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Four Illinois members of Congress left to right; Rep. Jonathan Jackson, D-Ill., Rep. Delia Ramirez, D-Ill., Jesus Garcia, D-Ill., and Rep. Danny Davis, D-Ill., are allowed to enter the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing center Monday, Dec. 22, 2025, in Broadview, Ill. (AP Photo/Sophia Tareen)
IL State News
10 months ago
Illinois members of Congress are latest to tour immigration facilities after judge’s ruling

“This visit will not end our responsibility. We will follow up,” Jackson said. “We will be back and we’ll demand answers.”

With the Supreme Court Building under renovations, the justices hear oral arguments on President Donald Trump's push to expand control over independent federal agencies, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Dec. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
IL State News
10 months ago
Supreme Court keeps Trump’s National Guard deployment blocked in the Chicago area, for now

“At this preliminary stage, the Government has failed to identify a source of authority that would allow the military to execute the laws in Illinois,” the high court majority wrote.

Pope Leo XIV talks to journalists as he leaves the Castel Gandolfo residence to head to the Vatican, Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
IL State News
10 months ago
Pope disappointed over approval of assisted suicide legislation in his home state of Illinois

Leo said he had spoken “explicitly” with Gov. JB Pritzker and urged him to not sign the bill into law.

Greg Bovino, the chief patrol agent for the U.S. Border Patrol El Centro sector, center, stands with federal immigration agents near an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview, Ill., Friday, Oct. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
IL State News
10 months ago
DOJ sues Illinois’ governor over laws protecting immigrants at courthouses and hospitals

Lawrence Benito, executive director of the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, called the laws “a brave choice.”

Illinois State University Redbirds
Sports
10 months ago
Illinois State beats Villanova 30-14 to advance to FCS title game against Montana State

The Redbirds (12-4) put an emphatic end to the Wildcats’ 11-game win streak and will play Montana State in the title game on Jan. 5 in Nashville, Tenn.

Gov. JB Pritzker packs boxes of canned goods with members of his staff while volunteering Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025, at the Greater Chicago Food Depository. (Brian Cassellav /Chicago Tribune via AP, Pool)
National
10 months ago
States faces a choice on whether to embrace Trump’s tax cuts on tips, overtime and more

In some states, the new federal tax breaks will automatically apply to state income taxes unless legislatures opt out.

The Paul Findley Federal Courthouse is pictured in Springfield. (Capitol News Illinois file photo by Hannah Meisel)
IL State News
10 months ago
Justice Department sues for access to Illinois voter rolls (READ THE LAWSUIT HERE)

Illinois among at least 19 states being sued for voter data.

Emergency medicine physician Rohini Haar (left) and New Life Centers Chief Executive Officer Matt DeMateo provide testimony to the Illinois Accountability Commission during its Dec. 18 public meeting. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Maggie Dougherty)
IL State News
10 months ago
Illinois Accountability Commission hears testimony about excessive force by ICE agents. Felt like a ‘war zone’

Attendees call on commission to review CPD and ISP for any role they had in assisting federal immigration agents.

FILE - Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York attends a news conference at the North American College in Rome, May 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia, File)
IL State News
10 months ago
Pope names fellow Chicagoan, Bishop Ronald Hicks, as new archbishop of New York

Bishop Ronald Hicks, the current bishop of Joliet, Illinois, replaces the retiring Cardinal Timothy Dolan, a prominent conservative figure in the U.S. Catholic hierarchy.