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Supreme Court Orders Trump Administration to Facilitate Return of Wrongfully Deported Maryland Resident

The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously directed the Trump administration to take immediate steps to facilitate the return of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, a Maryland resident who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador last month due to what the government has acknowledged as an “administrative error.”  The ruling largely upheld a […]

Local

Vermilion County Conservation District to Host Illinois Birds Workshop at Kennekuk County Park

The Vermilion County Conservation District (VCCD) is set to host an engaging “Illinois Birds” workshop on Saturday, April 26, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Kennekuk County Park Education Center. This event, offered through the Illinois Department of Natural Resources’ (IDNR) ENTICE (Environment and Nature Training Institute for […]

Local

Mahomet Moves Forward with Phase 2 of Main Street Streetscape Project: $91K Agreement with Farnsworth Group on April Consent Agenda

The Village of Mahomet Board of Trustees has moved the approval of an engineering services agreement with Farnsworth Group to April’s consent agenda. This agreement, valued at $91,000, will initiate Phase 2 of the Main Street Streetscape Project, focusing on planning and preliminary design. The project, which builds on the […]

Federal

House Approves GOP-Backed SAVE Act, Potentially Disenfranchising Millions of Voters

The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act on Thursday in a 220-208 vote. The measure saw unanimous Republican support and was joined by four Democrats: Reps. Jared Golden (Maine), Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (Washington), Henry Cuellar (Texas), and Ed Case (Hawaii). Republicans championed the SAVE […]

State of Illinois

‘Chilling silence’: Waves of Illinois’ international university students lose their visas

by Jackson Brandhorst, Bridgette Fox, Molly Parker, Julia Rendleman, Lylee Gibbs, The Saluki Local Reporting Lab and UIS Public Affairs Reporting (PAR), Capitol News Illinois April 10, 2025 The federal government has revoked the visas of some international students studying at universities across Illinois, but college administrators are sharing few […]