A federal judge on Friday ruled that the Department of Homeland Security’s attempt to strip temporary legal protections from more than 1.1 million Venezuelans and Haitians was unlawful and must be set aside. U.S. District Judge Edward Chen ruled that DHS Secretary Kristi Noem exceeded her statutory authority and acted […]
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on September 5, directing the Department of Defense to adopt the secondary title of “Department of War,” reviving a name that was last used in the 1940s. The original Department of War was established by President George Washington in August 1789, just months […]
The U.S. labor market delivered a concerning signal of economic weakness on Friday as employers added only 22,000 jobs in August. The unemployment rate ticked up to 4.3 percent in August, matching levels not seen since September 2021 when the economy was still recovering from pandemic disruptions. With 7.4 million Americans now unemployed, the August figure […]
A federal appeals court on Thursday allowed the controversial immigration detention center known as “Alligator Alcatraz” to resume operations, overturning a lower court ruling that had ordered the facility to shut down within 60 days. In a 2-1 decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit, the […]
A rare bipartisan coalition has emerged in Congress demanding full transparency regarding Jeffrey Epstein files, with lawmakers from both parties joining forces to compel the Trump administration to release all federal documents related to the convicted sex trafficker. The bipartisan push, led by Republican Representative Thomas Massie of Kentucky and […]
Approximately 1,000 current and former federal health employees have signed an open letter calling for Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s resignation, citing his “dangerous” policies and actions that they say are compromising America’s public health infrastructure. The call for Kennedy’s removal comes after Kennedy fired the […]
Illinois farmland values experienced their first decline since 2018, falling an average of 4.41% across central and southern counties, according to Farm Credit Illinois’s annual benchmark study. The downturn marks the end of six consecutive years of growth, during which values reached record highs in 2024. The decline affects the […]
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ruled Tuesday that Illinois can constitutionally ban concealed carry of firearms on public transportation. In a 52-page decision authored by Judge Joshua P. Kolar, the three-judge panel found that Illinois’s prohibition on carrying firearms on buses, trains, and other forms of […]
The Museum of the Grand Prairie at Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve is set to transport visitors back to 19th-century East Central Illinois on September 13 with the return of its beloved Prairie Stories event alongside the grand opening of a new exhibit showcasing the region’s agricultural heritage. From […]
A federal judge in Boston delivered a victory to Harvard University on Wednesday, ruling that the Trump administration unlawfully froze more approximately $2.5 billion in federal research grants in violation of the institution’s First Amendment rights and federal law. U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs concluded that the administration “used antisemitism […]
