After his last arrest for theft, Elijah Bell entered a Cook County court division program to “take my life back at all costs.”
Courts program offers potential inmates ‘chance to put their problems behind them’
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Developer pulls plug on luxury apartments in Carpentersville despite incentives from village
The developer of a proposed multimillion-dollar luxury apartment complex at Route 31 and Huntley Road in Carpentersville has walked away from the project only months after being approved for village TIF funding and permit waivers.
These Americans naturalized just in time to vote. Many can’t wait to cast a ballot
The responsibility to vote has special meaning for these new Americans and newly registered voters, who made the cut less than two weeks before the Oct. 7 registration deadline.
A Donald Trump mass deportation of immigrants would cost hundreds of billions, report says
The report comes as a majority (54%) of Americans have said they support mass deportation, according to a Scripps News/Ipsos poll taken in September.
Biden administration doubles down on tough asylum restrictions at border
The Biden administration said it is making asylum restrictions at the southern border even tougher, as it’s increasingly eager to show voters uneasy over immigration that it is taking a hard stance on border security.
How JD Vance and Tim Walz differed from their running mates on immigration in the VP debate
Though mass deportation of immigrants in the country illegally has been a central talking point of Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign, on the national debate stage both the former president and his Republican running mate, Ohio Sen. JD Vance, have offered few details about how it would work. Asked to explain during Tuesday’s vice presidential debate how a Trump administration would carry out what he …
How Trump credits an immigration chart for saving his life and what the graphic is missing
The chart is representative of how the Trump campaign has addressed immigration, making a strident argument for tougher border measures while erasing or misstating key parts of his record.
Skokie trustee holds forum for independent candidates
Close to 75 people attended a forum on Sunday for independent candidates running for Skokie village positions in the March 2025 election. Village trustee James Johnson, who is running for village clerk, hosted the event at the Emily Oaks Nature Center. The energy was upbeat and supportive for each of the 11 candidates as they gave impassioned speeches about why they were running for the positions of Mayor, Clerk, at-large trustee, and district trustee. Most of the candidates had never run for an elected position before, the candidates said and were influenced to do so after recent changes to the […]
Northern Illinois recruit Naomi Dowd fires up crowd with big kills for Waubonsie Valley. ‘Everyone gets excited.’
Senior outside hitter Naomi Dowd put her skills on display Wednesday for the Warriors in a 25-17, 25-15 win over St. Charles East.
Pro-skateboarders to perform, talk about suicide, mental health Saturday at Naperville’s Frontier Park
Skate Talk,” a free event featuring professional skateboarders focused on mental health, will be held Saturday in Naperville’s Frontier Park by Max’s Mission, a nonprofit formed by the family of a 15-year-old who committed suicide.