Tag: Illinois
16 states sue Trump administration for illegally gutting NSF research funding and education programs
The States argue that the federal government’s attempts to gut National Science Foundation research programs are illegal
States sue Trump administration to stop ‘illegal’ termination of federal electric vehicle funding
17 U.S. State AGs sued to reinstate $5 billion approved and appropriated by Congress in the 2022 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which was discontinued by a Jan. 20 Trump Executive Order
19 States and Washington D.C. sue Trump administration to stop dismantling Health and Human Services Department
Since taking office, RFK Jr. and the Trump administration have fired thousands of federal health workers, shuttered vital programs, and abandoned states to face mounting health crises without federal support
Illinois man sentenced to 53 years in prison for murderous hate crimes, killing 6-year-old boy
The 73-year-old landlord killed a 6-year-old Palestinian boy, stabbing him 26 times, and seriously injured the boy’s mom – because they were Muslim
23 U.S. States to challenge Trump administration’s dismantling of AmeriCorps
“In Maryland alone, programs that educate children, care for the elderly, and rebuild homes are being wiped out overnight.” ~ MD Attorney General Anthony G. Brown
19 States file lawsuit against Trump administration over ‘Unlawful Conditions placed on Funding for K-12 Schools’
In the State of Maryland alone, hundreds of millions in federal financial assistance are at risk
Married Chicago suburb high school teacher charged with having sex with 15-year-old student
The 30-year-old teacher, also a boy and girls soccer coach, charged with Aggravated Criminal Sexual Abuse on a child
21 Attorneys General file lawsuit against Trump administration to protect libraries and museums
States are suing to protect the agencies that support libraries, museums, minority-owned businesses, and workers
U.S. States file lawsuit to block Trump’s latest executive order designed to restrict elections
Presidents have no constitutional power to rewrite state election laws by decree, nor can they modify the rules Congress has created for elections
23 States and two Governors sue Trump administration for cutting health care funds
Under this administration, the CDC was forced to cut approximately $11 billion in grants it had previously provided to support health care
