Illinois’ budget on track for deficit as new federal policies create challenges
State spending likely to increase significantly in coming years as Medicaid, SNAP requirements set in
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Judge blocks National Guard deployment in Illinois for 2 weeks
It’s a victory for Democratic officials who lead the state and city and have traded insults with President Donald Trump about his drive to put troops on the ground in major urban areas.
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Illinois urges judge to stop National Guard deployment after Trump administration ‘plowed ahead’
The state of Illinois is urging a judge to order the National Guard to stand down in the Chicago area. The state calls the deployment a constitutional crisis and suggests that President Donald Trump’s administration gave no heed to the pending legal challenge. A Department of Justice lawyer says the Chicago area was rife with “tragic lawlessness.”
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SCOTUS weighs whether Mike Bost can challenge Illinois election laws
Lower courts denied downstate congressman’s lawsuit challenging Illinois mail-in voting law.
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Trump says Illinois governor and Chicago mayor should be jailed as they oppose Guard deployment
Trump wrote on Truth Social that Mayor Brandon Johnson and Gov. JB Pritzker “should be in jail for failing to protect” U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers. The officials said they wouldn’t be deterred.
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Texas National Guard members arrive at Chicago area military training facility
Military troops arrived at an Elwood training center after weeks of threats from President Donald Trump’s administration, over the objections of local leaders.
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Watch: Bondi testifies before Congress in the first hearing since the Comey indictment
Attorney General Pam Bondi is testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee amid mounting concerns that the DOJ is being weaponized to go after President Trump’s perceived enemies.
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Judge refuses to immediately block National Guard deployment to Illinois
A federal judge said Monday she wouldn’t hear arguments over Illinois’ bid to block the deployment until Thursday, even after a Trump administration lawyer confirmed that Texas troops are on their way.
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Watch: Gov. Pritzker, Democratic Leaders discuss federal deployments in Illinois
CHICAGO — Illinois and Chicago have filed a lawsuit aiming to stop President Donald Trump’s administration from sending hundreds of National Guard troops to Chicago. Trump moved to deploy National Guard troops from another city on Saturday by authorizing 300 troops to protect federal officers and assets in Chicago. Trump has long threatened to send…
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USDA will no longer track hunger among Americans. That concerns food advocates
People working to address hunger say the canceled report is a main resource to understand where and how people are experiencing food insecurity across the country.
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Illinois, Chicago sue to stop Trump from sending National Guard troops to the city
The lawsuit filed on Monday alleges that “these advances in President Trump’s long-declared ‘War’ on Chicago and Illinois are unlawful and dangerous.”
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Trump plans to deploy National Guard in Illinois, governor says
Pritzker said the Illinois National Guard received word Saturday that they would be called up. He didn’t specify when or where the troops would be deployed, but President Trump has long threatened to send troops into Chicago.
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Illinois federal workers heavily stressed as government shutdown yanks paychecks
For federal workers living paycheck to paycheck, the shutdown could mean choosing between paying for groceries or prescriptions, says National Treasury Employees Union National President Doreen Greenwald.
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Standing up to ICE in the suburbs, the People’s Patrol puts its faith in resistance
Cavazos’ network focuses on Chicago’s western suburbs. It’s housed at the Casa DuPage Workers Center, a small nonprofit devoted to immigrant rights.
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Government shuts down after Congress fails to reach a funding agreement
Much of the federal government is now shut down after Republicans and Democrats in the Senate failed to agree on a pair of dueling funding bills to keep the government open. Republicans voted to block a bill proposed by Democrats that included government funding through the end of October and an extension of federal healthcare…
