The Justice Department is supporting a lawsuit by private entities that challenges Illinois’ practice of putting local election officials in charge of maintaining voter registration rolls.

Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined a coalition of 25 states and attorneys general to file a lawsuit against the Trump administration over the freezing of $6.8 billion in education grants. In the lawsuit,

The Department of Health and Human Services rescinded an almost 30-year-old policy that allowed undocumented immigrants to access Head Start, a program for low-income families who need child care and services.

CHICAGO Attorney General Kwame Raoul today, as part of a coalition of state attorneys general, sued the Trump administration to stop its unlawful attempt

The case filed Thursday is the latest attempt by the Trump administration to sanction New York City over its "sanctuary" policies. Earlier this year, the administration began to claw back tens of millions of dollars that had already been allocated by Congress in migrant-crisis reimbursements.

Federal officials have yet to issue guidance for Head Start providers on the new rules, which take effect immediately. They also skipped a 30-day review policy, the lawsuit alleges.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson says he is not intimidated by the federal government increasing immigration enforcement in migrant sanctuary cities.

A three-judge panel of the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has agreed with a lower court’s ruling that President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to redefine birthright citizenship is unconstitutional.

Chicago's Welcoming City Ordinance bars Chicago police from cooperating with federal authorities in any immigration enforcement efforts. It's backed up by the Illinois TRUST Act, signed into law ...