Category Archives: State News
Recent incidents prompt heightened Statehouse security
The Illinois Capitol's north wing, which is currently undergoing renovations, is pictured in Springfield. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Campbell) By PETER HANCOCKCapitol News Illinoisphancock...
Dec 12, 2024
Former Madigan ally ordered to testify in ex-speaker’s corruption trial
Former Democratic state Rep. Eddie Acevedo exits the Dirksen Federal Courthouse on Wednesday after being ordered to testify in ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan's corruption trial. (Capitol Ne...
Dec 11, 2024
Appeals court keeps Illinois’ assault weapons ban in place
Illinois' assault weapons ban will remain in place after an appeals court stayed a lower court's ruling that found it unconstitutional. (Capitol News Illinois file photo)By PETER HANCOCKCapitol News I...
Dec 09, 2024
Judge to decide conditions for Sean Grayson’s pretrial release on Friday
Former Sangamon County Sheriff Deputy Sean Grayson. (Photo courtesy: Sangamon County Jail)By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – In the first court hearing since an appellate court ruled former Sangamon Cou...
Dec 02, 2024
State watchdog uncovers at least $7.2M in PPP fraud by state employees
Documents from OEIG cases. (Image by Amalia Huot-Marchand for Capitol News Illinois)By AMALIA HUOT-MARCHANDMedill Illinois News Bureaufor Capitol News Illinoisamaliahuor-marchand2025@u.northwestern.ed...
Nov 27, 2024
Senator Durbin critical of President Trump’s decision making since Election win
U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) (Dave Dahl/WJBC)By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – What's Donald Trump going to do next? He's getting lots of attention – some positive, some negative – with ...
Nov 27, 2024
Some Illinois Republican senators say Gov. Pritzker is doing far too little to stop fentanyl coming into state prisons
State Sen. Terri Bryant (R-Murphysboro) says the governor may not take this seriously, but she will.By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – Prisons are dangerous places, and a group of senators says it doesn...
Nov 26, 2024
‘You shouldn’t be talking like that’: Madigan scolded alderman-turned-FBI mole for bringing up ‘quid pro quo’
Then-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan captured in a video Chicago Ald. Danny Solis secretly recorded at the direction of the FBI at the speaker's law offices in July 2017. (Video screenshot from...
Nov 26, 2024
Ex-Chicago Ald. Danny Solis, who secretly recorded Madigan for FBI, takes witness stand
The Dirksen Federal Courthouse is pictured in Chicago, where the corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan just wrapped its fourth week of testimony with the appearance of Chic...
Nov 22, 2024
Illinois lawmakers send “Dignity in Pay” act to governor’s desk
The Senate sent Gov. JB Pritzker the bill Thursday, the last day of fall veto session. HB 793 awaits the governor's action.(Capitol News Illinois file photo by Jerry Nowicki)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD &#...
Nov 22, 2024
