In its quest to get a million electric vehicles on the road by 2030, Illinois was counting on $148 million in federal funding to help build a statewide network of public EV chargers. Now that funding has been frozen — and targeted for possible reduction or elimination — under a wide-ranging executive order that President Donald Trump signed on his first day in office.

The Trump administration ramped up immigration enforcement, allowing raids on schools and churches. Immigration czar Tom Homan defended the policy, citing consequences for illegal entry. Chicago saw 956 arrests in a single day,

If you are like 75% of other Illinois residents and believe the decision to have an abortion should be between a patient and their health care provider, you must remain vigilant and active in this moment.

Donald Trump's border czar on Sunday defended raiding churches and schools as part of a crackdown on illegal immigration, while six federal agencies launched a sweep aimed at "potentially dangerous criminal aliens" in Chicago.

President Donald Trump has begun his second administration with a series of controversial moves and decisions.

As Democrats across deep-blue Illinois on Monday responded to President Donald Trump’s inaugural address with a call “to fight back” against the incoming GOP administration, jubilant Republicans advised the state’s supermajority party to follow the returning president’s lead to “eliminate these woke politics and restore America back to traditional values.

A former Bushnell man and former U.S. Marine living in Ohio who had been convicted of storming the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was among thousands pardoned Monday by newly reelected President Donald Trump.

President Donald Trump is pushing forward with his agenda in the busy opening days of his second term, with an immigration enforcement blitz targeting Chicago now underway. Follow for live updates.

Chicago-area residents remain vigilant as false sightings of ICE were rumored from the Loop to suburban workplaces.

As President Donald Trump's hardline stance on immigration continues in its first week, the debate between federal enforcement and local laws and policies is hitting a boiling point, the ABC7 I-Team has learned.