Immigration

The state estimates an expansion of state-sponsored health care to individuals who are ineligible for Medicaid based on their citizenship...

The Illinois House advanced a bill allowing noncitizens with temporary visitor driver’s licenses to obtain standard licenses with identification capabilities.

Gov. JB Pritzker said Wednesday that Illinois will continue to welcome migrants bused here from Texas as he blasted that...

At least 60 migrants arrived in Chicago Wednesday on buses from Texas as part of Republican Gov. Greg Abbott’s ongoing...

A bill that would expand Medicaid coverage to otherwise ineligible noncitizens is now awaiting Gov. JB Pritzker’s approval.

Gov. JB Pritzker signed four bills into law Monday aimed at protecting the state’s immigrant and refugee populations, saying they...

The wide availability of COVID-19 vaccines has changed the state’s approach for mitigating the virus’ spread statewide and in schools

Illinois lawmakers passed bills advanced by the Legislative Latino Caucus that would close the state’s three immigrant detention centers and...

A bill to phase out the use of isolated timeouts and prone physical restraint in public schools will soon be...

The Illinois Senate passed a bill Friday which would strengthen legal protections for immigrants and require the closure of immigrant...