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The Illinois State Board of Education is advising local school officials to be prepared in the event federal immigration officials try to take enforcement actions on school grounds.
IL State News
1 year ago
Illinois schools prepare for immigration enforcement

State board issues guidance after Trump rescinds Biden-era policy limiting actions in ‘sensitive locations’

UIS
Education
1 year ago
Tuition increasing at University of Illinois schools

Under state law, tuition for resident undergraduates remains fixed for four years after enrollment, so the change will only affect new students starting with the 2025-26 school year.

Dept. of Justice seal on U.S. flag
National
1 year ago
Justice Department orders investigation of local compliance with Trump immigration crackdown

In Chicago, which has some of the strongest sanctuary protections nationwide, city leaders brushed off word of potential investigations. The nation’s third-largest city has been a sanctuary city for decades, limiting cooperation between police and federal immigration agents.

Doris Turner
Agriculture
1 year ago
Turner named chair of Senate Ag Committee for 104th General Assembly

Sen. Turner has served on the committee since 2021.

Gov. JB Pritzker at an unrelated press conference the day after President Donald Trump’s second inauguration. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
National
1 year ago
Pritzker criticizes Trump’s courting of tech CEOs, lack of communication

Illinois Republicans celebrate Trump’s vision for 2nd term.

National
1 year ago
Illinois joins 18-state lawsuit against Trump’s birthright citizenship order

The coalition is seeking immediate court action, including a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction, to block the executive order from taking effect.

IL State News
1 year ago
Dignity in Pay Act is now law

Eliminates sub-minimum wage for developmentally disabled

Pope Francis
National
1 year ago
Pope Francis calls Trump’s plans of mass deportation of immigrants ‘a disgrace’

Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich said the reports of mass deportations targeting the Chicago area “are not only profoundly disturbing but also wound us deeply.”

Illinois Supreme Court
IL State News
1 year ago
Illinois Supreme Court hears arguments on a challenge to Illinois’ concealed carry law

State appellate defender says law infringes on Second Amendment right to ‘open carry’