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President Trump has fired Acting Attorney General Sally Yates, concluding she has "betrayed the Department of Justice" by refusing to defend his executive order that imposes a temporary ban on refugees and visa holders from seven majority-Muslim countries.
On the 21st: We looked at the effect of President Trump's executive ban on immigration across the state, including people who are directly affected and those trying to help them.
The University of Illinois Executive Vice-President says well over 300 students, faculty, and visiting scholars could be affected by President Trump's Executive Order halting immigration from seven Muslim-majority countries.
Illinois universities are speaking out against President Donald Trump's sweeping travel ban that has left some students and professors stranded abroad. University of Illinois President Tim Killeen put out a statement Monday saying its three campuses are "greatly concerned'' about the ban and "strongly recommend that students and scholars who might be affected defer travel outside the U.S.''
A report says the outlook for the Illinois economy is bleak. It was prepared by Moody's Analytics for the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability.
