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Abortion advocates urge additional reproductive health support from Illinois
By NIKOEL HYTREK Capitol News Illinois nhytrek@capitolnewsillinois.com Illinois abortion advocates are urging lawmakers to do more to protect reproductive healthcare as the legislative session moves i...
4h ago The Illinois State Capitol in Springfield. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
'Broadview 6' trial canceled as prosecutors acknowledge misconduct before grand jury
By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois hmeisel@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary Just days before the remaining "Broadview Six" protesters were set to face a rare trial on misdemeanor charges, f...
4h ago Social media influencer and former congressional candidate Katherine “Kat” Abughazaleh, center, addresses the media Thursday following the dismissal of charges. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Hannah Meisel)
House narrowly advances measure aiming to control prescription drug prices
By JENNA SCHWEIKERT Capitol News Illinois jschweikert@capitolnewsillinois.com A bill seeking to regulate the maximum price of certain prescription drugs narrowly passed the House Thursday on a vote of...
4h ago Rep. Nabeela Syed, D-Palatine, speaks during floor debate on May 21. Syed first began working on this initiative shortly after she was elected in 2023. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
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...
4h ago 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...
5h ago 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...
5h ago 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 ...
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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...
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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
