Category Archives: State News
‘Medical aid in dying’ bill moves forward in Illinois
Rep. Nicolle Grasse, D-Arlington Heights, speaks during debate over a bill legalizing medically assisted suicide. She looks at bill sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel, D-Evanston, pictured in the foreground. (C...
Jun 02, 2025
Prosecutors ask judge to sentence ex-Speaker Madigan to 12 ½ years in prison
Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan walks toward the Dirksen Federal Courthouse on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)By HANNAH MEISELCapitol News Illinois...
Jun 02, 2025
New taxes on sports bets, nicotine products as Democrats pass $55.2B budget
State Rep. Ryan Spain, R-Peoria, and Norrine Hammond, R-Macomb, converse on the House floor during debate of the state budget. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)By BEN SZALINSKI& JERRY...
Jun 02, 2025
Illinois bill aims to lower cost of prescriptions, rein in pharmacy benefit managers
Illinois lawmakers are advancing legislation to impose more regulation and control over pharmacy benefit managers, firms that negotiate and manage prescription drug benefits on behalf of insurance pla...
May 30, 2025
Pritzker threatens to veto any budget containing ‘broad-based’ tax increase
Gov. JB Pritzker speaks to reporters following an event at the Illinois State Library in Springfield on Wednesday, May 28, 2025. Pritzker pledged to veto any budget with "broad-based" tax increases. (...
May 29, 2025
Illinois General Assembly passes bills aimed at helping mothers
State Rep. Katie Stuart, D-Edwardsville, speaks to chief of staff Clayton Harris shortly after passing a bill that mandates employers give nursing mothers paid time to pump breast milk. (Capitol News ...
May 27, 2025
Lawmakers pass bills on AI community college instruction, food handling, school bus seat belts
State Sen. Sally Turner, R-Beason, is pictured on the Senate floor Wednesday. She passed a measure requiring certain allergen training for food handlers. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)...
May 22, 2025
General Assembly passes bill to mandate anti-bias training for obstetric care providers
Sen. Willie Preston, D-Chicago, speaks on the Illinois Senate floor on Wednesday in favor of his bill to require anti-bias training for maternal health providers. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry...
May 22, 2025
Local food pantries brace for SNAP benefit cuts
(Facebook/Home Sweet Home Ministries)PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) - Millions of Americans may soon lose food assistance program benefits as the reconciliation bill moves through Congress, while local food pant...
May 21, 2025
Lawmakers seek to reverse Illinois law penalizing companies that boycott Israel
Students at DePaul University's Gaza Solidarity Encampment face counterprotesters in May 2024. This encampment was one of at least 130 similar campus protests last year, which highlighted concerns tha...
May 16, 2025
