Prairie State Wire

How many seasonal agricultural visas were requested by Illinois employers during 2024?

By A. M. Puente | Sep 18, 2025

In 2024, 1,517 H-2A petitions were filed by employers located in Illinois, according to data provided by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services via the H-2A Employer Data Hub.

Lt. Gov. Stratton directs immigrants to website to evade ICE: ‘There’s a red button that says, learn your rights’

By A. M. Puente | Sep 4, 2025

Juliana Stratton, the Lieutenant Governor of Illinois, said that illegal immigrants in the state can access a website to learn about resources for evading federal authorities such as Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and obtaining an...