Cook County Commissioner Donna Miller and former Rep. Melissa Bean have won the Democratic primaries in Illinois’ 2nd and 8th Congressional Districts, NBC News projects. Miller’s victory puts an end to former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.’s comeback attempt, while Bean’s primary win practically cements her return to Congress, more than a decade after she lost her seat to a Republican challenger during…

A federal judge has ruled that ICE has been keeping illegal immigrant detainees in squalid conditions at its facility near Chicago, and ordered a list of changes including cleaning cells twice a day, three full meals, soap and toothbrushes, and clocks in each room.

6 Dead, 24 Wounded in Shooting at Chicago-Area July 4 Parade | U.S. News®

By MICHAEL TARM, KATHLEEN FOODY and ROGER SCHNEIDER, Associated Press HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. (AP) — A gunman on a rooftop opened fire on an Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago on Monday, killing at least six people, wounding 24 and sending hundreds of marchers, parents with strollers and children on bicycles fleeing in terror, police said. The suspect remained on the loose hours later as…

Chicago-area officer fatally shoots suspect who ran at him with a hatchet, shocking video shows

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Police released video of a fatal officer-involved shooting Tuesday from earlier this month when an officer in a Chicago suburb fired several shots at a man who allegedly charged at him with a hatchet while he was conducting a traffic stop.  The Naperville, Illinois police officer was conducting a traffic stop for a minor infraction for around 11…