Evelyn Holmes

The group K-9s for Veterans has found that service dogs can help ease that transition for veterans and their families.

Cook County Crime Stoppers are offering a $10,000 cash reward after two men were shot to death during a jewelry store robbery.

DHS says someone fired shots at CBP agents during immigration operations on Chicago's Southwest Side on Saturday. A Chicago police officer called to the area for crowd control was hit by a pick-up truck, CPD officials said.

A Dolton food pantry's founder says since SNAP benefits were suspended, its number of visitors has ballooned from 150 to 200 a day to over double that.

Food banks, food pantries, organizations and everyday people are also trying to fill the void.

Witnesses say agents slammed on their brakes, causing a car that was following them to crash. DHS says the collision happened as agents tried to make a U-turn.

Two million people in Illinois rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. With the governor signing an executive order, $20 million in state funds will be directed to help food banks.

Local food pantries in the Chicago area are already seeing more requests from people looking for help to feed their families and with SNAP benefits set to end this weekend. There's concern food assistance groups won't be able to meet the need.

Union leaders say TSA workers are some of the lowest-paid federal employees, and now, because of the shutdown, they are faced with difficult choices every day and are afraid.

A confrontation between North Side residents and masked federal agents ended with volleys of tear gas sending the residential block spiraling into chaos. Some schools in the area were placed on soft lockdown due to nearby federal arrests.