Immigration

Lawmakers begin offering proposals to address recent arrivals

Illinois allocated $160 million to migrant aid in November, more funding is ‘on the table’

Gov. JB Pritzker on Thursday announced the state will spend an additional $160 million to aid and house asylum seekers

Latest numbers show costs exceeding budget as implementation of cost-sharing measures lags.

The Department of Homeland Security will speed up the processing of work authorizations for asylum seekers and extend Temporary Protected...

The state has paused a new policy requiring certain noncitizens enrolled in a Medicaid-like health insurance plan to pay copayments...

A coalition of elected officials and business leaders in Illinois is calling on President Joe Biden to ease work restrictions...

Members of a state rulemaking oversight committee voiced concerns Tuesday that Gov. JB Pritzker's administration didn’t sufficiently seek public input...

Gov. JB Pritzker’s administration wasted no time last week in exercising new authority granted by lawmakers to limit the number...

The estimated cost for Illinois to continue providing health care coverage to noncitizens who are otherwise ineligible for Medicaid benefits...