Sen. Durbin Calls Probe into Illinois Schools a ‘Sham’, State Lawmaker Disagrees

On The Center Square Daily host Greg Bishop looks at a Department of Justice investigation into several Illinois schools. An Illinois state lawmaker is voicing strong support for the probe, framing the move as a necessary step toward transparency and parental involvement – while pushing back against criticism from U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, an Illinois Democrat. State Rep. Regan Deering, R-Decatur, who also serves on the Mt. Zion school board, praised the U.S. Department of Justice’s decision to examine school policies across Illinois, arguing that parents have been sidelined in key educational decisions. Durbin sharply criticized the federal probe, dismissing it as politically motivated.