Illinois sending $41.5 million to 6 Chicago-area governments taking in migrants
(The Center Square) – Six Chicago-area local governments are set to receive more than $41 million in taxpayer-funded grants from the state of Illinois...
Texas congressional delegation spars over border security
(The Center Square) – As thousands of people pour through the southern border into Eagle Pass and El Paso, Texas, all members of Texas’...
Pritzker asks other Illinois communities to house growing number of non-citizens
(The Center Square) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker is asking communities outside of Chicago to help house and provide services to the continuing flow of...
August border encounters of more than 322,000 highest monthly total in U.S. history
(The Center Square) – Total encounters reported at both the northern and southwest land borders in August was 304,162, according to U.S. Customs and...
New Border chief: Influx of people at southern border intentional ‘opportunity for smugglers’
(The Center square) – New Border Patrol Chief Jason Owens says the influx of record numbers of people at the southern border “isn’t sustainable.”
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