Illinois - Page 24

September 20

Trump admin pushes Chicago Public Schools to abolish 'Black Student Success Plan'

Chicago Public Schools faced a potential loss of $15 million in federal grants after the Trump administration deemed programs discriminatory under civil rights laws.

September 17

Operation Midway Blitz commander rebuts Pritzker’s ‘crazy rhetoric,' warns it could lead to violence

Operation Midway Blitz Commander Gregory Bovino defends immigration enforcement in Chicago against Illinois Governor JB Pritzker's accusations of racial targeting.

September 16

Pritzker swiftly fact-checked after claiming he never derided GOP with dictatorship comparison: ‘Pathological'

Gov. JB Pritzker faces criticism after denying he called Republicans "Nazis" while conservatives cite his previous speeches linking GOP to Nazi Germany.

September 16

DHS ‘blitzes’ Chicagoland, netting ‘many arrests’ as Noem onsite for immigration crackdown

ICE arrests violent gang member and multiple offenders during Chicago immigration crackdown after Illinois prison released convict despite federal detainer.

September 16

ICE rips Pritzker for ‘siding with criminal illegal alien’ after officer dragged, suspect shot dead

ICE pushes back after Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker accused the agency of lacking transparency in a deadly encounter where a migrant dragged an officer before being shot dead.

September 14

Preliminary data shows Chicago Public Schools enrollment falls to historic low: report

Chicago Public Schools faced continued enrollment decline as student numbers fall to historic lows, leaving approximately 150 schools operating at half capacity or less.

September 11

Chicago-area mayor, congressional candidate brags about lengths he's gone to flummox ICE

Chicago-area Mayor Daniel Biss warned residents about potential ICE raids and described his actions to protect them from federal immigration enforcement.

September 11

Pritzker critic in House introduces bill to crack down on sanctuary states 'gambling' with lives

Rep. Mary Miller, R-Ill., is introducing a bill to crack down on sanctuary states “gambling with American lives" by allowing illegal immigrants to obtain commercial driver’s licenses.

September 11

Tom Homan defends Chicago ICE raids as Illinois Gov. Pritzker claims targets are not criminals

Border czar Tom Homan rejects Gov. JB Pritzker’s claim ICE arrests non-criminals, insisting the agency targets predators, gangs as raids ramp up in Chicago.

September 11

JB Pritzker condemns political violence after Charlie Kirk's death, says Trump's rhetoric 'often foments it'

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker condemned the assassination of Charlie Kirk while criticizing President Donald Trump's rhetoric for "fomenting" political violence.