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State of Illinois

Pritzker says feds seeking Chicago troop deployment. ‘What I have been warning of is now being realized’

by Ben Szalinski and Jerry Nowicki, Capitol News Illinois September 29, 2025 Article Summary The Trump administration is planning to send 100 military troops to the Chicago area, according to Gov. JB Pritzker’s characterization of a memo received by the Illinois National Guard. JB Pritzker said the Trump administration is […]

State of Illinois

Durbin hopes to meet with ICE this week about Chicago-area raids

by Ben Szalinski, Capitol News Illinois September 24, 2025 Article Summary U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin said there is a “chance” Illinois’ Democratic members of Congress get a long-requested meeting with immigration officials this week. Illinois leaders say they’ve been left largely uninformed about immigration enforcement actions in the Chicago area. […]

State of Illinois

Judge rules feds can’t block Illinois’ disaster funding in response to immigration laws

by Ben Szalinski, Capitol News Illinois September 25, 2025 Article Summary Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul won a court order barring the Trump administration from withholding federal emergency funding for Illinois because it is a “sanctuary state.” A judge ruled Congress controls spending and federal agencies cannot block funding because […]

State of Illinois

Pritzker directs agencies to limit spending in response to Trump’s economic policies

by Ben Szalinski, Capitol News Illinois September 23, 2025 Article Summary JB Pritzker signed an executive order requiring state agencies to identify spending reductions and reserve 4% of their budgets as the state anticipates slowing revenue growth. Pritzker pointed to economic indicators showing slowing growth, poor job reports and increasing […]

State of Illinois

‘We are not backing down’: Feds ramp up immigration raids in Chicago area

by Ben Szalinski, Capitol News Illinois September 17, 2025 Article Summary Immigration enforcement is increasing in the Chicago area as two top federal officials came to Chicago on Tuesday to participate in immigration raids. Illinois officials say they have more questions than answers about the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s […]

State of Illinois

Lawsuit leads to release of federal funding for EV chargers in Illinois

by Ben Szalinski, Capitol News Illinois September 17, 2025 Article Summary Illinois successfully sued the Trump administration for the release of federal grant funding for electric vehicle charging stations. Trump sought to block the funding that was approved by Congress in the 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law signed by President Joe […]