President Trump is scheduled to give his State of the Union address tonight, and some Democratic lawmakers say they’re boycotting the speech and attending their own counter-rally. The Chicago Park District is asking Springfield for $630 million amid efforts to pass a legislative package to keep the Chicago Bears in Illinois. A Cook County judge ruled the City of Chicago is liable for overcharges and interest on more than a million city sticker and parking violations issued between 2012 and 2022.
Plus, federal immigration agents are still taking people into custody in Chicago, and they could return with even more force this spring. Enforcement operations last fall sent schools into lockdown, sowing chaos and disrupting learning.