Illinois rideshare drivers rally for unionization bill
Rideshare drivers in Illinois have pushed for unionization rights for years, beginning in the city of Chicago in early 2019.
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How the Trump administration is fast-tracking logging in Illinois’ only national forest
Shawnee is the only national forest in the state and one of the smallest in the nation.
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Legitimate investigation of Minneapolis ICE shooting unlikely, according to Sen. Dick Durbin
The senior senator from Illinois and Democratic whip said the federal government’s efforts to block state and local law enforcement from fully investigating the Minneapolis shooting is “proof positive this is not a credible investigation.”
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Illinois lawmakers’ 2026 theme: affordability
Democrats are seeking to capitalize on Trump-driven chaos during election year session
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Trump heads to Davos after upending European relations over Greenland
Watch President Trump’s speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
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Illinois Medicaid program faces looming funding crisis due to federal changes
New federal law will restrict a key revenue stream used to pay state’s share of Medicaid costs.
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Recent postal service changes could disrupt mail-in voting, county clerks warn
County clerks across the state say thousands of votes could be invalidated if mail-in ballots are not received in time.
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Illinois among 12 states to sue as Trump seeks forced compliance with gender order
The administration now says states and other entities that don’t comply with that executive order will be ineligible for billions of dollars in federal grant funding allocated through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Service
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State education board OKs $10.9B budget request
The Illinois State Board of Education voted Wednesday to approve a budget request for the upcoming fiscal year that calls for only a minimal increase in K-12 education spending, a reflection of the state’s tightening fiscal condition.
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Supreme Court revives GOP congressman’s challenge to late-arriving mail ballot law
The Trump administration weighed in to support Bost. The Republican president has asserted that late-arriving ballots and drawn-out electoral counts undermine confidence in elections.
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Labor, voting rights groups intervene in Illinois voter data lawsuit
Illinois is one of 23 states and Washington, D.C., that are being sued by the Trump administration for access to their unredacted voter rolls.
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Trump freezes $10B in social service, child care funding for Illinois, 4 other blue states
Other states whose funds are being frozen include California, Colorado, Minnesota and New York.
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Lawsuit puts Illinois on offensive against ‘menacing’ immigration raids
State claims federal agents used military-style tactics in attempt to coerce Illinois into changing its immigration policies
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Illinois Supreme Court Justice Mary Jane Theis announces retirement
During Theis’ tenure as chief justice, the Supreme Court guided the implementation of the new cashless bail pretrial procedure in Illinois.
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Minneapolis ICE shooter lived in Peoria, graduated from Richwoods
Rumors of Ross’ connection to Peoria swirled Friday on social media, hours after a Daily Mail story was published claiming to have interviewed Ross’ father, Ed, who the British publication said lives in North Pekin.
