It was a banner year for soybean farmers in Illinois. According to the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Illinois farmers produced 688 million bushels of soybeans in 2024,

The “non-regulatory guidance” on immigration enforcement actions was issued two days after President Trump was inaugurated for his second term.

The Attorney General of Illinois is among those filing lawsuits against President Donald Trump in response to the executive order on birthright citizenship he signed Monday. Kwame Raoul joined his counterparts in Washington state,

"The language in the 14th Amendment is clear and unambiguous. If you are born in this country, you are a citizen of this country," Raoul said of President Trump's attempt to end birthright citizenship.

The United Automobile Workers union has been pressing the automaker, which owns Chrysler and Jeep, to revive the plant in Belvidere, Ill.

A Republican state senator says migrant sanctuary policies enacted by Illinois Democrats are “getting people killed.” Illinois law prohibits local and state law enforcement from communicating or assisting federal immigration authorities.

President Trump invoked presidential powers to begin his long-promised immigration crackdown shortly after taking office on Monday.

An Illinois legislator, who is also in law enforcement, suspects police departments and municipalities will lose federal funding if they don’t cooperate with federal immigration authorities.

A Chicago Sun-Times review found 43 of the 53 defendants from Illinois had been convicted and sentenced. Trump pardoned or ordered cases dropped against everyone charged in the insurrection.

Canada is one of the most trade-dependent countries in the world, and 75% of Canada’s exports go to the United States.

Betty Bogg, CEO of Connections for the Homeless, speaks at an event in January. The Trump administration's order to freeze all federal grants and loans

Medicaid, the health care program for low-income people and families, is jointly administered by the federal and state government, which also share costs.