Gov. JB Pritzker criticized President Donald Trump’s executive order Monday, which aims to end birthright citizenship, a policy long protected by the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.

As President Donald Trump takes office this week, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is pledging to uphold state laws relating to immigration amid White House pressures.

A federal judge temporarily halted President Donald Trump's move to freeze all federal grants pending an analysis to root out "wokeness" in federal spending. But confusion reigned Tuesday in Chicago and beyond as leaders braced for serious potential cuts to an array of major programs.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is already butting heads with the Trump administration about immigration and more.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Mayor Brandon Johnson have both said they are prepared to confront President-elect Donald Trump's policies head-on. But it is unclear how Trump will make good on his promises of retribution,

On a call with Senator Chuck Schumer, the minority leader, six Democratic governors pushed him to slow down the confirmation of President Trump’s nominees and to do more to block his agenda.

Illinois was one of 22 Democratic-led states that filed suit Tuesday asking a federal court to block the sudden pause on funding, which was announced Monday evening. The freeze threatened to hold up trillions of dollars in funding for basic government functions like health care,

ICE did not disclose the number of arrests but emphasized their focus on "potentially dangerous criminals." Gov. JB Pritzker, meanwhile, criticized the move.

The disruption was caused by the Monday release of a memo from Trump’s Office of Management and Budget announcing a pause in federal funding to take effect at 5 p.m. EST on Tuesday. The memo sparked mass confusion in state and local governments, as well as nonprofit organizations across the country, well before then.

A directive by President Donald Trump to freeze federal grants and loans raised uncertainty and fears among many who depend on federal aid before a judge intervened Tuesday to temporarily block it from taking effect.

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker emerged as a forceful voice among suddenly wakened Democrats against the Trump administration’s sweeping federal funding freeze, directly accusing the White House of duping the American public about its impact on crucial services—a freeze that appears to be part of Trump’s bloodthirsty campaign targeting diversity