217 Today: Judge grants temporary restraining order to block the Trump Administration’s freeze on federal funding

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Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul is pictured on the floor of the Illinois Senate last year.
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Tuesday, January 13, 2026

Today’s headlines:

  • Supreme Court Justice Mary Jane Theis will retire at the end of January.
  • Thousands of high schools across the country continue to support Native American mascots.
  • Honorary Alison Krauss Way recognizes the Grammy Award-winning artist’s ties to Champaign.

In today’s deep dive, Illinois and four other Democratic-led states have filed a lawsuit against the Trump Administration to block a freeze on federal funding for childcare and family services. A judge has granted a temporary restraining order blocking immediate implementation of the freeze.

217 Today is produced by Kimberly Schofield. Reporting today contributed by Capitol News Illinois, Arjun Thakker, A. Oishii Basu, and Charlie Schlenker.

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Kimberly Schofield

Kimberly Schofield is the host of Morning Edition and covers arts and entertainment for Illinois Newsroom. When she is not covering the arts, she is performing in plays and musicals or running the streets of CU.