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Pritzker signs bills addressing gun storage, tracing of firearms
By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com Article summary: Senate Bill 8 requires gun owners to keep their weapons secured and inaccessible to minors, people at risk of h...
Jul 29, 2025 (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Campbell)
Kelly leans on experience in Illinois' Democratic Senate primary
By BEN SZALINSKI Capitol News Illinois bszalinski@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly, a Matteson Democrat, is running for Illinois' open U.S. Senate seat, emphasizing accomp...
Jul 28, 2025 U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly, D-Matteson, speaks at an event on March 18, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
'You preferred secrecy and lies': Madigan confidant gets 2 years for role in ComEd bribery scheme
By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois hmeisel@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary Mike McClain, who spent decades as one of the most influential lobbyists in Springfield due to his close relation...
Jul 28, 2025 Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan leaves the Dirksen Federal Courthouse on Friday, June 13, after being sentenced to 7½ years on bribery and other corruption convictions. The ex-speaker was ordered to surrender in mid-October but will be asking to stay out of prison while his case is appealed. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
16 Illinois Wesleyan University students earn Academic All-American honors
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) - The Illinois Wesleyan University Titans have set a new school record. 16 IWU students have been named as Academic All-Americans for the 2024-25 school year, according to a r...
Jul 28, 2025 Illinois Wesleyan University is located in Bloomington, Illinois. (Photo courtesy: IWU)
Media literacy education lacks consistency across Illinois
By JASON PISCIA & ANN STRAHLE for Capitol News Illinois jpisc2@uis.edu astra2@uis.edu Article Summary Three years ago, the state mandated that K-12 schools teach media literacy. But the law did no...
Jul 24, 2025 A stack of newspapers is pictured at the Illinois State Capitol. (Capitol News Illinois file photo)
4-H show animals beat the heat at McLean County Fair
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) - A cow stood panting in the heat. So did a small lamb. Both were likely grateful to be near one of several large fans blowing air throughout the three barns at the McLean Cou...
Jul 24, 2025 (Photo courtesy: WJBC)
State-backed quantum park plan expands with new company, computer
By ANDREW ADAMS Capitol News Illinois aadams@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary Quantum computing company Infleqtion will open an office in Illinois and build a quantum computer on Chicago's Sout...
Jul 24, 2025 Anne Holcomb, an activist from Chicago’s far South Side, holds signs outside the Global Quantum Forum in Chicago. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
New candidate emerges for McLean County sheriff after Lane retires
MCLEAN COUNTY - (WMBD) - Less than two weeks after McLean County Sheriff Matt Lane announced his retirement, a man familiar with the department tossed his hat in the ring for the position. Jon Albee, ...
Jul 24, 2025 McLean County Sheriff squad car. (Photo courtesy: McLean County Sheriff Office)
Pritzker calls Texas GOP's remap effort 'cheating,' doesn't rule out Illinois response
By BEN SZALINSKI Capitol News Illinois bszalinski@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary Gov. JB Pritzker is leaving open the possibility that Illinois lawmakers could redraw congressional maps with ...
Jul 23, 2025 Gov. JB Pritzker speaks during a forum on climate change at the Aspen Ideas conference in Chicago on Monday, July 21, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Feds weigh in on lawsuit challenging how Illinois maintains voter registration rolls
By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com Article summary: The Justice Department is supporting a lawsuit by private entities that challenges Illinois' practice of puttin...
Jul 23, 2025 Voters cast their ballots in Springfield during the 2024 general election in November. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Campbell)
