Immigration

Karine Jean-Pierre visited Illinois State University for the annual MLK Jr. Cultural Dinner. The former White House press secretary talked to WGLT about her split from the Democratic Party last year, and how both parties have faced the first year of President Trump's second term.

The statement from Rep. Darin LaHood, a former federal prosecutor, appears to break from the Trump administration's claims about what happened — as well as its efforts to block state and local law enforcement from participating in the investigation.

The Rev. Rebecca Gant was among the more than 1,000 clergy leaders who gathered in Minneapolis on Thursday and Friday to protest the Trump administration’s stepped-up immigration enforcement.

The four Republican Party candidates for governor of Illinois told a Central Illinois audience Thursday evening they favor property tax caps, pension reform, ending Illinois' status as a "sanctuary state," and rolling back the SAFE-T criminal justice reform act which ended cash bail.

Illinois and Chicago sued the Trump administration on Tuesday, seeking to severely limit immigration agents’ authority in the state and accusing the feds of unleashing an “organized bombardment” to coerce state and local officials to change their immigration policies.

Teri Ross is the executive director of ILAO. She says it is important to understand the law because it effects the everyday lives of Illinois residents.

The law bars immigration enforcement from taking place inside or within 1,000 feet of state courthouses. The federal government claims states can’t dictate where federal agents make arrests.

Health care systems nationwide are bracing for how the Trump administration's price increase to a visa program used to hire skilled foreign workers will negatively affect their ability hire clinicians. OSF HealthCare is among several Bloomington-Normal employers who hire H-1B visa holders.

Gov. JB Pritzker signed legislation Tuesday allowing Illinois residents to sue immigration agents who arrest them in or near courthouses or if they believe their constitutional rights were violated.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and his wife, MK, meet the Chicago-born pope in the Vatican and arrive bearing gifts, including a Chicago brewery’s mild ale dubbed “Da Pope.” The pontiff gladly accepted the sudsy offering, saying, “I’ll put that in the fridge.”