Illinois’ Governor Pat Quinn presided over a packed room in a south side Chicago immigrant center on Sunday January 27, when he signed into law a much vaunted bill that will provide temporary drivers licenses for undocumented immigrants in his state. 

The Illinois House of Representatives made history last  Tuesday, as it voted 65 to 46 to approve a temporary visitor's driver’s license (TVDL) SB 957 for the undocumented.  The Senate had voted last month to approve the bill by 41 to 14, with one abstention.  Illinois is the 5th state in the nation after Tennessee, New Mexico, Washington and Utah to approve such a measure but the only one in recent times to make such a bold move.  The bill’s passage has been hailed by immigrant advocates as a milestone for Illinois and a measure of things to come for comprehensive immigration reform in Washington D.C.  Other states may take Illinois’ lead and follow.

Undocumented immigrants in Illinois will soon be able to obtain temporary driver's licenses, after new legislation was passed on Tuesday.

The Catholic Church in Illinois has yet to explain how a priest called 911 after getting stuck in handcuffs and a gag inside a rectory.

Move over Honey Boo Boo! Here comes the Irish version of ‘Toddlers and Tiaras.' 

An American plane manufacturer is to be sued by the Irish relatives of the victims of a horror smash in Cork two years ago.

Furthering their world domination, One Direction’s first American pop-up store will be opening in Illinois for a limited time starting on August 25th.

Legend has it that Mary Devine, an immigrant who fled from Ireland in the wake of The Great Famine, walked back to New York from Peoria with her two daughters after her husband died while working on the railroad. Irish filmmakers are now bringing her story to life through a documentary set to air in Ireland around Christmas.

The final winners from last month’s historically large $656million MegaMillions lottery draw have finally stepped forward in Illinois. Irish Americans Merle and Patricia Butler, a retired couple from Red Bud, Illinois, confirmed yesterday, 19 days after the drawing, that they were one of the select few lucky winners.

The unmarked and forgotten grave of an Irish-born Medal of Honor recipient has been found.

The fingerprint-sharing program, central to the Obama administration's immigration enforcement strategy, has been met with more resistance.

From New York to Hot Springs, Arkansas, and from Rock Island, Illinois to New London, Wisconsin, thousands of people from a range of backgrounds will come together to cheer on and participate in St. Patrick’s Day Parades. Here’s a look at some outstanding Irish Americans around the country who have been chosen by their communities to lead the marchers, dancers, bands, societies, and floats down the parade route.