By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary The House gave final passage Wednesday to bills giving the Illinois Department of Insurance authority to review and approve rates for homeowners and automobile insurance. Both bills prohibit companies from charging "excessive, ...

By BEN SZALINSKI Capitol News Illinois bszalinski@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary Illinois lawmakers are advancing a bill that would impose new regulations on electric bikes and scooters. The regulations include limits on where they can be driven, and for higher speed devices, age requirements and even driver's...

By JENNA SCHWEIKERT Capitol News Illinois jschweikert@capitolnewsillinois.com Following in the footsteps of New York and California, Illinois state lawmakers passed a bill Wednesday that seeks to increase transparency and accountability among the largest and most capable artificial intelligence models. Senate Bill 31...

By BRENDEN MOORE Capitol News Illinois bmoore@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin delivered a farewell address to the Illinois General Assembly, reflecting on his decades in public office and warning that today's political divisions pose a serious threat to democratic norms. Durbin highli...

By MOLLY PARKER Capitol News Illinois mparker@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary Sen. Dale Fowler, R-Harrisburg, is stepping down after the adjournment of the spring legislative session. Fowler has served the southern Illinois region for a decade; he cited a self-imposed 10-year term limit pledge when he announc...

By WMBD TV PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) - The St. Jude fundraising office has a new address in Peoria. The ribbon was cut on the new Central, Southern Illinois and Iowa office at 1320 W. Commerce Street. The organization calls it a living representation of the next chapter and a reflection of its continued commitment to support...

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) - A Rockford developer purchased a historic downtown Bloomington building to turn it into lofts. Urban Equity Properties purchased the old State Farm headquarters building on Washington Street. The building has been vacant for many years, but will now hold 183 loft apartments, a restaurant on t...

By BEN SZALINSKI Capitol News Illinois bszalinski@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary Final budget details are still being negotiated behind closed doors with the scheduled adjournment of the legislative session just days away. Progressive lawmakers are still calling on lawmakers to add or increase taxes on certai...