Category Archives: State News
Calculated bribe or ‘kiss up’ to Madigan? Corruption trial kicks off for former AT&T boss
Former AT&T Illinois president Paul La Schiazza exits the Dirksen Federal Courthouse in Chicago on Tuesday after jury selection in his bribery trial. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)B...
Sep 12, 2024
Secretary of State announces digital wallet payments at Illinois DMVs
Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias. (Photo courtesy Illinois Secretary of State’s Office)By WJBC StaffCHICAGO – DMVs throughout Illinois are now accepting contactless payments as part of...
Sep 12, 2024
East St. Louis forum to tackle persistent childhood poverty
The Chicago nonprofit Children's Advocates for Change will host a policy forum focusing on persistent childhood poverty in East St. Louis on Tuesday, Sept. 10. (Credit: Paul Sabelman, via flickr)By MO...
Sep 06, 2024
Report shows Illinois union participation declining despite growth in new petitions
While private sector unionization rates have fallen by 1.7 percentage points since the U.S. Supreme Court handed down the Janus decision in 2018, public sector unionization rates fell by 4.1 points in...
Aug 30, 2024
Massey’s death underscores state delay in launching mental health response program
(Capitol News Illinois file photo)By BETH HUNDSDORFERCapitol News Illinoisbhundsdorfer@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – An Illinois law intended to help people with mental illness avoi...
Aug 29, 2024
Longtime Harris supporters do victory lap for their candidate at DNC
U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush, D-Chicago, appears at an Illinois delegation breakfast during the Democratic National Convention in Chicago last week. Rush was the Illinois chair for Kamala Harris' run for pres...
Aug 27, 2024
In primetime DNC speech, Pritzker leans into role of benevolent billionaire
Gov. JB Pritzker delivers his primetime address Tuesday evening at the Democratic National Convention. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)Governor chides Trump as 'rich in only one thing: st...
Aug 21, 2024
Annual Governor’s Sale of Champions
The governor and first lady donated $105,000 for the grand champion steer shown by Kade Gensini (pink shirt), who will be a senior at Putnam County High School. (Dave Dahl/WJBC)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD...
Aug 15, 2024
Legislation named for Sonya Massey would tighten how police officers are hired
Lawyer Tony Romanucci (left) and nationally known defense lawyer Ben Crump (right). (Dave Dahl/WJBC)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Legislation named for Sonya Massey would tighten how police officers...
Aug 15, 2024
Illinois Democrats gathered for Governor’s Day at state fair
(Dave Dahl/WJBC)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – A Midwestern mayor with an unfamiliar name keynoted the Illinois Democratic County Chairs brunch during Illinois State Fair week.That was Pete Buttigieg...
Aug 15, 2024
