California's Santa Clara County creating barriers for immigration arrests on county property

Santa Clara County leaders will establish ICE-free zones throughout Silicon Valley — raising physical barriers and locking gates to prevent federal immigration agents from unlawfully using county properties for surveillance and arrests. The Board...

Federal immigration agents headed to Bay Area, Alameda's Coast Guard Island

ALAMEDA COUNTY, Calif. - Scores of federal immigration agents are on their way to the Bay Area. That’s according to the San Francisco Chronicle, which cited an anonymous source who said that over 100 agents were sent to the Coast Guard Base...

Wisconsin grooming law could borrow from Illinois, Florida definitions

(The Center Square) – The definition of grooming in a new law being proposed in Wisconsin will include influence from a 2021 Illinois law and a 2024 law passed in Florida, according to the bill’s sponsor. Rep. Amanda Nedweski, R-Pleasant Prairie,...

Just 18% of Chicago Teachers Union spending is on representing teachers

The Chicago Teachers Union’ own federal reporting shows its members are not priority No.1. Teachers are not the main priority of the Chicago Teachers Union. Its own spending practices prove it. Just 17.7% of its spending in fiscal year 2025 was on...

‘Simply unbearable’: Mother of slain 20-year-old wants DHS to stop using her daughter to justify Chicago crackdown

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...

'Chicago P.D.' star Patrick John Flueger takes hiatus from drama; cites 'personal issues'

Patrick John Flueger, the ‘Chicago P.D.’ star who plays Officer Adam Rezuk, takes a hiatus from the renowned drama, citing personal issues. The 41-year-old actor reportedly has been going through a difficult time, with an instance of alcohol use...

How many H-2A petitions were made by Illinois employers classified under the Manufacturing industry during 2024?

Ur Mendoza Jaddou, Director of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (left) and Jennifer B. Higgins, Deputy Director. | https://www.uscis.gov/about-us/organization/leadershipUr Mendoza Jaddou, Director of the U.S. Citizenship and...

American who moved to the UK accused of being rude after making blunder over 'wait staff culture' in Europe

An American living in the UK was left shocked after discovering that the 'the wait staff culture' was very different overseas. Russell Valentin, 31, originally from Chicago, Illinois, recently took to TikTok to share the 'hard lesson' he had...

‘We just have to be defiant’: irrepressible environmentalist Bob Brown reflects on a life of activism

Hobart’s Theatre Royal was packed to the rafters on a chilly October evening when the irrepressible nature warrior Bob Brown launched his latest book Defiance. Given the state of the planet “we just have to be defiant”, Brown told the audience, as...

We love third world Bharat: Delhi-NCR’s citizens choose the kind of air they want to breathe, and lifestyle they want to live

Diwali has come and gone. What is lingering is the toxic cloak of haze covering Delhi and NCR. Choreographed shock and outrage have followed as sure as smoke follows fire. On Tuesday, Delhi's air quality was in the 'very poor' category. Parts of...

Chicago is a jazz city, but where are the jazz radio stations?

WBEZ’s Curious City answers questions from listeners about Chicago and the region. We include the public in our storytelling, making journalism more transparent and interconnected. Ever since musicians like Louis Armstrong, King Oliver and Jelly...

Illinois Wesleyan runner wins fourth consecutive CCIW cross country award

A senior from Illinois Wesleyan University has received her fourth consecutive College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) Women's Cross Country Runner of the Week award, as announced by the league office on Tuesday, October 21. This marks...

‘You will never break Chicago’: No Kings Protest Returns

Thousands gathered in Chicago as part of the second nationwide “No Kings” protest, one of over 2,700 protests being held across all 50 states Oct. 18. The demonstration drew a wide range of participants including elderly Chicagoans handing out...

McLean County Unit School District 5 Board of Education met Sept. 17

McLean County Unit School District 5 Board of Education met Sept. 17. Here are the minutes provided by the board: A McLean County Unit District No. 5 Board of Education meeting was held Wednesday, September 17, 2025, beginning at - 6:30pm (Sign up...

'We turn out, we win': Ciattarelli surges in NJ race as Trump ally joins campaign

Jack Ciattarelli, the Republican nominee for governor in New Jersey, and MAGA star Rep. Byron Donalds of Florida, speak with Fox News during a campaign swing at three diners. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! EXCLUSIVE — LINDEN, N.J. —...

Judge plans to block Trump directive ordering states to remove gender ideology from ‘sex education’

News Judge Ann Aiken is reportedly moving to block a federal policy that would cut funding to 16 Democrat-led states that refuse to end transgender indoctrination of children in school ‘sex-ed’ lessons. (LifeSiteNews) — A U.S. district judge has...

Falcon represents ATU at national finance conference in Chicago

Five Arkansas Tech University finance students attended the Student Managed Investment Fund Consortium Conference in Chicago. Students learned about global economic factors, risk management, and investment strategies from industry professionals....

Q3 Crisis Review: When Conduct, Culture and Context Collide

If Q2’s crises showed brands grappling with politics and polarization, Q3 brought the same dynamics home – to the boardroom, the algorithm, and the brand logo. This quarter’s 14 cases written by our editors reveal a world where reputation risk is...

How to support immigrant-owned businesses in Chicago amid immigration crackdown

Latinos contribute billions to Illinois’ economy, but Latino and Hispanic-owned businesses are suffering because of increased federal immigration actions. According to the Illinois Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, the federal government’s Operation...

UWO competes at Augustana College (Illinois)

The UW Oshkosh men’s cross country team placed 16th, scoring 446 points, and the women’s team placed 16th, scoring 554 points at the Augustana College (Illinois) Interregional Invitational this past Saturday. On the men’s side, the Titans were led...