Texas senator says FBI will help find Democrats who fled the state, Pritzker calls it ‘grandstanding’
The request sets the stage for an escalation of a war between the Trump administration and Illinois Democrats, with Gov. JB Pritzker at the helm.
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Bomb threat reported at St. Charles hotel hosting Texas Democrats, hundreds evacuated
Around 400 people were evacuated and have safely returned to the premises after police conducted a search, St. Charles police said.
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Gov. Pritzker says Illinois remap is ‘possible’ as DNC chair vows to fight Texas GOP efforts ‘tooth and nail’
Democrats in New York, California and Illinois are threatening to redraw their own maps in retaliation to Republican redistricting efforts in Texas.
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Texas Democrats ready to stay in Illinois ‘as long as it takes’ to fight GOP congressional maps
U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi called the situation a “man-made catastrophe for democracy” while standing alongside some of the 40 Texas Democrats taking refuge in Illinois.
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Northwestern University professors urge campus leaders not to make deal with Trump
These Northwestern professors and some students have accused Trump of exploiting antisemitism in order to suppress First Amendment-protected speech and bring universities in line with his conservative agenda
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Texas Democrats flee to Illinois to block Trump-backed GOP redistricting plan
Texas Democrats joined Gov. JB Pritzker at a Sunday night news conference in Carol Stream, where the Democratic governor called President Donald Trump a “cult leader” and “would-be dictator of the United States” for demanding mid-decade redistricting.
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During B-N stop, Rep. LaHood defends higher tariffs and new landscape of trade agreements
U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood is hailing this week’s announcement of a trade agreement with the European Union and recent ones with Vietnam, the United Kingdom, Indonesia, and Japan as the Trump administration continues to reshape the global economy.
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Rep. Miller Joins Effort to Ban Chinese Land Ownership in U.S
Miller called Chinese land acquisition “a direct attack on our sovereignty” and said the legislation is needed to protect America’s food supply and communities.
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Chicago hospitals are scaling back trans care for youth. A rapid response team is stepping in.
The team has a network of practitioners in Illinois who don’t rely on payments from the federal government, which threatens to cut funding to gender-affirming care providers.
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A family came to Chicago seeking asylum. Dad was deported. Now, Mom wants to leave.
The family came for the ‘American Dream.’ The husband says conditions in detention were ‘inhumane.’ The wife has enrolled in the government’s program to self-deport.
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Gov. JB Pritzker signs gun safety bills, one fines firearm owners who improperly store guns
The Safe Gun Storage Act requires owners to keep weapons in a locked box around minors and at-risk individuals. Another bill requires law enforcement agencies to use a federal tracing system to track firearms.
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Consumer advocate pushes for legislative action regarding State Farm rate spike
According to Bloomington-based State Farm, home insurance rates are on the rise in Illinois because of rising home replacement costs and more frequent severe weather events that drive up the cost and frequency of claims.
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Madigan’s political fixer gets 2-year prison sentence
Michael McClain was sentenced Thursday for his role in a plot to illegally influence former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan on behalf of ComEd.
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3 victims of St. Louis serial killer identified by Illinois police and SIUE
Illinois State police Director Brendan Kelly said that the internship program helped law enforcement identify Kelly Johson, Crystal Lay and Carol Jean Hemphill and that all were victims of Maury Travis.
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Trio of lawmakers, including U.S. Rep. Eric Sorensen, seeks answers after Texas floods
Sorensen is a former TV meteorologist and has proposed several bills pushing to maintain federal support within NOAA and the National Weather Service.
