The Trump administration last year tried to require state and local education agencies to sign a document affirming compliance with the administration’s interpretation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 regarding DEI efforts.
Federal prosecutors in Chicago have accused 32 known defendants of nonimmigration crimes tied to Operation Midway Blitz. Many were accused of assaulting or resisting federal agents or officers.
As new federal SNAP work rules take effect this month, Illinois lawmakers are considering a plan that would use taxpayer dollars to soften the impact on families who fail to meet the requirements.
In a decision that banks and credit unions have already said they will appeal, a federal judge on Tuesday ruled key provisions of Illinois' first-in-the-nation law banning certain credit card fees can go into effect.
A former DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office deputy has pleaded guilty in a Paycheck Protection Program loan fraud case, according to the Illinois Attorney General’s Office.
Prosecutors have dropped charges against nearly two dozen people arrested during a clergy-led protest outside the Broadview immigration facility last fall.
