East St. Louis School District loses federal grant funding after judge’s ruling ^31.1%

STLPR - By Hiba Ahmad - 6/29/2026, 5:12 PM

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The East St. Louis School District 189 will run out of funding from the federal Full-Service Community Schools grant by the end of the week after a judge denied a preliminary injunction on Friday. Afterschool for Children and Teens Now Illinois, a nonprofit that administers the grant, sued the U.S. Department of Education and Secretary... more

Judge temporarily blocks federal plan to freeze $1 billion in Illinois child care subsidies ^88.8%

St. Louis Public Radio - By Katie Grawitch - 2/9/2026, 9:31 PM

A federal judge ruled that President Donald Trump’s administration must continue providing child care subsidies and social services funding in Illinois and four other Democratic-led states. The preliminary injunction, issued Friday, temporarily protects more than $10 billion in funding for Illinois, California, Colorado, Minnesota and... more