Prairie State Wire

Estimated $631.8 million in bank failures across Illinois since 2012

By A. M. Puente | Oct 9, 2025

Out of the 20 bank failures across Illinois since 2012, eight of them happened in 2012.

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...