More than 32,000 customers with the Illinois Department of Human Services division of rehabilitation services had information publicly viewable between April 2021 and September 2025. The information included names, addresses, case numbers, case status, referral source information, region and office information and status as Division of Rehabilitation Services recipients, the agency said.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Bureau of Investigation are probing fraud allegations involving federal taxpayer dollars sent to day care centers in Minnesota. “Can you imagine they stole $18 billion? That’s just what we’re learning about,” President Donald Trump said. “California is worse. Illinois is worse, and, sadly, New York is worse, a lot of other places. We’re going to get to the bottom of all of it. It’s a giant scam.”

Illinois’ statewide grocery tax ended Jan. 1, but many local governments are implementing their own levies, which could continue to influence prices for shoppers.

Illinois lawmakers ended 2025 with two bills left on Gov. JB Pritzker’s desk and several plans failing to cross the finish line during veto session.

State lawmakers’ decision to reduce local governments’ share of net income tax collections from 10 percent to less than 7 percent has cost municipalities over $9.49 billion and counties nearly $1.44 billion since fiscal year 2012. That meant fewer dollars for programs and services, infrastructure and boosted property taxes.

“That’s peanuts,” President Trump said, regarding alleged widespread fraud involving day care centers in Minnesota. “California is worse, Illinois is worse and, sadly, New York is worse — a lot of other places. So, we’re going to get to the bottom of this.”

State Rep. Bob Morgan, state Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz, and state Rep. Daniel Didech: “… (W)e know what we’re talking about when we tell you President Donald Trump’s Dec. 11 AI executive order is unenforceable, dangerous and a nonstarter for our state. … We in Illinois have chosen to act responsibly; Washington should follow our lead instead of trying to punish us.”