(SPRINGFIELD) Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul has joined three other attorneys general in suing President Donald Trump over the constitutionality of his executive order that would end birthright citizenship, under the 14th Amendment, for the U.S.-born children of immigrants without legal status. In Illinois, in 2022, approximately 9,000 U.S. citizen children were born to mothers who were in the nation & state illegally. The number was at 5,000 for those born to two parents who lacked legal status in the U.S. and Illinois.
(CHICAGO) U.S. District Court Judge John Robert Blakey of the Northern District of Illinois is reviewing jury instructions ahead of closing arguments at the public corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan in Chicago. The jury waited yesterday morning while the judge and attorneys continued their review of instructions and the prosecutors’ plans for closing arguments. Madigan is facing several serious charges, such as bribery, racketeering, and official misconduct which occurred while a State Representative.
(SPRINGFIELD) It’s now up to the Illinois Supreme Court to decide if a recently enacted state law limiting where people can file constitutional challenges against the state to only two counties, Sangamon and Cook, but not in any of the other 100 counties in the state. It all stems from a case being heard in the Metro East County of Madison dealing with guns in which the state now wants that case to only be heard in Sangamon or Cook Counties. The justices took the case under advisement with a ruling possible in the months ahead.
(BLOOMINGTON) Allstate Insurance has announced that it is raising home insurance rates by more than 14% this winter for customers who live in Illinois. Taking effect February 24th, the new rates will impact about a quarter million customers, and the price hike comes after the company implemented a 12% raise last year. Allstate officials say the price increase for coverage is due to more instances of severe weather and higher repair costs in Illinois.