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Democratic states sue Trump administration over childcare fund freeze

California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota, and New York challenged the administration's freezing of more than $10 billion in federal childcare and family assistance funds based on alleged fraud.

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US PRESIDENT Donald Trump and US Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent listen as National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett speaks, at the White House in Washington, DC, US, September 5, 2025.
US President Donald Trump attends a press conference, as he makes an announcement about the Navy's "Golden Fleet" at Mar-a-lago in Palm Beach, Florida, US, December 22, 2025.

Supreme Court blocks Trump plan to deploy National Guard to Chicago area

"At this preliminary stage, the Government has failed to identify a source of authority that would allow the military to execute the laws in Illinois," the court's majority declared.

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Pope Leo XIV addresses the crowd during a meeting with bishpops, priests consacrated persons and personal workers at the shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon in Harissa, northeast of the capital Beirut, on December 1, 2025.

Pope Leo XIV challenges Illinois governor over end-of-life legislation

The Illinois bill, which takes effect next September, gives terminally ill adults with a prognosis of six months or less the option to request a medical prescription to end their lives.

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FILE PHOTO: Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker speaks on the day U.S. President Joe Biden delivers an economic policy speech at The Old Post Office in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., June 28, 2023.

Illinois instates new protections for residents in response to Trump's anti-immigration agenda

Among other protections, the bill restricts immigration enforcement efforts outside of state courthouses and allows plaintiffs to sue for damages.

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Trump calls for Chicago mayor, Illinois governor to be jailed

"Chicago Mayor should be in jail for failing to protect ICE Officers! Governor Pritzker also!" Trump wrote in a Truth Social post.

OCTOBER 8, 2025ByREUTERS
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson sits for an interview with Reuters at his office located at City Hall, in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. September 29, 2025.

Highland Park Becomes First Illinois City to Enshrine IHRA Antisemitism Definition in Law

This ordinance sets a precedent that advocates hope will inspire municipalities across the country to follow suit

AUGUST 14, 2025ByCOMBAT ANTISEMITISM MOVEMENT
An illustrative image of the Israeli legal system

Man who murdered Palestinian-American child dies in prison

"This depraved killer has died, but the hate is still alive and well, ” the executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations’ Chicago office stated after Joseph Czuba's death.

JULY 27, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Joseph M. Czuba poses for a police booking photograph after being arrested by the Will County Sheriff's Office in Illinois, U.S., in this handout picture obtained by Reuters on October 15, 2023.

Small Illinois town reeling after Nazi symbol appears in yard

A swastika mowed into a front lawn in the Illinois town of Alhambra prompted a hate-crime investigation by Madison County authorities last week.

JUNE 4, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A Nazi armband with a swastika displayed in the Deutsches Historisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Illinois man sentenced to 53 years for hate crime that killed Palestinian child

Joseph Czuba was found guilty by an Illinois jury in early February.

MAY 2, 2025ByREUTERS
Wadea Al-Fayoume, 6, a Muslim boy who according to police was stabbed to death in an attack that targeted him and his mother for their religion and as a response to the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, poses in an undated family photograph obtained by Reuters on October 15, 2023

JB Pritzker accuses Trump of ‘disparaging the very foundation of Judaism’

Illinois governor rebuked Trump for "disparaging the very foundation of Judaism" in a fiery address in New Hampshire Sunday night.

APRIL 29, 2025ByGRACE GILSON/JTA
FILE PHOTO: Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker speaks on the day U.S. President Joe Biden delivers an economic policy speech at The Old Post Office in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., June 28, 2023.

No survivors after small plane hits power lines in Illinois 

The plane, a Cessna 180 single-engine, was carrying aboard two men and two women, none of whom survived the fatal crash.

APRIL 20, 2025ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
Firefighters work near a building engulfed in fire following a plane crash in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, U.S., in this picture obtained from social media video and released March 30, 2025.

Illinois man finds rare 18th-century Chinese plate at Goodwill

Experts at Sotheby's verified the plate is from around 1775.

MARCH 1, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Illinois man finds rare 18th-century Chinese plate at Goodwill.

Illinois U expands nondiscrimination policies to protect Jewish students' Zionist identity

The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has agreed to extend its nondiscrimination policies to protect Jewish students from harassment based on Zionist aspects of their identity.

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024ByMICHAEL STARR
Protesters flash an inverted triangle, a Hamas symbol, at Baruch College in New York City, June 6, 2024.

Top 7 Small Business Insurance Options in Illinois for 2024

Discover the top 7 small business insurance options in Illinois for 2024. Protect your business with the best coverage tailored to your needs.

JULY 25, 2024ByAHAD WASEEM

Anti-Israel activists carry out pre-dawn protest, try to wake Jewish Illinois governor

"We might be tired the next day, but they won’t stop us from proudly being Jews."

JULY 2, 2024ByMICHAEL STARR
Activists of the group "Chicago Youth Liberation for Palestine" protest in support of Palestinians at a Starbucks, amid protests nationwide and calls for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. December 31, 2023.