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Pritzker's affordable housing plan gets Senate hearing as municipalities remain opposed
By AIDAN KLINEMAN Medill Illinois News Bureau news@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary The Senate Executive Committee heard nearly three hours of testimony on Gov. JB Pritzker's BUILD plan for mor...
12h ago
Illinois launches online resources for households on federal food assistance
By JENNA SCHWEIKERT Capitol News Illinois jschweikert@capitolnewsillinois.com Ahead of an estimated 150,000 Illinois households losing access to federal food assistance on May 1, Illinois launched two...
12h ago A person types on a laptop. (Photo by Glenn Carstens-Peters on Unsplash)
ISU walkout shows student solidarity with striking workers
NORMAL, Ill. (WMBD) - ISU students organized a walk-out Thursday to show their support for the AFSCME Local 1110 workers on strike. The walkout started at one p.m. on the quad of Illinois State Univer...
13h ago (Photo courtesy: Illinois State University)
Red Cross installs free smoke alarms in Bloomington homes
By WMBD TV BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) - The American Red Cross brought its 'Sound the Alarm' campaign to Bloomington, installing free smoke alarms in homes across the city. State Farm Insurance sponsore...
15h ago
Tourism is up in Springfield, but downtown businesses are hurting
By Erika Tulfo and Jacques Abou-Rizk, Medill Illinois News Bureau news@capitolnewsillinois.com From his view on East Adams Street, Prairie Archives owner Robb Paul has witnessed firsthand how downtown...
16h ago Boarded up since March 2025 after extensive water damage, the Wyndham Springfield City Centre on East Adams Street is the city’s tallest building and boasted over 300 rooms. (Medill Illinois News Bureau photo by Jacques Abou-Rizk)
Chiddix Junior High School teacher arrested after grooming investigation
By WMBD TV NORMAL, Ill. (WMBD) - A Chiddix Junior High School teacher was arrested Thursday on grooming charges after an investigation involving the United States Marshals Service. On Wednesday, April...
Apr 23, 2026 (Photo courtesy: McLean County Unit 5)
Lawmakers eye water use transparency requirements for data centers
By NIKOEL HYTREK CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS nhytrek@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD - Lawmakers emphasized the need for transparency about how much water data centers use to cool their facilities at th...
Apr 23, 2026 State Rep. Ann Williams, D-Chicago, speaks in favor of a megaprojects bill on the Illinois House floor on Aprill 22, 2026. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Millionaire tax amendment fails to gain enough support from House Democrats
By BEN SZALINSKI Capitol News Illinois bszalinski@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary It's looking increasingly likely that Illinois voters will not see an amendment about creating a "millionaire ...
Apr 23, 2026 Rep. La Shawn Ford, D-Chicago, presents a proposed constitutional amendment to implement a tax on millionaires to the House Revenue and Finance Committee on April 21, 2026. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Illinois House approves megaprojects bill, but the Bears want changes
By BRENDEN MOORE, BEN SZALINSKI & JERRY NOWICKI Capitol News Illinois news@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary The Illinois House approved a major economic development bill that includes a pro...
Apr 23, 2026 The House Democratic Caucus, led by Rep. Kam Buckner, gathers outside House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch’s office on April 22, 2026. The chamber had just voted 78-32 to pass a megaprojects economic development bill aimed at convincing the Chicago Bears to build a stadium in Arlington Heights. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Union sues Illinois State University over hiring replacement workers
By WMBD TV NORMAL, Ill. (WMBD) - AFSCME Council 31, representing certain Illinois State University employees, has sued the school, saying it broke the law by hiring temporary replacement workers to "w...
Apr 22, 2026 Illinois State University. (Photo courtesy: WJBC)
