Category Archives: State News
Madigan ally testifies he was rewarded with no-work contracts as ‘good soldier’ for speaker
Former Cook County Commissioner Ed Moody, a loyal foot soldier for ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, testified this week at the Dirksen Federal Courthouse in Madigan's trial. (Capitol News Il...
Nov 21, 2024
Illinois House members considering ways to make high school transfers easier for athletes
By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Maybe it should be easier to transfer high schools if you are an athlete.That's certainly what Chicago parent Khalilah Johnson thinks, based on her daughter's experienc...
Nov 21, 2024
In wake of Massey shooting, Sangamon County target of DOJ Investigation
Sangamon County Complex (Capitol News Illinois file photo)By BETH HUNDSDORFERCapitol News Illinoisbhundsdorfer@capitolnewsillinois.comSPRINGFIELD – The Sangamon County Sheriff's Office is under ...
Nov 18, 2024
Former Illinois Gov. takes victory lap after-tax referendum passes
Former Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn. (Photo courtesy: Dave Dahl/WJBC) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – Former Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn is ready to build on an election victory.No, Quinn was not on the ballo...
Nov 18, 2024
Judge dismisses biometric data privacy lawsuit citing revised state law
The Dirksen Federal Courthouse is pictured in Chicago. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)By BEN SZALINSKICapitol News Illinoisbszalinski@capitolnewsillinois.comSPRINGFIELD – A clarifi...
Nov 18, 2024
Judge weighs whether to acquit ex-AT&T boss after hung jury in corruption case
Former AT&T Illinois President Paul La Schiazza exits the Dirksen Federal Courthouse during his September trial that ended in a mistrial. A jury eventually deadlocked in deciding whether La Schiaz...
Nov 15, 2024
Illinois medical debt relief program erases $72M of debt thus far
More than 52,000 Illinois residents have been relieved of $72 million of medical debt under a state pilot program that debuted earlier this year. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Campbell)The pi...
Nov 15, 2024
Jury sees relentless ComEd job placement requests from Madigan co-defendant
Mike McClain, the former top contract lobbyist for electric utility Commonwealth Edison, exits the Dirksen Federal Courthouse on Wednesday, Nov. 6 with his attorney Patrick Cotter. McClain is on trial...
Nov 08, 2024
ComEd lobbyist warned FBI mole to ‘keep Madigan happy’ and not mess with no-work contracts
Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan and his attorneys leave the Dirksen Federal Courthouse in Chicago on Wednesday, Nov. 6. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)By HANNAH MEISELCapit...
Nov 07, 2024
Gov. Pritzker declines to discuss future political plans after Presidential election
Gov. Pritzker. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – As Gov. JB Pritzker and other Democrats try to figure out what went wrong Election Day, he is trying to reassure Illinoisans...
Nov 07, 2024
