AUSTIN, Texas — Texas National Guard troops have arrived in Illinois, where they will spend up to two months protecting federal functions, personnel and property despite opposition from state and ...

ELWOOD, Illinois — Texas National Guard troops have begun arriving in the Chicago area to help protect federal immigration officers from increasingly violent anti-ICE protests, despite efforts of ...

CHICAGO (WGN) – For the first time ever, Habitat for Humanity is breaking ground in the city’s Austin neighborhood, making the dream of home ownership closer to reality for several women. As ...

CHICAGO — A SWAT team responded to the city’s Austin neighborhood after a fatal shooting. The incident happened just before midnight Sunday in the 4800 block of West Superior Street. According to ...

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A pile of scrap metal caught fire at recycling facility in Chicago's Austin neighborhood Thursday night. Chicago police said officers spotted the fire just before 11:45 p.m. at Windy City Iron and ...

CHICAGO — Roughly 200 members of the Texas National Guard are deploying to Chicago this week, according to a report from WBBM, CBS News Chicago. The deployment, ordered by the Trump administration, ...

HOUSTON – “Focus on Texas,” echoed throughout a news conference held by Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson as he slammed Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s comments about him “not doing his job.” Abbott has ...

Texas Troops Head to Chicago as Trump Weighs Use of Emergency Powers The president said he would consider using the Insurrection Act to bypass attempts to block National Guard deployments in Chicago ...

The 7-2 decision is a blow to President Donald Trump, who had sought to mobilize the troops to guard an immigration ...

Flames ravaged a building in Chicago's Austin neighborhood on Sunday evening, video from the scene showed. The fire was reported before 9 p.m. at a building along North Pine Avenue near West Huron ...

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