The suit, announced Monday, seeks to release state education funds that pay for after-school and summer programming at Boys & Girls Clubs, the YMCA or public schools attended by 1.4 million children and teenagers nationwide.
The 51-year-old Schaumburg Democrat, who represents Illinois’ 8th Congressional District across the northwest suburbs and was born in India, didn’t always have a middle-class life.
Judge Joseph LaPlante announced his decision after an hour-long hearing and said a written order will follow. The order will include a seven-day stay to allow for appeal.
Public health workers, advocates and patients are bracing for what they describe as a perfect storm, which may undo years of progress in HIV treatment and prevention efforts.
At 38 years old, Christian Mitchell has been inside most corners of state government as a top advisor on political campaigns, state legislator, deputy governor and civic engagement leader at a major university.
President Trump signed a massive tax and spending bill to implement much of his domestic agenda during a celebration for the Fourth of July.
Illinois environmental advocates are working to strengthen their connections with lawmakers and communities across the state while the legislature is in recess.
The tight roll call, 218-214, came at a potentially high political cost, with two Republicans joining all Democrats opposed.
Here’s a rundown of the cycling-related measures that passed and the ones that did not.
Champaign County employees are threatening to call a strike as soon as next Tuesday. The union says county management is not offering a contract with “fair wages” or affordable health insurance.
IPM’s Stephanie Mosqueda spoke with Fred Tsao, policy director for the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Services.
The bill now heads to the House, where some GOP lawmakers are already signaling major objections.
Mitchell is a former Hyde Park state representative who also served as Pritzker’s deputy governor.
Central Illinoisans are among the over 4,000 people from the United States heading to Egypt as part of a peaceful march to the border with Gaza.
A nonprofit that supports immigrant rights in Central Illinois is urging immigrant families not to panic following Friday‘s U.S. Supreme Court ruling.