Man questioned in Chicago train fire attack was on electronic monitoring after judge released him against prosecutors' wishes following battery charge, a report said.

For nearly two months, federal agents have been carrying out surprise raids in Chicago in pursuit of the Trump administration’s immigration agenda, emerging from unmarked vehicles in neighborhoods throughout the city to confront and detain stunned members of the public.

"In this particular case, you had a judge who had a defendant with mental health issues, and also had an extensive, and I'm being generous, an extensive criminal history record," said CBS News Chicago legal analyst Irv Miller. Back in North Carolina, the stabbing led to increased police and patrols around public transit.

Chicago serial attack suspect William Livingston charged again for allegedly striking two women, continuing a decade-long pattern of random assault arrests.

The past three or four years, the L has not been a pleasant experience, and it’s a dangerous experience, at worst,” one straphanger said.

The Illinois-Alabama game is delivering everything midway through the first-half at the United Center in Chicago Thursday night. The game could see the emergence of a future star.

For customers, that translates to an average increase of about $4.25 per month beginning with the January bill.