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News channel or source: https://apnews.com/article/illinois-reparations-trump-department-of-justice-race-814515b5c67c176f0fa7bda09e172245
Published on: Tuesday 16 June 2026
Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. In this Nov. 25, 2019 file photo, Alderman Robin ...
News United States » Illinois » Government: United States: Federal Agents Use Excessive Force in Illinois
News channel or source: https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/10/23/united-states-federal-agents-use-excessive-force-in-illinois
Published on: Wednesday 22 October 2025
Federal law enforcement agents have since mid-September used excessive force against peaceful protesters, legal observers, volunteer street medics, and journalists during demonstrations outside a US ...
News United States » Illinois » Government: Illinois among 25 states to sue Trump admin. to keep SNAP funds flowing amid government shutdown
News channel or source: https://abc7chicago.com/post/snap-benefits-ending-illinois-among-states-sue-trump-administration-keep-food-stamp-funds-flowing-nov-1-2025/18081797/
Published on: Tuesday 28 October 2025
CHICAGO -- A coalition of 25 Democratic-run states, including Illinois, sued the Trump administration Tuesday to prevent billions of dollars of cuts to federal food assistance that are set to kick in ...