Tom Wray

3 weeks ago | illinoiseagle.com | Tom Wray

WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Mary Miller (R-Oakland) last week filed two bills taking aim at the transgender community. “Defining Male and Female Act” was filed on March 26 and would codify the Trump regime’s executive order defining male and female as the gender assigned at conception.

1 month ago | illinoiseagle.com | Tom Wray

SPRINGFIELD – The next 50501 protest is set for Saturday, April 5, at the Illinois State Capitol. 50501 is a national grassroots initiative dedicated to advocating for equality, civil rights, and the preservation of democracy for all individuals. The focus is on opposing the illegal and unconstitutional actions of the current administration and resisting dangerous initiatives such as Project 2025. The name 50501 comes from the the goal of the original organizers on Reddit.

1 month ago | illinoiseagle.com | Tom Wray

WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Mary Miller (D-Oakland) is calling on the Trump administration to cut funding for an Illinois school district over its policies for transgender students. Miller called for all federal funding to be stripped from Deerfield School District 109 in the northern suburbs of Chicago for violating the administration’s  “Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports” executive order.

1 month ago | illinoiseagle.com | Tom Wray

WASHINGTON – The Veterans Administration (VA) announced Monday that it would phase out gender-affirming care for veterans. In its announcement, the agency said the ending of “medical treatment for gender dysphoria” was in line with Trump’s executive order that the federal government would only recognize gender assigned at birth. “I mean no disrespect to anyone, but VA should not be focused on helping Veterans attempt to change their sex.

1 month ago | illinoiseagle.com | Tom Wray

SPRINGFIELD – Black Lives Matter-Springfield (BLM-SPI) opened applications for its annual scholarship contest on Monday, March 17. The contest is open to Black high school seniors in Springfield. Students can submit creative and essay responses that answer the question “How have you used your voice to advocate for yourself or others?”! All submissions due by May 1 and should be submitted by email to [email protected].