Illinois is one of 14 states trying to defend health insurance access for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients from court challenges. “This is the most recent action (Kwame) Raoul has taken to defend access to affordable health care for Dreamers,” the press release states. In 2024, Raoul and a collation of attorneys general filed an amicus brief that defended the rule. Previously, he signed a 2023 comment letter to HHS in support of the rule.

“The first step by leftists in their eternal quest to make America unlivable is always to redefine terms, hence the Newspeakian term “sex work,” with its positive connotations of labor and industry. Illinois Democrats hope to destigmatize the degrading purchase of women’s bodies for the hedonistic pleasure of men by associating such evil with other forms of work.”

On October 29, 2024, Springfield resident Rosanna Pulido attended a Springfield City Council meeting wearing a “Chicanos for Trump” T-shirt. Despite her peaceful and orderly participation, she was singled out by a Springfield alderwoman, who cited a policy against “campaign materials” in the council chambers.

“Having more daylight year-round would have so many benefits…from helping improve folks’ physical and mental well-being to saving on high energy costs. Longer days and shorter nights could also help reduce crime in our neighborhoods and boost retail sales and tourism dollars in Illinois,” state Rep. Brad Halbrook said.

Many think Madigan understood where the legal lines were and never crossed them. But the prosecution has shown jurors evidence otherwise.

Said Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, “This agreement reflects Sangamon County’s commitment to instituting reform and taking action that will help improve public safety and restore trust with the community in the road ahead.” The agreement does not constitute any admission of liability by the entities, and the department has not reached a finding of discrimination, the DOJ statement added.

The former speaker offered counter-narratives to the jury that likely would not have emerged as clearly had the Southwest Side Democrat not testified in his own defense. But some jurors had skeptical looks on their faces as he tried to explain his dealings with former Ald. Danny Solis, and it’s not clear if the defense will be able to overcome the feds’ mountain of evidence.

One of the most challenging tasks ahead for Welch could be holding the Democratic caucus together on budget and revenue issues during a time when the state faces significant fiscal pressures. Starting this year, Welch will rely on a team of three “co-budgeteers,” all Chicagoans: Reps. Kam Buckner, Eva-Dina Delgado, and Will Guzzardi.

Charles McCubbin, a Rivian worker who says he was unnecessarily injured on the job, and several other former Rivian employees believe production demands and employee turnover combined with a lack of training have compromised safety conditions at the plant.

The Springfield officers, who are part of the Mobile Field Force team locally that specializes in crowd control, will likely be working along the Inaugural parade route, said Lieutenant Joe Phillips. The Springfield team joins around 4,000 officers traveling to the nation’s capital from across the U.S.

“Thank God we live in Illinois because, we’re already Trump-proof,” Welch said. “There may my some things that we have to do as a state with state’s rights to continue to push back against his agenda. We have to be concerned that he’s going to do what he says he’s going to do—that he’s going to put the city of Chicago and other…urban areas in the middle of a dart board. We have to be vigilant of that and be ready to respond.”

David Greising, of the Better Government Association: “In Pew researchers’ comparison with other states — Florida, Idaho, New Hampshire and Tennessee — Illinois emerged, in some respects, as an unfortunate outlier. Illinois put only about 5 percent of its money toward one-time costs — compared with around 80 percent for the four other states Pew studied. And Illinois put 31 percent of its COVID-19 money toward operational expenses, nearly three times the average share spent by the other states. There was one category in which Illinois did excel: The state spent 64 percent of its pandemic relief funds on direct