Illinois is one of 15 Democratic states suing the Trump administration's efforts to block gender-affirming treatments for minors.

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul and other Democratic attorneys general are suing the Trump administration over policies to limit gender-affirming care for youths. The lawsuit argues the policies violate states’ 10th Amendment right to regulate health care.

Another Chicago hospital has ended gender-affirming pediatric surgery amid threats to its federal funding. But Illinois and 15 other states are fighting back in a federal lawsuit against the Trump administration for “intimidating providers” into denying such care.

A memorial continued to grow Thursday outside the Portillo's restaurant in Oswego, Illinois, a day after a 2-year-old boy was killed and 13 other people were injured when a car crashed through the entrance.

Oswego crash A 2-year-old boy is dead and 13 people are injured after a car crashed into a restaurant in Oswego Wednesday afternoon. Police say it appears to have been a tragic accident when the vehicle driven by a 50-year-old woman went through the front doors of Portillo’s on Route 34.

The bill, SB1560, requires all school districts to provide screening in grades 3 through 12 at least once a year.

But Illinois and 15 other states are fighting back in a federal lawsuit against the Trump administration for “intimidating providers” into denying such care. UI Health became the latest hospital today to suspend gender-affirming surgical procedures for adolescents effective immediately,

Students in Illinois will soon have to get mental health screenings alongside annual vision and hearing exams.

U.S. Rep. Danny Davis won’t seek reelection next year after 15 terms in office. Davis is the latest longtime Illinois Democrat to announce their retirement from Congress.

Ill., won't seek re-election after completing his 15th term next year and has endorsed an Illinois state representative to replace him.