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Responding to federal threat, legislation would protect Illinois waterways
By GABRIEL MATIAS CASTILHO Medill Illinois News Bureau news@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary Last November, the Trump administration proposed a stricter definition for "Waters of the United Sta...
WJBC Staff 16h ago The Big Marsh Park restoration project and other nearby projects in the Calumet region sit on areas formerly used for landfills and for US Steel Works facilities. The Big Marsh Park has been open since 2016 with a bike park and a trail. (Medill Illinois News Bureau photo by Gabriel Castilho)

Biotechnology company to invest $1.5 billion in Illinois plasma-processing plan
By MAGGIE DOUGHERTY Capitol News Illinois mdougherty@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary Australian biotechnology company to invest $1.5 billion by 2031 to expand Kankakee plasma-processing facili...
WJBC Staff 16h ago Australian biopharma company CSL will invest $1.5 billion to expand its Kankakee manufacturing facility, creating 300 high-skilled jobs by 2031. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Maggie Dougherty)

Former Sangamon County deputy who killed unarmed woman undergoing cancer treatment
By BETH HUNDSDORFER Capitol News Illinois bhundsdorfer@capitolnewsillinois.com A motion filed Thursday indicates that the former Sangamon County deputy convicted of second-degree murder for shooting a...
WJBC Staff Mar 09, 2026

Report outlines premature deaths, chronic health problems among homeless Illinoisans
By JACQUES ABOU-RIZK Medill Illinois News Bureau news@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary The recent mortality and morbidity report by the Illinois Department of Public Health reveals that people ...
WJBC Staff Mar 09, 2026 A volunteer with Street Samaritans hands out a care package to a person camping underneath a bridge in November in the Chicago area. (Medill Illinois News Bureau by Jacques Abou-Rizk)

Bill expanding access to discounted drugs awaits House action
By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com Story Summary The 340B drug program requires manufacturers to provide steep discounts for certain medications to safety net clin...
WJBC Staff Mar 04, 2026 Legislation is pending in the Illinois House that advocates say would expand access for safety net clinics and certain other providers to low-cost outpatient medications. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)

Former DOJ attorneys intervene in lawsuit seeking sensitive Illinois voter registration data
By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com Story Summary Eighteen former Department of Justice attorneys signed onto an amicus brief arguing the Trump administration has n...
WJBC Staff Mar 04, 2026 David Becker, founder and executive director of the Center for Election Innovation and Research, is among 18 former Department of Justice attorneys who filed a brief in federal court in Illinois opposing the department’s lawsuit seeking access to the state’s unredacted voter registration database. (Screenshot of Zoom call by Capitol News Illinois)

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...
WJBC Staff 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 ...
WJBC Staff 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...
WJBC Staff 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...
WJBC Staff Mar 02, 2026



