Thursday, June 25, 2026
Hundreds of Illinois immigrants have filed wrongful detention lawsuits since the Trump Administration’s Operation Midway Blitz began in September. Many of them have U.S. citizen children and longtime community ties.
Stacy Deemar, a drama teacher at Lincoln Elementary School, alleges that “through its equity initiatives, District 65 intentionally discriminated against her because she is white,” violating both Title VI and the Equal Protection Clause.
Kalshi is taking the state of Illinois to court over its new law putting in place a regulatory regime for prediction markets, which the platform says puts it at odds with the federal government.
The US attorney’s office in Chicago is in a five-alarm fire after problems with recent grand jury presentations resulted in three dropped criminal cases.
A new set of Illinois laws takes effect July 1, bringing several changes statewide, including a measure that could change how schools respond to bullying tied to the growing use of technology.