Headlines
Illinois lawmakers punt remap amendment after SCOTUS Voting Rights Act ruling
By BEN SZALINSKI & PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois news@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary Senate President Don Harmon, D-Oak Park, said the Senate will not move forward with a constitutional amendment rewriting the state's redistricting rules after a ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday. The nati...
6m ago
Feds say they'll drop conspiracy charge against remaining 'Broadview Six' protesters
By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois hmeisel@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary In an unexpected move Wednesday, prosecutors said they intend to pursue the dismissal of the main conspiracy charge against a handful of politically active protesters who demonstrated outside a federal immigration facility this pas...
11m ago
IBM will bring innovation hub, 750 new jobs to Chicago's quantum park
By AIDAN KLINEMAN Medill Illinois News Bureau news@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary Gov. JB Pritzker announced Wednesday that IBM will bring its FutureNow innovation and delivery hub to Chicago's South Side. The center will be located on the planned Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park campus and is set to...
14m ago
Illinois retailers celebrate early successes of state-funded apprenticeship program
By HANNAH WEBSTER Medill Illinois News Bureau news@capitolnewsillinois.com CHICAGO - In May 2025, Alejandro Tribin started as a sales associate at American Sale, an outdoor furniture and appliances retailer in the Chicago area. Tribin came from an entrepreneurial background, but before joining the company's Carol Strea...
22h ago
Bloomington Adjusts Downtown Street Plan to address parking
By WMBD TV BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) - The Bloomington city council voted last night to change a part of the plans for the downtown streetscape project. The change is affecting what they call flex lanes, lanes for non-cars for deliveries and short-term parking. Those flex lanes caused some concern with the business and ...
22h ago
State commission finds agent abuses were 'greenlit by Washington' for Operation Midway Blitz
By MAGGIE DOUGHERTY Capitol News Illinois mdougherty@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary After conducting over a dozen investigations, interviewing witnesses, and reviewing hundreds of hours of video footage, the Illinois Accountability Commission is prepared to release its final report to Gov. JB Pritzker on Thu...
23h ago
Striking Illinois State University staff frustrated over lack of negotiations
By BEN SZALINSKI Capitol News Illinois bszalinski@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary Non-teaching staff at Illinois State University have been on strike since April 8 seeking higher wages. The staff union alleges ISU hired replacement workers and the union filed a lawsuit challenging the hiring of contracted ven...
23h ago
SUMMER OF FUN WITH BUSCH LIGHT
It's the Summer of Fun with Busch Light and US! All Summer were are sending our biggest fans to some of the HOTTEST live shows and concerts all across Central Illinois...All. Summer. Long. It's easier than ever to win - just stop out wherever Busch Light is sold, Scan the QR code and instantly get entered for your sho...
Apr 28, 2026
