Category Archives: Headlines
Pritzker denies traveling on Epstein's plane after Bill Clinton's since-recanted testimony
By BEN SZALINSKI Capitol News Illinois bszalinski@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary Former President Bill Clinton recently mentioned Gov. JB Pritzker in a deposition to Congress regarding sex tr...
Mar 03, 2026 Gov. JB Pritzker delivers his 2026 State of the State address in the Illinois Capitol on Feb. 18, 2026. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Comptroller Susana Mendoza endorses Holly Kim to be her successor
By BEN SZALINSKI Capitol News Illinois Bszalinski@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary Comptroller Susana Mendoza is endorsing Lake County Treasurer Holly Kim to be her successor. Mendoza said she ...
Mar 03, 2026 Comptroller Susana Mendoza speaks at an event honoring fallen Illinois firefighters outside the Illinois Capitol on May 9, 2023. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Illinois lawmakers call for governor-appointed Epstein investigatory commission
By MAGGIE DOUGHERTY Capitol News Illinois mdougherty@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary Illinois lawmakers have introduced legislation to create a governor-appointed commission to investigate Ill...
Mar 03, 2026 Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid and Rep. Anne Stava hold signs promoting the Illinois Epstein Files Investigation Act at a news conference in downtown Chicago on March 2, 2026. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Maggie Dougherty)
How Illinois' Road Fund will help fund transit, especially in the Chicago region
By JACQUES ABOU-RIZK & AMY L. WONG Medill Illinois News Bureau news@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary A new state transit law redirects revenue from the state's motor fuel tax and interest f...
Mar 02, 2026
High schoolers flood state Capitol to advocate for drug abuse prevention bills
By GEORGIA EPIPHANIOU & JACQUES ABOU-RIZK Medill Illinois News Bureau news@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary The Illinois Prevention Network rallied high school students to lobby state legis...
Feb 27, 2026
Students with the Illinois Prevention Network at the Capitol on Wednesday pushing bills aimed at drug regulation and reduction. (Medill Illinois News Bureau, courtesy of Kate Bell, Illinois Prevention Network)
Legislators, activists continue push for prescription drug affordability board
By JENNA SCHWEIKERT Capitol News Illinois jschweikert@capitolnewsillinois.com Supporters of a long-awaited measure that would establish a board to review and regulate statewide prescription drug price...
Feb 27, 2026 Sen. Graciela Guzmán speaks at a news conference on Feb. 17. Guzman is working on legislation to establish a prescription drug affordability board with Rep. Nabeela Syed. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jenna Schweikert)
Lawmakers postpone Cook County property tax debt sale to continue working on reforms
By JENNA SCHWEIKERT Capitol News Illinois jschweikert@capitolnewsillinois.com Nearly three years after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on selling property tax debt, Illinois legislators continue to delay ...
Feb 27, 2026 State Sen. Celina Villanueva, D-Chicago, on the House floor in May 2025. (Capitol News Illinois file photo)
Lawmakers take step to incentivize Bears to stay in Illinois
By BEN SZALINSKI & BRENDEN MOORE Capitol News Illinois news@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary The House revenue committee voted to advance a bill that could help the Chicago Bears build a st...
Feb 27, 2026 Steven Mahr, interim CFO for the City of Chicago, testifies at a committee meeting Feb. 26. Mahr cited Chicago’s history with the Bears as reason for the city’s opposition to a megaprojects bill requested by the team, asking legislators to work to keep the team within the city. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jenna Schweikert)
Illinois soybean farmers welcome federal aid, but fear long-term trade damage
By REBECKA PIEDER Medill Illinois News Bureau news@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary At the end of February, Illinois soybean farmers are set to receive special federal payments through the U.S....
Feb 26, 2026 A view of Illinois soybeans being harvested from the cab of a combine. (Medill Illinois News Bureau/ courtesy Albers Farms, Blue Mound, Illinois)
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 disrupti...
Feb 25, 2026 The Illinois Accountability Commission hears testimony from a dozen experts and advocates at its Feb. 24, 2026, public meeting in downtown Chicago. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Maggie Dougherty)
