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Illinois locked in legal battles with Trump administration over immigration policy
Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD – Illinois participated in one court battle with the Trump administration Thursday when a federal judge…
Judge declines to extend ‘swipe fee’ injunction to credit card companies
Capitol News Illinois A federal judge on Thursday declined to issue an injunction to stop an Illinois law that bans…
Illinois lawmakers try again to ban certain food additives
Capitol News Illinois For the second legislative session in a row, Sen. Willie Preston, D-Chicago, is pushing to ban several…
Protestors gather outside Illinois Capitol, call for Trump’s impeachment
Capitol News Illinois Hundreds of protesters gathered in front of the Illinois State Capitol Wednesday to protest President Donald Trump’s…
Pritzker signs law to prioritize placing foster children with family members
Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD — Foster care officials will have to prioritize placing children with their relatives under a new…
Metro East attorney helps immigrant families prepare for crackdown
Capitol News Illinois In the days following President Donald Trump’s inauguration, Illinois attorney Marleen Suarez has received a flood of…
New bills would ban school fines, provide working moms paid time to breastfeed
Capitol News Illinois Lawmakers filed a pair of bills that would prohibit school officials from issuing fines or fees to…
Trump tariffs could impact hundreds of billions of dollars of trade in Illinois
Capitol News Illinois President Donald Trump’s plan to implement tariffs on key United States trading partners could affect more than…
Groups demand release of after-school program funding
Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD – Organizations that provide tutoring, recreation and other after-school programs are calling on Gov. JB Pritzker…
People were strapped to chairs for hours, days at Madison County Jail. Many were mentally ill or in withdrawal.
Capitol News Illinois Of all Illinois jails, Madison County has the most incidents of restraint lasting longer than 10 hours–the…
Illinois students remain at or above national average
Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD – Fourth and eighth grade students in Illinois generally scored as well or better than the…
Lawmakers introduce bills to punish sexual assault in schools, end fossil fuel investments
Capitol News Illinois Republican lawmakers put forward a proposal to expel students who sexually assault another student at school. Current…