JUDITH RUIZ-BRANCH Illinois News Connection

Juvenile justice advocates in Illinois are praising the state’s decision to raise the minimum age for juvenile detention from 10 to 13 years old beginning in 2026. A newly signed bill aims to ...

Illinois is now the first state in the Midwest to legalize medical aid in dying, and advocates are praising what they call the culmination of a decades-long push toward autonomy and compassion in ...

As aggressive federal immigration efforts continue across Illinois, advocates are sounding the alarm about the widespread implications of racial profiling against Latino communities.

As Illinois continues to be the target of aggressive federal immigration operations, among reports of more than 1,000 people being arrested so far, limited information has been shared about ICE ...

An Illinois-based union president is speaking out about how the government shutdown is impacting federal employees outside of Washington, and said lawmakers must learn from the historic 2019 shutdown ...

City Colleges of Chicago is partnering with the Greater Chicago Food Depository to offer free meals to students in an effort to combat food insecurity across their campuses. The Food Security for ...

A new report highlighted how trying juveniles in adult court, in Illinois and across the country, does not make the public any safer and can even lead to more repeat offenses. The report is part of ...

The Trump administration has made it clear it will cut funding from schools continuing diversity, equity and inclusion programs and with record levels of Immigration and Customs Enforcement funding ...

Advocacy groups are speaking out about how they believe congressional cuts to Medicaid will disproportionately affect caregiver LGBTQ+ communities in Illinois. Jaimie Worker, senior director of ...

Illinois serves as a crucial access point for abortion services and sees the most out-of-state patients in the country. Since Roe v. Wade was overturned in June 2022, Planned Parenthood of Illinois ...