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Charges dismissed for 2 of 'Broadview 6' ICE facility protesters
By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois hmeisel@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary A federal judge on Friday granted prosecutors' motion to dismiss charges against two of the "Broadview Six" who were charged with conspiracy stemming from a September protest outside a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforce...
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Sports betting tax becomes battleground between Chicago and state lawmakers
BY ERIKA TULFO Medill Illinois News Bureau news@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary Chicago's new 10.25% tax on sports bets is facing bipartisan pushback in the Illinois General Assembly as lawmakers support bills that would block Chicago and other municipalities from setting their own sports wagering taxes. Some C...
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Illinois bill aims to address gender discrepancies in CPR training
By GEORGIA EPIPHANIOU Medill Illinois News Bureau news@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary Women are 27% less likely to receive bystander CPR due to fears of inappropriate touching or sexual assault accusations and repercussions. A bill, currently in a House committee, will mandate the use of female CPR dolls an...
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Illinois regulators say prediction markets are illegal gambling, but bettors - and the Trump family - love them
By Casey Toner, Illinois Answers Project & Hannah Meisel, Capitol News Illinois On a recent Tuesday afternoon, at a small, round table in a spacious apartment in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood, 19-year-old Oliver Wilson sits engrossed in front of two laptop screens, neither of which have anything to do with his i...
Mar 13, 2026
'Do what we can': Senate committee passes bill regulating loud commercials on streaming
By NIKOEL HYTREK Capitol News Illinois nhytrek@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary A Senate bill regulating the volume of commercials on streaming services so they can't be noticeably louder than entertainment content passed the Senate Energy and Public Utilities Committee on Thursday. The bill resembles a federal...
Mar 13, 2026
Illinois Supreme Court travels to Macomb to hear cases on pretrial release, student transportation
By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com Story Summary The Illinois Supreme Court traveled Wednesday to the campus of Western Illinois University to hear oral arguments in two cases. Chief Justice P. Scott Neville said the tradition of courts traveling the countryside to hear cases is roo...
Mar 12, 2026
Business coalition warns against phasing out use of natural gas in Illinois
By JENNA SCHWEIKERT Capitol News Illinois jschweikert@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD - A coalition of 19 manufacturer, business and labor organizations have petitioned to end ongoing workshops studying the future of natural gas in Illinois after a statewide resource adequacy report warned of energy shortages. I...
Mar 12, 2026
Senate advances bills requiring more insurance for boaters, protections for mobile ID users
By BEN SZALINSKI, BRENDEN MOORE, JENNA SCHWEIKART & NIKOEL HYTREK Capitol News Illinois news@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary The Senate Transportation Committee approved a bill that requires more boaters to have liability insurance. Bills dealing with pension buy-out programs, mobile IDs and workload for c...
Mar 12, 2026
