Emanuel Urges Rauner to Support Chicago as Sanctuary City

Mayor Rahm Emanuel speaks during a vigil at the Center on Halsted in the Boystown neighborhood held to honor the victims of the Pulse Nightclub shooting on June 13, 2016 in Chicago, Illinois. Mayor Rahm Emanuel sponsored a resolution that calls on Gov. Bruce Rauner to publicly support his efforts to promote Chicago as a sanctuary city for immigrants, according to the Chicago Tribune .

U.S. stands with Orlando shooting victims, attorney general says

The U.S. government is providing $1 million in emergency funds to cover overtime for first responders to the Orlando nightclub massacre and stands in support of the LGBT community after the tragedy, Attorney General Loretta Lynch said on Tuesday. Lynch spoke in Orlando after meeting with relatives of some of the 49 people killed and 53 wounded in the June 12 rampage and said there was no doubt it was a "shattering" attack on the United States, its people and its most fundamental ideals.