As Chicago strengthens immigrant protections, downstate officials split on sanctuary laws
Local municipalities approach immigration differently across Illinois.
Trump Administration
Lawsuits with Trump administration stretching Illinois attorney general’s resources
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul plans to brief the General Assembly about the cost of the state’s ongoing litigation against ...
Trump pardons Blagojevich 5 years after commutation cut prison time short
President Donald Trump pardoned ex-Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich Monday night. Blagojevich 8 years in prison after being convicted for corruption-related ...
Pritzker takes aim at Trump tariffs with business tours, calls to foreign officials
Gov. JB Pritzker spent much of the week campaigning against tariffs and other Trump administration policies.
Illinois locked in legal battles with Trump administration over immigration policy
Trump sues Illinois as AG Raoul helps secure injunction against birthright citizenship order.
Protestors gather outside Illinois Capitol, call for Trump’s impeachment
Hundreds gathered outside the Illinois Capitol on Wednesday to protest President Donald Trump’s administration and presidential advisor Elon Musk.
Metro East attorney helps immigrant families prepare for crackdown
A Metro East attorney is helping immigrants prepare paperwork to turn their children to friends, family, or even strangers, if ...
Groups demand release of after-school program funding
Illinois advocacy groups demand $50M to prevent after-school program closures affecting 27,000 youths.
Trump tariffs could impact hundreds of billions of dollars of trade in Illinois
Tariffs proposed by President Donald Trump could affect Billions of dollars of Illinois goods.
‘Blatantly unlawful’ federal spending freeze sends state scrambling
Illinois officials react to the Trump Administration’s pause on federal funding for many programs.
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