which he called a “failed experiment.” Trump signed an executive order on Monday morning to take steps to end cashless bail “to protect Americans” across the country. “Somebody kills somebody. They go in, ‘don’t […]
Posted inState News
‘Will stand up for our state’: Illinois governor says Trump’s goal is to ‘incite fear’ amid threat of Chicago takeover
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker said he will “stand up for our state” and that President Trump’s goal is to “incite fear” after the president said on Friday that Chicago will be the next city for a crime crackdown. Trump signed an executive order on August 11 declaring a crime emergency in the District of Columbia. […]
Posted inState News
U.S. President Trump says Chicago will likely be next city for a crime crackdown like Washington D.C.
President Donald Trump on Friday said that Chicago will likely be the next city for a crime crackdown after his administration took over the police force in Washington, D.C. and deployed the National Guard. Trump signed an executive order on August 11 declaring a crime emergency in the District of Columbia. The White House said […]
Posted inState News
U.S. President Trump vows to end cashless bail in Chicago as he begins crime crackdown in Washington D.C.
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday said he was going to end cashless bail, also known as the SAFE-T Act, in Chicago as he declared a crime emergency in Washington, D.C. Trump signed an executive order on Monday declaring a crime emergency in the District of Columbia. The White House said that the president determined […]
Posted inState News
Firearm data tracing mandate bill supported by Illinois Attorney General approved by legislators, heading to Governor’s desk for signing
Legislation requiring all local Illinois law enforcement agencies – including those from Lake & McHenry counties – to participate in the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ (ATF) eTrace platform that allows law enforcement to submit firearm tracing information for crime guns to the ATF National Tracing Center is heading to Gov. J.B. Pritker’s […]