See who Illinois Democrats invited to President Trump's joint address to Congress
Some Illinois Democrats have invited fired federal workers to President Trump's speech to protest the Trump administration's sweeping cuts to the federal government.
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Some Illinois Democrats have invited fired federal workers to President Trump's speech to protest the Trump administration's sweeping cuts to the federal government.
"President Trump's simpering fealty to Vladimir Putin and Russia is embarrassing and dangerous," Gov. JB Pritzker said.
Pritzker warned cuts to Medicaid would mean "Hospitals will close. People will lose their jobs."
The U.S. Senate is set to vote on Wednesday on whether to confirm Kash Patel as FBI director. Patel is expected to be confirmed unless more than three Republicans vote against him.
The lawmakers charged that the Trump administration and "extremists" in Congress were seeking tax breaks for the wealthiest Americans at the expense of everyone else.
Stellantis' Belvidere Assembly Plant, was indefinitely idled at the end of February 2023. More than 1,000 people were put out of work.
Durbin, originally from downstate Illinois, is the fifth most senior member of the U.S. Senate.
The U.S. Senate passed a resolution Friday honoring the life of a 6-year-old Palestinian-American Wadee AlFayoumi of Illinois. AlFayoumi died after he was stabbed 26 times in front of his mother in October 2023.
In the audience was the mother of Wadee Alfayoumi, the 6-year-old Palestinian American boy who was tragically stabbed to death in Plainfield, Illinois, last fall.
More than 50 Democratic lawmakers boycotted the speech—including U.S. Reps. Jan Schakowsky and Delia Ramirez, and Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Illinois).
Among the members who didn't attend Netanyahu's speech were U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, and Reps. Jan Schakowsky and Delia Ramirez.
As Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed a joint meeting of Congress on Wednesday, some lawmakers decided not to attend the speech out of their disapproval of his handling of Israel's war against Hamas in Gaza.
Meanwhile in Milwaukee Tuesday, at a breakfast for the Illinois RNC delegates, CBS News Chicago asked leaders about the somewhat significant divide between Vance and Trump.
U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley (D-Illinois) has gone on record multiple times saying it is time for President Biden to step aside in his race for reelection.
Durbin underwent the surgery on his left hip at the Rush Oak Brook Surgery Center.
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Illinois) on Wednesday took the very rare step of calling on one of the Supreme Court justices - Clarence Thomas - to recuse himself from the case.
"Justice Thomas should recuse himself so there's no question of bias," Durbin said.
Lawmakers want to pass more protective regulations, and make it easier for parents to sue tech companies.
Credit card giants argue messing with "swipe fees" could mess with your vacation.
Right now, about 25,000 workers are on strike.
Congress has until Saturday night to pass a dozen appropriations bills funding the federal government for another year.
More than 18,000 auto workers are now on strike at Ford, GM, and Stellantis.
Opponents have said processing fees charged by credit card companies fund popular rewards programs, which could go away if the bill is passed.
The extension would stretch the Red Line from 95th Street to the Far South Side, with stops planned at 103rd, 111th, 116th, and 130th Streets.
Migrants cannot apply for work permits until five months after they've applied for asylum in the U.S., a process that can also end up taking months.
