Category Archives: State News
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
Plan to limit scope of ‘crime-free housing’ ordinances clears Illinois Senate committee
Emily Coffey, senior counsel of the Chicago Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights, speaks beside Sen. Karina Villa, D-Chicago, during a Senate Executive Committee in the Statehouse on Wednesday. (...
May 15, 2025
Safety reforms could be coming for Chicagoland transit, but funding still up in the air
A couple of passengers ride a southbound Red Line "L" train in Chicago. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams) By ANDREW ADAMSCapitol News Illinoisaadams@capitolnewsillinois.comSPRINGFIELD R...
May 15, 2025
Speaker removes Democratic Rep. Fred Crespo from committee chairmanship for ‘not communicating’
State Rep. Fred Crespo, D-Hoffman Estates, is pictured on the Illinois House floor in May 2024 after voting against the state budget for the current fiscal year. House Speaker Emanuel "Chris" Welch st...
May 15, 2025
Citizen groups challenge $134M Ameren Illinois rate increase
Ameren Illinois (Photo courtesy: Ameren Illinois) PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) - Citizen advocacy groups, on Wednesday, argued that a proposed $134 million rate hike for natural gas use is beyond what is neede...
May 15, 2025
Governor’s office cuts revenue projection by $500M in latest downward estimate
Sen. Elgie Sims, D-Chicago, speaks to Capitol News Illinois about the status of state budget negotiations. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Campbell)By BEN SZALINSKICapitol News Illinoisbszalins...
May 14, 2025
Consumer advocates tell regulators to slash rate hike requests from Ameren, Nicor
The Michael A. Bilandic Building in downtown Chicago, shown in May 2024, houses the offices of the Illinois Commerce Commission. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams) By ANDREW ADAMSCapitol Ne...
May 14, 2025
Fallen Aurora firefighter honored at state’s annual memorial ceremony
The state's fallen firefighter memorial sits on the Capitol grounds. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jade Aubrey)By JADE AUBREYCapitol News Illinoisjaubrey@capitolnewsillinois.comSPRINGFIELD - Fallen ...
May 13, 2025
‘Our identity has been frozen in time’: How Native American advocates are influencing Springfield
Attendees of the 2025 Native American Summit perform a dance in the Illinois Capitol rotunda on March 12, 2025, in full Native regalia. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Bridgette Fox)By BRIDGETTE FOX&a...
May 12, 2025
Immigrant health care programs boosted hospital bottom lines, study suggests
Demonstrators outside the Illinois Statehouse rally for immigrant rights during the 15th annual Latino Unity Day on Thursday, May 8, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock) By PETER HANCO...
May 08, 2025
