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The Illinois Senate's leader is promoting legislation he says will protect immigrants from Trump administration actions. Several immigrant and anti-crime groups and labor unions joined Democratic Senate President John Cullerton of Chicago on Monday to unveil legislation he calls the TRUST act. It would bar law enforcement agencies in Illinois from helping in immigration actions unless federal authorities present a warrant from a judge.
On The 21st: Dinesh Sabu’s mother committed suicide a month after his father died of cancer. We talked with him about why he decided to tell that story in a new documentary film. Plus, we checked in with reporters from across the state to get the latest in Illinois politics.
By Wednesday morning, the day after Election Day, residents of the Rossville-Alvin and Bismarck-Henning school districts in Vermilion County should know if they will be sharing a cooperative high school.
Democratic state Sen. Andy Manar says he will remain in the Illinois Senate rather than run for governor in 2018.
Richland Community College in Decatur is laying off 18 more staff members due to declining enrollment and a lack of state funding.
