March 20, 2025 Trump admin to probe Illinois school over allegations girls were forced to change in front of trans student The Illinois Department of Education will face a federal probe after a school district allegedly forced middle school girls to change clothes in front of a transgender student.
March 20, 2025 School choice activists warn parents about blue state's homeschool bill with jail-time provision A bill in the Illinois legislature proposing new regulations on homeschooling and punishable by misdemeanor jail time, is sparking concern over parental rights and school choice.
March 19, 2025 Karoline Leavitt vows Trump will keep males out of girls locker rooms amid Illinois school controversy White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt addressed the ongoing national battle over transgender inclusion in girls sports and locker rooms.
March 19, 2025 Illinois families protest homeschool bill 'overreach' at Capitol, but legislation advances Hundreds of homeschooling families came to the Illinois state Capitol to protest against House Bill 2827, which passed out of committee Wednesday.
March 19, 2025 Chicago police solve only 6% of non-fatal shootings, review finds, as mayor faces mounting criticism Illinois' largest city is facing an even bigger crime problem than realized, according to a new report from the Chicago Sun-Times.
March 19, 2025 NTSB probe of Chicago Midway near miss reveals sun glare as possible contributing factor Sun glare may have been a contributing factor in the recent near miss involving a Southwest Airlines jet at Chicago Midway International Airport, the NTSB says.
March 19, 2025 GOP lawmaker urges Trump to pull funding for school accused of making girls change in front of trans student A GOP lawmaker in Illinois wants the Trump administration to step in after one parent accused a school of forcing girls to change in front of trans student in the locker room.
March 19, 2025 Dem governor slams Trump's 'authoritarian rule' during 'better way forward' speech Gov. JB Pritzker, D-Ill., urged Democrats to fight and defend America's constitutional republic from the "incompetence" and “treachery" of President Donald Trump.
March 18, 2025 Illinois Dem Rep says school girls allegedly being forced to change in front of male in locker room is 'a lie' Illinois Democrat state representative Bob Morgan suggested the girls who allege they had been forced to change with a transgender student had lied.
March 18, 2025 Democratic Illinois state lawmaker says alleged situation involving girls being forced to change with transgender is 'a lie' Illinois Democrat and state assembly member Bob Morgan addressed an alleged incident in his district where a mother claims her daughter was forced to change in front of a biological male, calling it "a lie." (Illinois State Assembly)