Discrimination

The future of a state-funded program to increase the diversity of faculty at colleges and universities in Illinois is in doubt as the Trump administration continues to pressure higher education to abandon DEI values.

A group of state attorneys general is asking educators at all levels to have courage in the face of lost funding and lawsuit threats by the federal administration.

One of the responses Illinois Wesleyan University has made to a complaint of alleged antisemitism filed with the U.S. Education Department is to codify rules that satisfy both First Amendment protections of free speech and the priority to make sure discourse is civil.

A former dispatch supervisor claims she was fired and discriminated against for a medical disability resulting from pregnancy.

A Bloomington woman who sued State Farm for wrongful firing, retaliation, and a hostile workplace environment caused by racism has had part of her case restored after a lower court tossed it out.

As Bloomington mayor, Judy Markowitz led a successful campaign to add sexual orientation to the city's anti-discrimination ordinance in 2002.

The mayor of Bloomington acknowledged in a WGLT interview that the city's Human Relations Commission needs new people on it. The terms of all but two of the current seven members have expired.

A judge dismissed Carla Campbell-Jackson's claim that State Farm fired her in 2016 after 27 years of employment because she reported an anonymous letter that contained racist and offensive statements that was sent to several workers at a Michigan office of the company.

U.S. District Court Judge Michael Mihm rejected Meredith Downes’ claims that she was underpaid because of gender or suffered retaliation for comments she made.

The Kappa Sigma fraternity can apply for reinstatement to Illinois State University when its suspension expires in December 2025.