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Blue state Republican calls on county sheriffs to defy sanctuary law, Dem governor rumored for 2028 run
EXCLUSIVE — Rep. Mary Miller, R-Ill., is calling on sheriffs in her state to defy Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker and the state’s sanctuary laws and instead uphold federal immigration law.
Miller said the state’s sanctuary policies have transformed the Land of Lincoln into a “cesspool of crime and drugs.” She is calling on sheriffs in the state to “act now” and ignore Pritzker’s attempts to circumvent President Donald Trump on immigration law and instead work directly with U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement (ICE) on deportations.
This comes as Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, also a Democrat, have emerged as some of the nation’s leading resistance voices against the Trump administration, especially when it comes to his crackdown on illegal immigration.
The Democratic-majority Illinois legislature passed the TRUST Act in 2017, which limits local law enforcement’s ability to cooperate with ICE and bars them from enforcing immigration law.
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Congresswoman Mary Miller, R-Ill., is calling on sheriffs in her state to defy Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker by refusing to comply with the state’s sanctuary laws and instead uphold federal immigration law. (Sarah Silbiger/Bloomberg via Getty Images | Christopher Dilts/Bloomberg via Getty Images | Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
Pritzker, who is seen as a possible 2028 presidential candidate, has continued to fight the administration, even denouncing Trump as an “authoritarian” and calling for mass protests to disrupt the president’s agenda, saying Republicans “cannot know a moment of peace.”
The Democratic governor has also vowed to resist the administration’s immigration agenda and has said that Trump and border czar Tom Homan are “the ones who are threatening people.”
ICE has said that state and local policies inhibiting law enforcement from cooperating with ICE endangers federal agents and communities by allowing public safety threats to walk free.
The Trump Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed legal charges against Pritzker, Johnson and several other Chicago officials for refusing to honor ICE detainers, which the department said, “obstructs ICE from assuming custody of an alien in a safe and controlled manner.”
In its filing, the DOJ said that “when a detainer is not honored or an alien is released from a non-federal facility without notification or transfer to ICE, ICE must conduct investigations and perform targeted enforcement actions to re-apprehend the alien. And while ICE is undertaking re-apprehension efforts, the alien remains at-large in the community and free to commit further crimes or otherwise threaten public safety.”
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US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents walk down a street during a multi-agency, targeted enforcement operation in Chicago on Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025. (Christopher Dilts/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Though police departments are typically under the direct control of city officials, sheriffs are elected by the people they serve and often have more leeway to enforce the law unimpeded by political pressure.
As such, Miller is urging sheriffs across the state to stand against Pritzker and state authorities and enforce immigration law.
“I call on every local sheriff in Illinois to defy these dangerous directives, cooperate with ICE, and support President Trump’s deportation efforts,” Miller said to Fox News Digital.
She said that “Pritzker’s sanctuary state policies have transformed Illinois into a cesspool of crime and drugs brought by the illegals he is actively resettling.”
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U.S. Representative Mary Miller (R-IL) gives remarks after receiving an endorsement during a Save America Rally with then-former President Donald Trump at the Adams County Fairgrounds on June 25, 2022 in Mendon, Illinois. (Photo by Michael B. Thomas/Getty Images)
“Our communities are being overwhelmed, innocent girls are being raped, and Americans are being ruthlessly murdered,” she added. “These are the tragic consequences of his failed leadership.”
“We must act now before one more innocent American life is lost or harmed,” she said.
Pritzker’s office did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
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What are the best public-access golf courses in the state of Illinois?
Trying to narrow the nearly 300 Illinois public-access golf courses into a top 15 is daunting, but that’s just what Golfweek, part of the USA TODAY Network just like the Journal Star, has been doing for many years.
Golfweek earlier this month revealed its full state-by-state rankings for public-access golf courses, and Illinois’ top courses were distilled into the 15 best. The top spot is held by Dubsdread — No. 4 course at Cog Hill Golf Club in Lemont. No. 2 is TPC Deere Run in Silvis, while The Glen Club in Glenview sits at No. 3.
How do the rankings come to pass? Golfweek uses hundreds of course raters to analyze 10 different criteria on a scale of 1-10 at each place to produce an average course rating. Those categories include routing, conditioning, greens, and memorability and variety of golf holes. Raters also file a single, overall rating on each course, which are averaged to produce all of Golfweek’s Best course rankings.
To qualify, a course must allow public play in some fashion. “If there’s a will, there’s a tee time — no membership required,” Golfweek’s creative director and travel editor Jason Lusk writes.
Here is Golfweek’s top 15 ranking for Illinois public-access golf courses as of 2025:
- 1. Cog Hill GC: No. 4 – Dubsdread, Lemont
- 2. TPC Deere Run, Silvis
- 3. The Glen Club, Glenview
- 4. Mistwood, Romeoville
- 5. Stonewall Orchard, Grayslake
- 6. Highlands of Elgin, Elgin
- 7. Eagle Ridge: The General, Galena
- 8. Preserve at Oak Meadows, Addison
- T9. Thunderhawk, Beach Park
- T9. Harborside International: Starboard, Chicago
- 11. Ravisloe, Homewood
- 12. Cantigny, Wheaton
- 13. Annbriar, Waterloo
- 14. Shepherd’s Crook, Zion
- 15. Eagle Ridge: North, Galena
Find the rest of Golfweek’s state-by-state rankings, and check back for more rankings in June.
ELKHART, Ind. (WISH) — Multiple people were shooting in an incident that ended with one person dead and 11 others sent to the hospital with gunshot wounds.
The Elkhart Police Department says they were called to the 300 block of W Garfield Avenue for a shots fired call at 1:11 a.m. Saturday. “At this point in the investigation, twelve (12) people have either arrived at or were transported to area hospitals with gunshot wounds,” Elkhart police officer Jessica McBrier wrote in a press release.
One of the 12 people has died. Police did not provide the conditions for the others except that some have already been treated and left the hospital.
EPD’s crime scene is a “large area” between the 200 and 400 block of W Garfield Avenue, and they’re collecting evidence from the surrounding area. The initial investigation found that multiple people were firing guns during the shootout.
If you have any information into the shootings, you’re urged to call the Elkhart Police Department at574-295-7070 or Michiana Crime Stoppers at 574-288-STOP.
This story has been updated with new information from the Elkhart Police Department.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Two men are dead after a shooting early Sunday morning near E. 69th St. and College Ave. in Kansas City, Missouri.
Kansas City Police say patrol officers were dispatched to the area shortly after midnight on a reported sound of gunshots.
When they arrived, officers say they found a vehicle near the intersection. Two men were inside with gunshot wounds.
Medics declared one man dead at the scene. The other man was taken to a local hospital where he died shortly after.
Police are investigating this as a homicide. No suspects are in custody at this time.
If you have any information about a crime, you may contact your local police department directly. But if you want or need to remain anonymous, you should contact the Greater Kansas City Crime Stoppers Tips Hotline by calling 816-474-TIPS (8477), submitting the tip online or through the free mobile app at P3Tips.com. Depending on your tip, Crime Stoppers could offer you a cash reward.
Annual homicide details and data for the Kansas City area are available through the KSHB 41 News Homicide Tracker, which was launched in 2015. Read the KSHB 41 News Mug Shot Policy.
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