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Judge rules to release evidence in Border Patrol shooting of Marimar Martinez
By MAGGIE DOUGHERTY Capitol News Illinois mdougherty@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary Marimar Martinez, the Chicago teacher shot five times by Border Patrol agents last fall, was granted permis...
WJBC Staff Feb 06, 2026

Conservative policy wonk Ted Dabrowski gets off sidelines with run for governor
By BRENDEN MOORE Capitol News Illinois bmoore@capitolnewsillinois.com Governor candidate Ted Dabrowski argues he is uniquely positioned to unite the fractured Illinois GOP, raise the funds needed to c...
WJBC Staff Feb 06, 2026

Illinois attorney general wins state's first civil hate crime lawsuit
By JENNA SCHWEIKERT Capitol News Illinois jschweikert@capitolnewsillinois.com Amid a flurry of lawsuits filed in federal court against the Trump administration, Attorney General Kwame Raoul's office w...
WJBC Staff Feb 05, 2026

Craft Beer Thursday with Fiala Brother's Brewery & Beer Hall
WJBC Staff Feb 05, 2026

How to vote in Illinois in 2026: Early voting begins this week for most of the state
By JENNA SCHWEIKERT Capitol News Illinois jschweikert@capitolnewsillinois.com Capitol News Illinois has launched its revamped 2026 Election Guide to coincide with the opening of early voting throughou...
WJBC Staff Feb 04, 2026

State looks to expand manufacturing training at community colleges
BY REECE DOWER Medill Illinois News Bureau news@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary The state is accepting applications for $24 million in grant funds for downstate community colleges to build six...
WJBC Staff Feb 04, 2026

'My own government attempted to execute me,' Chicago woman shot by Border Patrol testifies
By JENNA SCHWEIKERT Capitol News Illinois jschweikert@capitolnewsillinois.com The Chicago woman who Border Patrol agents shot five times last October called the incident an attempted "execution" in a ...
WJBC Staff Feb 04, 2026

Illinois joins WHO global outbreak network after U.S. withdraws
By NIKOEL HYTREK Capitol News Illinois nhytrek@capitolnewsillinois.com Illinois will join the World Health Organization's Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network, or GOARN, to counterbalance the fe...
WJBC Staff Feb 04, 2026

Pritzker sticking to proposal to fully fund pensions
By BEN SZALINSKI Capitol News Illinois bszalinski@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary Gov. JB Pritzker said he will push forward on his 2024 proposal to fully fund pensions and address other fundi...
WJBC Staff Feb 04, 2026

Pritzker drops $5M to boost Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton in Senate race
By BRENDEN MOORE & BEN SZALINSKI Capitol News Illinois news@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary Gov. JB Pritzker accounted for nearly 80% of the $6.3 million Illinois Future PAC raised in 2025...
WJBC Staff Feb 03, 2026 Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton, U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi and U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly. (Capitol News Illinois photos by Jerry Nowicki)



