Trump says he’s considering ways to serve a third term as president
It’s the clearest indication he’s looking for ways to breach a constitutional barrier against continuing to lead the country after his second term ends in early 2029.
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Despite Trump order, Illinois won’t require voter proof of citizenship
Illinois voters casting ballots in the April 1 consolidated elections will not be required to show proof of U.S. citizenship, despite an executive order issued this week by President Donald Trump.
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Government | Health | Politics
Health and Human Services will lay off 10,000 workers and close agencies in a major restructuring
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. criticized the department he oversees as an inefficient “sprawling bureaucracy” in a video announcing the restructuring Thursday.
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Rantoul mayoral candidates talk local economy, policy goals ahead of upcoming election
Rantoul Mayor Charles Smith is facing a challenge from District 5 Village Trustee Samuel Hall III. Both candidates say they want to support the local economy and rebuild village infrastructure.
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A university, a rural Illinois town and their fight to survive Trump’s war on higher education
The administration’s research funding and DEI cuts present an existential threat to regional public institutions like Southern Illinois University, the economic backbone of the conservative rural region it serves.
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4 takeaways from PBS and NPR’s testimony on Capitol Hill
NPR CEO Katherine Maher and her counterpart at PBS, Paula Kerger, appeared Wednesday before a House subcommittee on government efficiency, where they defended public broadcasting against accusations by Republican lawmakers of political bias.
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The Atlantic releases the Signal chat showing Hegseth’s detailed attack plans against the Houthis
The disclosure follows two intense days during which leaders of President Donald Trump’s intelligence and defense agencies have struggled to explain how details — that current and former U.S. officials have said would have been classified — wound up on an unclassified Signal chat that included Atlantic Editor-in-Chief Jeffrey Goldberg.
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U.S. intel leaders are grilled again about the leaked Signal chat as more details emerge
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, CIA Director John Ratcliffe and other top U.S. intelligence officials testified before the House Intelligence Committee on Wednesday — in a session dominated by discussion of an extraordinary breach of security.
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‘Laced with uncertainty’: rehired Veterans Affairs worker expects she’ll lose her job again
One woman who was rehired at the Veterans Affairs facility in Danville after being fired is worried that she won’t be back for long.
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WATCH NOW: PBS, NPR leaders testify before DOGE on federal support for public broadcasting
PBS, NPR and their respective local stations are funded in part by a $535 million appropriation provided by Congress through the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, in addition to substantial foundation, corporate and viewer donation support.
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Raoul joins motion to block dismantling of U.S. Education Department
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul and 20 other state attorneys general are asking a federal judge to immediately halt President Donald Trump’s efforts to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education.
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After public pressure, Illinois commits $8M to repair deteriorating site where Lincoln launched political career
New Salem volunteers blame the state for letting a historic site fall into disrepair.
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Trump officials texted war plans to a group chat in a secure app that included a journalist
The National Security Council said the text chain “appears to be authentic.” Atlantic editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg said the material in the text chain “contained operational details of forthcoming strikes on Iran-backed Houthi-rebels in Yemen, including information about targets, weapons the U.S. would be deploying, and attack sequencing.”
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Government | Health | Politics
Her Case Changed Trans Care in Prison. Now Trump Aims To Reverse Course.
In the run-up to the Nov. 5 election, 55% of voters felt support for trans rights had gone too far, according to VoteCast, a survey by The Associated Press and partners including KFF, the health policy research, polling, and news organization that includes KFF Health News.
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Durbin, Pritzker put pressure on Republicans to oppose cuts to key programs
Thousands of Illinoisians could lose coverage from Medicaid cuts, governor warns.
