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The future of hundreds of investigations into possible civil rights violations at schools across the Midwest, and thousands more nationwide, are in question after the Trump Administration shuttered seven of 12 Department of Education offices charged with running the investigations.

A statement by influential Chicago advocacy groups against Sen. Dick Durbin’s vote, coupled with a climate group protest targeting him, are uncommon public rebukes of the 80-year-old lawmaker deciding whether to run for another term.

Veterans, active-duty service members and others gather to protest potential federal cuts.

U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley said he’s talked to President Trump about keeping the state’s priorities intact as cuts are made.

An estimated 800 employees were fired from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration last week.

Illinois Rep. Bob Morgan, D-Deerfield, says he's hopeful a bill making its way through the Statehouse could make daylight saving time permanent, but ultimately the change requires congressional approval.

Dozens of American Federation of Government Employees union members rallied Saturday outside the post office in Florissant, calling on President Donald Trump to withdraw his executive orders that have disrupted workers nationwide since January.

USDA funds are part of nearly $2 billion being withheld from Illinois, Pritzker says.

President Trump's executive order that pauses the TikTok ban expires in April.

Nearly 26,000 people work for the federal government in the St. Louis metropolitan area. If a portion lose their jobs, some economists said it will have overall trickle-down effects, while others believe it wouldn’t have broader implications.