Category Archives: State News
Lawmakers grill mass transit leaders as clock ticks toward funding ‘cliff’
Regional Transportation Authority Board Chair Kirk Dillard speaks at an event promoting new electric Pace buses in early February while Gov. JB Pritzker watches. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew...
Feb 28, 2025
Legislation aims to help first-time homebuyers
A bill pending in the General Assembly would allow first-time home buyers to set up tax-deductible savings accounts to save up for their down payment. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Campbell)B...
Feb 27, 2025
Trump to implement new tariffs on Illinois’ largest trading partners as state faces uncertainty over economic projections
Governor's Office of Management and Budget Director Alexis Sturm speaks to the House Revenue and Finance Committee in Springfield on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Cam...
Feb 27, 2025
Illinois schools continuing DEI initiatives despite federal funding threats
Illinois Superintendent Tony Sanders participates in a previous Illinois State Board of Education meeting. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)By BEN SZALINSKICapitol News Illinoisbszalinski@...
Feb 27, 2025
Pritzker positions himself at forefront of Trump opposition by invoking Nazis’ rise to power
Gov. JB Pritzker enters the House chamber on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025, for his annual budget address. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)By HANNAH MEISELCapitol News Illinoisnews@capitolnews...
Feb 26, 2025
Lawsuit threatens Illinois minority teachers scholarship
The Paul Findley Federal Building in Springfield houses the U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois. (Capitol News Illinois file photo)SPRINGFIELD - Gov. JB Pritzker has proposed cont...
Feb 25, 2025
Video captures near-miss between Southwest Airlines plane, jet on runway at Chicago’s Midway Airport
The plane was from Southwest airlines. (Photo courtesy: Flicker/File)By WMBD TV CHICAGO – A near-miss has been confirmed between a Southwest Airlines planes and a jet on a runway at Chicago's Mi...
Feb 25, 2025
Lawmakers weigh whether to legalize ‘medical aid in dying’
Deb Robertson, a Lombard woman facing a terminal cancer diagnosis, speaks in favor of legislation that would allow doctors to prescribe lethal medication to dying patients. (Capitol News Illinois phot...
Feb 23, 2025
Financial impacts of federal action stir anxiety for Illinois farmers
The effects of President Donald Trump's planned tariffs on allies and rivals are yet to be seen, but farmers in Illinois are bracing for their impact - even as they wait years for Congress to pass lon...
Feb 23, 2025
State cracks down on Chicago gas utility as other utilities ask for rate increase
Dozens watch as members of the Illinois Commerce Commission discuss their ruling following more than a year of investigation into Chicago utility Peoples Gas. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Ad...
Feb 21, 2025
