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  • by david hall
Illinois State Board of Education rebuffs Trump administration demand to reject DEI in schools

The Education Department said states risk federal funding if they don’t end DEI programs the feds deem illegal. Illinois said it already pledges to comply with anti-discrimination laws.

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  • by david hall
Illinois politicians, advocacy groups fight back as Trump cuts funding for libraries and museums

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul and 20 attorneys general have sued to challenge Trump’s dismantling of the Institute of Museum and Library Services. In 2024, the agency allocated $11.3 million to Illinois museums, libraries and archives.

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  • by david hall
Northwestern braces for massive cuts that could nearly wipe out all its federal research funding

The Trump administration announced it would pause $790 million for the Evanston school amid civil rights investigations.

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  • by david hall
Trump administration freezes $790 million for Northwestern University

The pause comes amid a civil rights investigation at the university. A Northwestern spokesperson said federal funds drive lifesaving innovation at the university, which has not received official notice of the funding freeze.