Shortly after Donald Trump’s electoral victory, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker pledged to defend his state’s residents from the president’s agenda, throwing down the challenge: “You come for my people,

With the Trump administration planning immigration raids in dozens of cities, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker tells CNN’s Dana Bash, “We’re going to follow the law in Illinois… we expect them to do the same.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) said he’s eager to cooperate with federal immigration officials to “get rid” of criminals but questioned the basis for targeting “law-abiding” residents integrated into communities.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker said President Donald Trump’s pause on federal funding is illegal and accused the administration of lying when it said programs that provide direct assistance like Medicaid would not be affected.

Illinois is joining five other states in suing to stop President Donald Trump’s recent push to temporarily freeze federal loans, grants and other financial aid. Attorneys general from Illinois,

A White House memo directs agencies to conduct an analysis to ensure that spending is in line with Trump’s edicts to end “wokeness” and to make government more efficient. Trillions of dollars are potentially under review.