Category Archives: Headlines
Republicans, Pritzker point fingers over cause of rising property taxes
By BEN SZALINSKI Capitol News Illinois bszalinski@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary Republicans are blaming Democratic policies, such as unfunded mandates on local governments and school distric...
Apr 06, 2026
CEJA workforce hubs deliver hope, but will they deliver jobs?
By REECE DOWER Medill Illinois News Bureau news@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary While the state program that created them is still relatively new, Illinois' clean energy workforce hubs are str...
Apr 06, 2026
Pritzker calls for year-round E15 gasoline in letter to Congress
By: GEORGE ALEXANDRAKIS Medill Illinois News Bureau news@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary: Gov. JB Pritzker is urging Congress to authorize year-round E15 gasoline sales, arguing it would stabi...
Apr 06, 2026
Illinois pursues abortion coverage for people with little or no insurance
SPRINGFIELD - Gov. JB Pritzker and Democrats have added a new abortion access measure to their agenda that would allow people with limited or no insurance to get financial assistance for abortion care...
Apr 06, 2026
Officials, advocates warn ICE targeting Cook County domestic violence courthouse
By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois hmeisel@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary Cook County officials announce recent incidents, including Thursday, of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ...
Apr 06, 2026
University of Illinois Springfield faculty go on strike
By BEN SZALINSKI Capitol News Illinois bszalinski@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary Tenure and tenure-track faculty at the University of Illinois Springfield went on strike Friday after failing ...
Apr 06, 2026
Big Stage, Bigger Moment: WJBC's Afternoon Show Live from Indy for the NIT Final Four
Join WJBC's Afternoon Show for a special broadcast from 4 - 6 p.m. on Thursday as the show is broadcast from the heart of this year's Men's National Invitational Tournament at historic Hinkle Fieldhou...
Mar 30, 2026
Prescription drug price control bill passes first committee hurdle
By JENNA SCHWEIKERT Capitol News Illinois jschweikert@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD - Legislation to establish a prescription drug affordability board passed its first legislative hurdle despite...
Mar 25, 2026 Rep. Nabeela Syed, sponsor of a prescription drug board bill, speaks at a committee meeting Tuesday, March 25. Although the bill faced many concerns from lawmakers, it passed out of committee pending an amendment. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jenna Schweikert)
Bloomington emergency response gets boost from new GPS system
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) - The city of Bloomington is moving forward with a project that upgrades dozens of traffic signals to support emergency response. As emergency vehicles approach one of the 87 ...
Mar 25, 2026 Photo courtesy: City of Bloomington/Facebook)
Yearslong ethanol policy standoff could cost Illinois drivers at the pump yet again
By: GEORGE ALEXANDRAKIS Medill Illinois News Bureau news@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary: Midwestern governors, including Illinois' JB Pritzker, are seeking a permanent solution to being able ...
Mar 25, 2026 Gov. JB Pritzker speaks at a news conference following his 2026 budget address. Pritzker joined six other Midwestern governors in a letter to EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin urging an emergency waiver on the use of E15 ethanol gasoline this summer. (Medill Illinois News Bureau photo by George Alexandrakis).
