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A city blanketed in fear: Accountability Commission hears shocking testimony about ICE
By MAGGIE DOUGHERTY Capitol News Illinois mdougherty@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary Gov. JB Pritzker's Accountability Commission hears stories about fear and intimidation that led to disruption of schools and a negative impact on businesses and health care. The commission focused on four areas, including hea...
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Republican candidates for governor - minus Bailey - try to distance themselves
By BEN SZALINSKI Capitol News Illinois bszalinski@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary Republican candidates for governor Ted Dabrowski, James Mendrick and Rick Heidner met for the first time for a televised debate on Tuesday. Darren Bailey, presumed to be the frontrunner, did not participate. The candidates sparre...
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Illinois legislators introduce bills to regulate pricing based on personal data
By JENNA SCHWEIKERT Capitol News Illinois jschweikert@capitolnewsillinois.com As top legislators emphasize affordability this session, several lawmakers are taking aim at regulating algorithmic pricing that uses consumers' personal data. Algorithmic pricing is a price-setting practice where companies use everything ...
Feb 24, 2026
What does Gov. JB Pritzker's nuclear energy executive order do?
By MAGGIE DOUGHERTY Capitol News Illinois mdougherty@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary A recent executive order by Gov. JB Pritzker set a new goal to begin development on new nuclear power plants by 2033, with the intention of bringing online enough energy to power up to two million Illinois homes. Illinois pow...
Feb 24, 2026
Human service advocates say they are worried after Pritzker's status-quo budget proposal
By: GEORGE ALEXANDRAKIS Medill Illinois News Bureau news@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary: Health and human service advocates gathered at a watch party at the Illinois State Library across the street from the Illinois State Capitol to watch Gov. JB Pritzker's budget address. The lobbyists expressed concern after...
Feb 23, 2026
As Illinois increasingly becomes destination for abortion access, a new public-private partnership emerges
By NIKOEL HYTREK Capitol News Illinois nhytrek@capitolnewsillinois.com Surrounded by states with abortion restrictions, Illinois has become a destination for patients from across the country since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022. Illinois abortion providers took care of 23% of the approximately 15...
Feb 23, 2026
Former deputy in Sonya Massey killing serving prison sentence, but state officials won't say where
By BETH HUNDSDORFER Capitol News Illinois bhundsdorfer@capitolnewsillinois.com Former Sangamon County Sheriff's Deputy Sean Grayson, who was convicted last year of shooting an unarmed woman, has begun serving his 20-year prison sentence with the Illinois Department of Corrections in an undisclosed location. IDOC ...
Feb 23, 2026
Former ComEd exec-turned-FBI mole in Madigan probe sentenced to probation
By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois hmeisel@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary Fidel Marquez, a former executive for electric utility Commonwealth Edison, was sentenced to two years of probation Thursday for his role in a yearslong bribery scheme intended to influence ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan...
Feb 20, 2026
