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Illinois regulators say prediction markets are illegal gambling, but bettors - and the Trump family - love them
By Casey Toner, Illinois Answers Project & Hannah Meisel, Capitol News Illinois On a recent Tuesday afternoon, at a small, round table in a spacious apartment in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood, ...
5h ago University of Chicago freshman Oliver Wilson analyzes interest rates bets on the Polymarket prediction market platform in his Hyde Park apartment late last year. Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan has pledged $20,000 to kickstart Wilson’s prediction market club at his university. (Credit: Victor Hilitski/For Illinois Answers Project)
'Do what we can': Senate committee passes bill regulating loud commercials on streaming
By NIKOEL HYTREK Capitol News Illinois nhytrek@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary A Senate bill regulating the volume of commercials on streaming services so they can't be noticeably louder than ...
7h ago Sen. Doris Turner, D-Springfield, right, speaks at a news conference Thursday. Turner is working with Sen. Mike Halpin, D-Rock Island, on a bill that would regulate commercial volume on streaming services. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jenna Schweikert.)
Illinois Supreme Court travels to Macomb to hear cases on pretrial release, student transportation
By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com Story Summary The Illinois Supreme Court traveled Wednesday to the campus of Western Illinois University to hear oral arguments ...
Mar 12, 2026 The Illinois Supreme Court held a session on the campus of Western Illinois University in Macomb on Wednesday, March 11, 2026, as part of its tradition of “riding the circuit,” which is meant to make the court more accessible to people in all parts of the state. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)
Business coalition warns against phasing out use of natural gas in Illinois
By JENNA SCHWEIKERT Capitol News Illinois jschweikert@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD - A coalition of 19 manufacturer, business and labor organizations have petitioned to end ongoing workshops st...
Mar 12, 2026 The Illinois Manufacturers’ Association building, located in Springfield. The IMA is one of over a dozen organizations petitioning the Illinois Commerce Commission to end workshops researching the future of natural gas in Illinois. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jenna Schweikert)
Senate advances bills requiring more insurance for boaters, protections for mobile ID users
By BEN SZALINSKI, BRENDEN MOORE, JENNA SCHWEIKART & NIKOEL HYTREK Capitol News Illinois news@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary The Senate Transportation Committee approved a bill that requir...
Mar 12, 2026 Sen. Julie Morrison, D-Lake Forest, presents a bill in the Illinois Senate on May 21, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Illinois officials say the state is mostly insulated from Trump's election threats
By REECE DOWER Medill Illinois News Bureau news@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary Illinois' paper ballots system protects vote tabulation from hacking, but the rollback of cybersecurity programs...
Mar 12, 2026 The Illinois State Board of Elections building in Springfield in February 2026. (Medill Illinois News Bureau photo by Reece Dower)
Thousands more Illinoisans with disabilities now have access to savings accounts
By NIKOEL HYTREK Capitol News Illinois nhytrek@captiolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD - Approximately a quarter-million more Illinoisans with a disability are now eligible for savings accounts that allow...
Mar 11, 2026 Illinois Treasurer Mike Frerichs has announced expanded eligibility for ABLE accounts, which allow people with disabilities to save and invest money without risking their federal benefits. (Capitol News Illinois file photo)
Illinois abortion clinics gain renewed support despite Republican, pro-life pushback
BY SAM FREEMAN & OLIVIA ARDITO Medill Illinois News Bureau news@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary: Despite a Republican-led push for bills restricting abortion access, Illinois continues to ...
Mar 11, 2026 Planned Parenthood of Illinois sees more than 100,000 patients per year, and 30% of those are for abortions. (Medill Illinois News Bureau photo by Sam Freeman)
Illinois Supreme Court weighs challenge to state gun restriction
By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary A Cook County man is challenging a state law that prohibits people convicted of any felony from ever owning or p...
Mar 11, 2026 The Illinois Supreme Court is considering a challenge to a state law that prohibits people with any felony conviction from owning or possessing a firearm. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)
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...
Mar 10, 2026 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)
