Illinois
Illinois Senate candidate Robin Kelly says Israel committed ‘genocide’ in Gaza
“It may not have started off being like that, but I believe that is what it turned into,” said Kelly, who in August 2025 cosponsored an act to withhold the transfer of offensive weapons to Israel.
Jewish Illinois rep. withdraws endorsement for congressional candidate over AIPAC ties
Illinois joins WHO global outbreak network despite US withdrawal from agency
Democratic states sue Trump administration over childcare fund freeze
Supreme Court blocks Trump plan to deploy National Guard to Chicago area
"At this preliminary stage, the Government has failed to identify a source of authority that would allow the military to execute the laws in Illinois," the court's majority declared.
Pope Leo XIV challenges Illinois governor over end-of-life legislation
The Illinois bill, which takes effect next September, gives terminally ill adults with a prognosis of six months or less the option to request a medical prescription to end their lives.
Illinois instates new protections for residents in response to Trump's anti-immigration agenda
Among other protections, the bill restricts immigration enforcement efforts outside of state courthouses and allows plaintiffs to sue for damages.
Trump calls for Chicago mayor, Illinois governor to be jailed
"Chicago Mayor should be in jail for failing to protect ICE Officers! Governor Pritzker also!" Trump wrote in a Truth Social post.
Highland Park Becomes First Illinois City to Enshrine IHRA Antisemitism Definition in Law
This ordinance sets a precedent that advocates hope will inspire municipalities across the country to follow suit
Man who murdered Palestinian-American child dies in prison
"This depraved killer has died, but the hate is still alive and well, ” the executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations’ Chicago office stated after Joseph Czuba's death.
Small Illinois town reeling after Nazi symbol appears in yard
A swastika mowed into a front lawn in the Illinois town of Alhambra prompted a hate-crime investigation by Madison County authorities last week.
Illinois man sentenced to 53 years for hate crime that killed Palestinian child
Joseph Czuba was found guilty by an Illinois jury in early February.
JB Pritzker accuses Trump of ‘disparaging the very foundation of Judaism’
Illinois governor rebuked Trump for "disparaging the very foundation of Judaism" in a fiery address in New Hampshire Sunday night.
No survivors after small plane hits power lines in Illinois
The plane, a Cessna 180 single-engine, was carrying aboard two men and two women, none of whom survived the fatal crash.
