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. A White House memo directs agencies to conduct an analysis to ensure that spending is in line with Trump’s edicts to end “wokeness” and to make government more
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,
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.
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
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is already butting heads with the Trump administration about immigration and more.
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."
Gov. J.B. Pritzker and the Illinois State Board of Education announced Friday the state of Illinois has announced it will add 5,150 publicly funded preschool seats as part of a plan to reach universal preschool by 2027. A total of 11,000 seats have been added since the start of the program.
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.