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Waymo begins testing in Chicago as bill seeks to legalize autonomous vehicles
By JACQUES ABOU-RIZK Medill Illinois News Bureau news@capitolnewsillinois.com CHICAGO - In downtown Chicago, people have been spotting Google's Waymo automated vehicles testing and mapping the Windy C...
Apr 07, 2026 A Waymo vehicle drives through Chicago’s Near North Side on March 20 as the company begins testing and mapping the city. (Medill Illinois News Bureau photo by Georgia Epiphaniou)
Republicans, Pritzker point fingers over cause of rising property taxes
By BEN SZALINSKI Capitol News Illinois bszalinski@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary Republicans are blaming Democratic policies, such as unfunded mandates on local governments and school distric...
Apr 06, 2026
CEJA workforce hubs deliver hope, but will they deliver jobs?
By REECE DOWER Medill Illinois News Bureau news@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary While the state program that created them is still relatively new, Illinois' clean energy workforce hubs are str...
Apr 06, 2026
Pritzker calls for year-round E15 gasoline in letter to Congress
By: GEORGE ALEXANDRAKIS Medill Illinois News Bureau news@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary: Gov. JB Pritzker is urging Congress to authorize year-round E15 gasoline sales, arguing it would stabi...
Apr 06, 2026
Illinois pursues abortion coverage for people with little or no insurance
SPRINGFIELD - Gov. JB Pritzker and Democrats have added a new abortion access measure to their agenda that would allow people with limited or no insurance to get financial assistance for abortion care...
Apr 06, 2026
Officials, advocates warn ICE targeting Cook County domestic violence courthouse
By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois hmeisel@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary Cook County officials announce recent incidents, including Thursday, of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ...
Apr 06, 2026
University of Illinois Springfield faculty go on strike
By BEN SZALINSKI Capitol News Illinois bszalinski@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary Tenure and tenure-track faculty at the University of Illinois Springfield went on strike Friday after failing ...
Apr 06, 2026
Big Stage, Bigger Moment: WJBC's Afternoon Show Live from Indy for the NIT Final Four
Join WJBC's Afternoon Show for a special broadcast from 4 - 6 p.m. on Thursday as the show is broadcast from the heart of this year's Men's National Invitational Tournament at historic Hinkle Fieldhou...
Mar 30, 2026
Savannah Bananas At Busch Stadium: Get Your Tickets
FM 102.1 and AM 1230 WJBC is hooking you up with an opportunity to buy tickets before they're gone to see the Savannah Bananas! CLICK HERE! Get ready because Midwest Bus Trips and Peoria Charter Trave...
Mar 26, 2026
Prescription drug price control bill passes first committee hurdle
By JENNA SCHWEIKERT Capitol News Illinois jschweikert@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD - Legislation to establish a prescription drug affordability board passed its first legislative hurdle despite...
Mar 25, 2026 Rep. Nabeela Syed, sponsor of a prescription drug board bill, speaks at a committee meeting Tuesday, March 25. Although the bill faced many concerns from lawmakers, it passed out of committee pending an amendment. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jenna Schweikert)
