Capitol News Illinois In the days following President Donald Trump’s inauguration, Illinois attorney Marleen Suarez has received a flood of clients asking her to prepare paperwork to turn their children to friends, family, or even strangers, if they are deported. Suarez offered to prepare free conditional guardianships for parents facing possible deportation. She advertised the…

Capitol News Illinois Lawmakers filed a pair of bills that would prohibit school officials from issuing fines or fees to students as punishment. House Bill 2502 and Senate Bill 1519 follow the findings of a yearlong investigation by ProPublica and the Chicago Tribune. The investigation found that schools ticket students for in-schools behavior, even though…

Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD – Organizations that provide tutoring, recreation and other after-school programs are calling on Gov. JB Pritzker and the Illinois State Board of Education to release $50 million that was included in this year’s budget to fund those programs. The organizations say tens of thousands of students are being denied access to…

Capitol News Illinois President Donald Trump’s plan to implement tariffs on key United States trading partners could affect more than $100 billion worth of goods imported to Illinois from Canada, Mexico and China. The countries were Illinois’ top trading partners in 2023, according to the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. A wide range…