It was a banner year for soybean farmers in Illinois. According to the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Illinois farmers produced 688 million bushels of soybeans in 2024,

"The language in the 14th Amendment is clear and unambiguous. If you are born in this country, you are a citizen of this country," Raoul said of President Trump's attempt to end birthright citizenship.

The Attorney General of Illinois is among those filing lawsuits against President Donald Trump in response to the executive order on birthright citizenship he signed Monday. Kwame Raoul joined his counterparts in Washington state,

The “non-regulatory guidance” on immigration enforcement actions was issued two days after President Trump was inaugurated for his second term.

A Chicago Sun-Times review found 43 of the 53 defendants from Illinois had been convicted and sentenced. Trump pardoned or ordered cases dropped against everyone charged in the insurrection.

An Illinois legislator, who is also in law enforcement, suspects police departments and municipalities will lose federal funding if they don’t cooperate with federal immigration authorities.

A Republican state senator says migrant sanctuary policies enacted by Illinois Democrats are “getting people killed.” Illinois law prohibits local and state law enforcement from communicating or assisting federal immigration authorities.

The United Automobile Workers union has been pressing the automaker, which owns Chrysler and Jeep, to revive the plant in Belvidere, Ill.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker had more scathing words for President Donald Trump Thursday. During a press conference in Chicago, Pritzker accused the president of not following the law, most notably through Trump’s series of executive orders he signed Monday after he took office.

An Illinois man accused of traveling to Ottumwa and sexually abusing a minor while being a registered sex offender was sentenced to 35 years in federal prison. According to the United States Attorney’s Office Southern District of Iowa,

Canada is one of the most trade-dependent countries in the world, and 75% of Canada’s exports go to the United States.

The Trump administration rescinded a policy that limited immigration enforcement actions in or near “sensitive locations,” such as schools, playgrounds, child care centers and bus stops.