Category Archives: Headlines
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 imm...
May 22, 2026 Cook County State's Attorney Eileen O'Neill Burke addresses reporters on Thursday, May 21, 2026, in the Cook County criminal courthouse. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Hannah Meisel)
'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 ch...
May 22, 2026 Senate Republican Leader John Curran is flanked by fellow Republicans Sen. Dave Syverson and Sen. Jil Tracy as he calls on the governor to opt into a federal school choice program. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)
Lawmakers frustrated over delay in distribution of after-school program funds
By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com Story Summary Money that lawmakers approved to fund after-school programs this year was not distributed until April, leaving org...
May 22, 2026 The distribution of $18 million in state funding for after-school programs in Illinois was delayed until April this year, leaving organizations that operate those programs only a few months to spend it. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)
Carle Bromenn Auxiliary gifts hospital, community with mural
By WMBD TV NORMAL, Ill. (WMBD) - The Carle Bromenn Service Auxiliary is celebrating its 100th anniversary with a mural being painted by past and current board members and presidents. The mural is the ...
May 22, 2026
Ameren customers receive notice of price increase for energy delivery
By WMBD TV PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) - The price of electricity is temporarily increasing for Ameren Illinois basis generation service customers starting on June 1. Through an email, Ameren Illinois alerted...
May 22, 2026
Progress continues on Bloomington's downtown Streetscape project
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) - The Streetscape project in downtown Bloomington is making more progress on sewer and infrastructure upgrades. City workers began working on the 400 block of North Main Stree...
May 21, 2026 (Photo courtesy: File)
Third victim identified in deadly McLean County crash
By WMBD TV MCLEAN COUNTY, Ill. (WMBD) - A third person has died as a result of a deadly two-vehicle crash in McLean County on Sunday, the McLean County Coroner's office. Kenneth Kun Su Chiang, 86, fro...
May 21, 2026
Illinois lawmakers considering ban on guns like Glocks
By BEN SZALINSKI Capitol News Illinois bszalinski@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary One of the nation's most popular types of firearms could be subject to a new Illinois ban. Lawmakers unveiled ...
May 21, 2026 (Photo courtesy: File)
'Junk fee' ban heads to Pritzker as Senate OKs bill allowing minors to consent to birth control
By NIKOEL HYTREK, JERRY NOWICKI & PETER HANCOCK Article Summary The Illinois Senate passed 40 bills on Wednesday, including several that will head to the governor for a potential signature. A bill...
May 21, 2026 Sen. Graciela Guzmán, D-Chicago, speaks on the Senate floor on May 20, 2026. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
When the school year ends, their paychecks do too. Lawmakers could change that
By MOLLY A. WALLACE Medill Illinois News Bureau news@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary The Illinois General Assembly is considering extending unemployment benefits to public school support staff...
May 21, 2026 Rep. Marcus Evans, D-Chicago, on the House floor in May 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
