Gates pointed to a key hurdle his Tigers faced Monday while also claiming (falsely) that the Illini hadn't had to fight through similar adversity

CHICAGO (AP) — The Department of Justice filed a lawsuit Monday against Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker over new state laws aimed at protecting immigrants at courthouses, hospitals and day cares.

The Justice Department said the law illegally regulates federal law enforcement by barring courthouse arrests and allowing residents to sue immigration agents.

Four Illinois members of Congress have been allowed into a suburban Chicago immigration processing center that’s been at the forefront of an immigration crackdown

Five people were hurt following a crash on Route 53 in Lombard, Illinois, on Tuesday afternoon. According to village, the crash involving three vehicles occurred near the area of Illinois Route 53 and the Illinois Prairie Path.

The DOJ sued Illinois Gov. Pritzker over state laws protecting migrants from being detained at sensitive locations such as hospitals, day cares and courts.

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Be they profane, inflammatory or simply hard to read, Illinois rejected 550 of the more than 55,000 requested vanity plates in 2025, and these are some of the funniest.