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UPDATED: Springfield teen pronounced dead after crash in McLean County
By WMBD TV UPDATE (11:09 a.m.) - A 13-year-old Springfield teen was killed in a single-vehicle wreck late Sunday night. At 1:30 a.m. Monday, May 25, the McLean County Coroner was called to Carle Bromenn Medical Center on a report that the boy had died, Coroner Kathleen Yoder said. The teen was a passenger of the mid-si...
17m ago
Illinois grows millions of bushels of soybeans. Why aren't we eating them?
By TARA SUN Medill Illinois News Bureau news@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary Illinois grows more soybeans than any other state, but almost none end up as food on Illinois plates. With a trade war freezing exports to China - one of the biggest buyers of Illinois soybeans - the state faces an agricultural crisis,...
24m ago
After misconduct accusation in 'Broadview 6' case, former lead prosecutor fired from new D.C. job
By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois hmeisel@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary The former lead prosecutor on the "Broadview Six" protest case, whose alleged prosecutorial misconduct in front of a grand jury came to light in a dramatic series of hearings on Thursday, was fired from her new job servin...
26m ago
Abortion advocates urge additional reproductive health support from Illinois
By NIKOEL HYTREK Capitol News Illinois nhytrek@capitolnewsillinois.com Illinois abortion advocates are urging lawmakers to do more to protect reproductive healthcare as the legislative session moves into its final days and the federal landscape keeps shifting. The push comes after a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling blo...
May 22, 2026
'Broadview 6' trial canceled as prosecutors acknowledge misconduct before grand jury
By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois hmeisel@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary Just days before the remaining "Broadview Six" protesters were set to face a rare trial on misdemeanor charges, federal prosecutors on Thursday dropped all charges against them. The surprise move came after U.S. District ...
May 22, 2026
House narrowly advances measure aiming to control prescription drug prices
By JENNA SCHWEIKERT Capitol News Illinois jschweikert@capitolnewsillinois.com A bill seeking to regulate the maximum price of certain prescription drugs narrowly passed the House Thursday on a vote of 62-39 and now heads to the Senate. Senate Bill 3496, sponsored by Rep. Nabeela Syed, D-Palatine, would establish an ...
May 22, 2026
Judge rejects request for special prosecutor to investigate 'Operation Midway Blitz' abuses
By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois hmeisel@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary A Cook County judge has rejected a petition to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate and charge federal immigration agents accused of abuses during "Operation Midway Blitz" this past fall. Judge Erica Reddick's Thur...
May 22, 2026
'We will be left out and left behind': Senate GOP urges action on school choice bills
By MARISA GUERRA ECHEVERRIA Medill Illinois News Bureau news@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary Senate Republicans are calling on their colleagues and the governor to opt into a federal school choice tax credit program. Nationally, 31 states have done so, with two Democratic governor signaling their intent to o...
May 22, 2026
