As a freeze on federal grants ordered by President Donald Trump goes into effect, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is among those speaking out.
The move follows President Donald Trump’s directive to pause nearly all federal funding. Medicaid, the health care program for low-income people and families, is jointly administered by the federal and state government,
The White House says deportation flights have begun. In Illinois, the Pritzker administration is conducting a “know-your-rights” campaign for foreign nationals in the country illegally. At an unrelated event Friday,
Several Illinois state officials have responded to news that the Trump administration is pausing federal grants and loans in an effort to review wasteful spending.
White House “border czar” Tom Homan criticized Illinois officials for falsely claiming a Chicago elementary school was raided by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Last week, Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D-IL) and Chicago Public Schools officials sparked alarm after suggesting that ICE agents had shown up at Hamline Elementary School to conduct a sweep for illegal
As President Donald Trump takes office this week, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is pledging to uphold state laws relating to immigration amid White House pressures.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Tuesday signed a long-awaited bill to stop Illinois organizations from paying less than the minimum wage to workers with disabilities.
A Republican state senator says migrant sanctuary policies enacted by Illinois Democrats are "getting people killed."
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is already butting heads with the Trump administration about immigration and more.
More than a dozen states have already enacted legislation to phase out sub-minimum wage allowances for disabled workers.
Indiana House Republicans unveiled their priorities for 2025, which included a bill to explore adjusting the boundaries of Illinois and Indiana.
In the face of a Trump administration directive to investigate state and local officials who don’t toe the line on the president’s orders on immigration, Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson said they will stand up for law-abiding residents regardless of their legal status.