Cook County’s controversial immigrant “sanctuary” policy, which critics say paved the way for a suspect in a deadly drunken driving crash to bond out of jail and disappear, may very well violate federal law, the nation’s immigration director said in a letter to County Board President Toni Preckwinkle. 

This week, Chicago officials announced the creation of a new department designed to help immigrant business owners. 

Cook County, IL continues to follow a policy of refusing to detain illegal immigrants to place them in ICE custody after an arrest.

IL representatives Luis Gutierrez and Jan Schakowsky are testing Immigration and Customs Enforcement's new policy focusing deportations on people who have committed crimes.  So far, they are enjoying some success.

For months, police in Evanston, IL staked out areas where anti-immigration graffiti had been appearing. On Monday, authorities said they caught the man responsible.

On Monday, August 8, 2011, the Wasilewski family of Chicago was re-united after four years of forced separation.