Hours after he was inaugurated for a second term on Monday, President Donald Trump signed executive orders declaring a national emergency at the U.S.-Mexico border and reshaped policy to target anyone in the country illegally — “millions and millions” of people, according to him — for deportation.

To this point, a reasonable majority of the interwebs’ many draft pundits have the Bears nabbing LSU offensive tackle Will Campbell —who, frankly, would be a steal at Chicago’s ten-spot—with Texas OT Kelvin Banks Jr. nipping at his heels.

A storm is bringing the first-ever blizzard warning issued for Beaumont, Texas, and Lake Charles and Lafayette, Louisiana.

A U.S. official says immigration officers will target more than 300 people with histories of egregious, violent crimes next week after President-elect Donald Trump takes office.

There are good reasons to expect that Chicago would be the primary target,” said U.S. Rep. Jesus "Chuy" Garcia.

Texas A&M University canceled a trip to a Chicago conference on Tuesday after an application was discovered to have excluded White and Asian colleagues.

Flags have been lowered to half-staff at many federal and public buildings across the country in honor of former President Jimmy Carter, who died Dec. 29.

The Chicago Cubs recently acquired St. Joseph by-the-Sea prouct Matt Festa in a trade with the Texas Rangers. The 31-year-old was placed on the Cubs’ 40-man roster and will be invited to the Cubs’ spring facility next month in Mesa, Arizona.

Rick Renteria was the manager, Luis Robert Jr. hadn’t yet played a major-league game and Yasmani Grandal and Dallas Keuchel were among the big free-agent additions the last time the Chicago White Sox held SoxFest.

Chicago Restaurant Week is bigger than ever, with more than 500 restaurants participating. Sara Machi got to visit the First Bite preview event at the Field Museum.

Residents across the country from the Northern Plains to the tip of Maine are bracing for dangerously low temperatures as residents along the East Coast contend with a thick blanket of snow — and more snowfall in the forecast.

San Diego and Chicago leaders have vowed to defy Tom Homan by protecting undocumented migrants from deportation.