The White House announced Friday it was withholding more than $2 billion for transportation projects in Chicago and examining ways to reduce federal funding to Portland, Oregon, the latest bid to use the shutdown to target political opponents in Democratic strongholds.

The Trump administration is withholding $2.1 billion from Chicago infrastructure projects as it capitalizes on the federal government shutdown to cut back on Democratic projects.

Supporters and protesters of President Trump took to Main Street in Niles on Monday to voice their opinions on a wide range of ongoing issues.

Federal employees in Chicago are waiting to hear how they may be impacted by the 2025 government shutdown. Lawmakers in Washington, D.C. failed to agree on a spending package to keep the government running by the Wednesday 12 a.m. deadline.

Amid the federal government shutdown, will ICE enforcement actions, and a possible National Guard deployment, still move forward?

While thousands of government workers face furloughs and certain government services are not available, the government shutdown also reached Chicago's Far South Side on Wednesday, where there were some very disappointed tourists.

On the first day of the government shutdown, some travelers were left worried and confused about how the federal pause could impact their plans. Azelin Sinelli, who planned to head out of the country for a two-week European vacation,

Already diminished by cuts by the Trump administration, the U.S. Education Department will see more of its work come to a halt due to the government shutdown.