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The latest information on Illinois’ congressional delegation and how Washington politics affects you.
Immigration agents have aggressively responded to protests outside what was once a sleepy ICE facility in the western suburb. Mayor Katrina Thompson says she’s not backing down.
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.
There are more than 153,000 federal employees in Illinois. Federal workers already experienced massive upheaval after federal cuts earlier this year. With the government shut down, now they could be fired.
Gov. JB Pritzker immediately decried the president’s latest promise to deploy troops in the city as an authoritarian ploy.
Kelly’s plan places a focus on “kitchen table issues.” It includes support for a minimum tax on those making more than $10 million and raising the minimum wage to at least $17 per hour by 2030.
Gov. JB Pritzker says cuts are needed because of the impact to the state of the president’s “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” which includes tax breaks for billionaires, cuts to food assistance and anticipated reductions in federal Medicaid funding.
Chicago Public Schools stands by Black Student Success Plan in face of Trump administration's threat
The school district told the U.S. Department of Education it should be given more time and due process before a federal grant is withheld.
Chicago’s acting transit boss has been given two weeks to detail moves to “deter crime, stop fare evasion and provide a clean environment for passengers” by U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy.
The ceremonial resolution, introduced by U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson, calls Kirk a “courageous American patriot” and said his “commitment to civil discussion and debate stood as a model for young Americans across the political spectrum.”
A week before the advisory committee meeting, Gov JB Pritzker signed an executive order that aims to protect COVID-19 vaccine access across the state. The state is expected to issue its own guidance by next week.
Duckworth’s letter to Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins asks for “swift, decisive action to remove ICE from VA property and facilities.” The use of the parking lot prompted a protest at the west suburban hospital on Monday.
Supreme Court allowed controversial immigration stops in L.A. What does the ruling mean for Chicago?
“Operation At Large,” the deportation campaign that began this summer in Los Angeles, expanded to the Chicago area on Tuesday. But experts say the recent Supreme Court decision permitting stops in L.A. based on factors like race and language doesn’t change the law around racial profiling.
The Sun-Times examined campaign contributions by those identified in elections records as part of the National Guard in Illinois and across the country. The results show a tilt toward Republican candidates but with still-sizable Democratic donations.
Elected officials and community organizers said Willian Gimenez was targeted because of his involvement in a lawsuit that accuses police officers doing off-duty security at a Home Depot of harassment and assault.
Federal judges temporarily blocked Trump administration proposed changes limiting who can access the government programs for babies and small children.
Trump says he’ll send the National Guard to Memphis to address crime, 'would have preferred' Chicago
Mayor Brandon Johnson says united local opposition to a federal intervention led the president to “back down.”
The Guardian newspaper found that Daniel Raab was part of a military unit that shot six family members — killing four — in one day during the war in Gaza.
The federal government stopped publishing comprehensive data in January after President Donald Trump took office, but watchdogs are compiling the numbers.
In a resolution introduced Thursday, the three GOP members of the Illinois delegation wrote that Kirk’s death “must be a Turning Point for the Nation and be proof that Charlie Kirk did not die in vain.”
New city data shows the stark life expectancy gap between Black Chicagoans and residents of other races has also shrunk, though the gulf is still wide.