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