WATCH: Pritzker addresses reports of more federal agents, National Guard in Chicago
Reports have indicated ICE will ramp up immigration enforcement in the city this week. The city is also bracing for the possible deployment of the National Guard.
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Government shutdown looms as Congress returns after monthlong August recess
Congressional Republicans scored a massive victory this summer when they passed President Donald Trump’s tax and spending cuts without a single Democratic vote. But as they return to Washington this fall after a monthlong August recess, they will have to find a way to work with Democrats — or around them — as a government shutdown looms. The annual…
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Daley, LaHood discuss rebooted ‘fair maps’ campaign in Illinois
A bipartisan group led by Democrat Bill Daley and Republican Ray LaHood has launched a new push to pass a state constitutional amendment to put legislative redistricting in the hands of an independent commission.
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Trump administration readying ‘ramped up’ deportation campaign for Chicago next week
As the White House gears up plans for a major deportation effort in the city and potential deployment of National Guard troops, Mayor Brandon Johnson and police Supt. Larry Snelling stressed that Chicago cops won’t assist ICE agents who attempt to conduct raids.
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Rep. Nikki Budzinski discusses National Guard, Gaza, SNAP cuts on The 21st Show
Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski sat down with Brian Mackey of Illinois Public Media’s The 21st Show to speak about cuts to food aid and health care as well as her thoughts on the possibility of the National Guard being deployed to Chicago.
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Vying for Senate seat, Lt. Governor Juliana Stratton pitches herself on The 21st Show
Lt. Governor Juliana Stratton discusses foreign affairs, Medicaid, and tax breaks for middle class on the 21st show as she runs for the U.S. Senate.
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Gov. Pritzker announces new Cronus Chemicals fertilizer plant in Tuscola is moving forward
For more than a decade, Cronus Chemicals has sought to create a fertilizer production facility in East Central Illinois. At the Farm Progress Show in Decatur, the governor announced the company is following through with its $2 billion investment.
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Illinois ACLU weighs in on Trump plans to send troops into Chicago, exclude certain immigrants from Head Start
If President Trump sends the national guard into Chicago, the ACLU of Illinois would help release detained people and sue over excessive force.
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In response to military deployment, Pritzker tells Trump: ‘Do not come to Chicago’
The Washington Post reported Saturday that the Pentagon has been considering for weeks deploying the military to Chicago.
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WATCH: Pritzker, other Illinois officials address Trump’s threat to send National Guard to Chicago
Governor JB Pritzker hold press conference in response to President Trump’s plans to deploy troops to Chicago.
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‘Illegal and costly’: Chicago’s mayor blasts Trump’s threat to deploy National Guard
President Trump suggested he will “straighten out” Chicago next. Mayor Brandon Johnson told NPR that would be “illegal and costly” — but said there are other ways the federal government could help.
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As University of Illinois classes start, Champaign-Urbana chancellor talks about federal funding cuts and his new office decor
Charles Isbell is still getting to know the community, but he’s also preparing for possible attacks from the federal government.
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‘Stay out of our city’: Chicago officials slam Trump’s threat to target city in next crime crackdown
On Friday, Trump mentioned that Chicago could receive similar treatment to Washington, D.C., where 2,000 troops have been deployed. City officials and advocates, meanwhile, slammed Trump’s threats and emphasized drops in violent crime in Chicago.
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Pritzker announces ‘first of its kind’ legal hotline for LGBTQ+ Illinoisans
Illinois Pride Connect will come online Monday, offering advice on health care access, identifying documents, housing, government benefits and safety concerns.
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Government | Health | Politics
University of Illinois student activism leads to statewide campus abortion law
Student activists at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign are celebrating after Gov. JB Pritzker signed a new state law they helped enact.
