A family from Illinois is anxiously awaiting a decision from a Canadian tribunal as they seek asylum north of the border, claiming that America’s politics have made them feel unsafe.

From breweries to farms, businesses are bracing for higher costs as well as product and supply chain disruptions — and the hits could affect what consumers pay.

Depending on who you ask, tariffs deployed by President Donald Trump are either a response to unfair trade from neighboring countries or a tax increase on working families. Monday, Trump said the tariffs that went into effect Tuesday morning were meant to address the ongoing fentanyl crisis and the deadly drugs that are still flowing across the southern and northern U.

But new tariffs on imported goods could add more uncertainty to the state’s economy. Illinois received $127.8 billion of imports from China, Canada and Mexico in 2023, according to the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Canada is Illinois ...

Gov. JB Pritzker and both of Illinois' U.S. senators are expressing alarm about how the state's economy will be affected by new tariffs on goods from Canada, Mexico and China. Pritzker, who christened the tariffs "Trump's Tax on Working Families,

President Donald Trump has signaled that new tariffs will take effect next week, targeting goods from Canada and Mexico.

Carney, 59, will succeed Justin Trudeau, who announced in January that he would step down amid low approval ratings following a decade in office.

The department store chain, founded in 1670, can't pay its debts and says the pandemic, inflation and now trade tensions have hurt its financial future.

The Trump Administration's plan to impose tariffs on other countries has been a hotly debated subject, and now Illinois officials are joining the discussion.

WASHINGTON In a speech on the Senate floor today, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) spoke out against President Trump’s tariffs on Mexico

If President Trump does not resolve his dispute with our northern neighbors soon, the real victims will be U.S. consumers, businesses, and farmers.

Retaliation came swiftly and Illinois leaders warned of potential harm to the state's economy as President Donald Trump's new tariffs on goods from Canada, Mexico and China took effect Tuesday.