Category Archives: State News
Accused Highland Park shooter pleads guilty
The Lake County Courthouse in Waukegan is pictured Monday. (Medill Illinois News Bureau photo by Ashley Soriano)By PETER HANCOCK& ASHLEY SORIANOCapitol News Illinoisnews@capitolnewsillinois.comWAU...
Mar 04, 2025
Forgotten Black military heroes featured in Illinois State Museum exhibit
Adam Krall, a historic site interpreter with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, showcases an original rifle that would have been used by the 56th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry in the...
Feb 28, 2025
Supreme Court declines to review Carbondale abortion clinic ‘bubble zone’ ordinance
Anti-abortion activists display signs and wave at passing cars on a rainy morning in November in front of CHOICES Center for Reproductive Health in Carbondale. (Saluki Local Reporting Lab photo by Car...
Feb 28, 2025
Lawmakers grill mass transit leaders as clock ticks toward funding ‘cliff’
Regional Transportation Authority Board Chair Kirk Dillard speaks at an event promoting new electric Pace buses in early February while Gov. JB Pritzker watches. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew...
Feb 28, 2025
Pritzker positions himself at forefront of Trump opposition by invoking Nazis’ rise to power
Gov. JB Pritzker enters the House chamber on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025, for his annual budget address. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)By HANNAH MEISELCapitol News Illinoisnews@capitolnews...
Feb 26, 2025
Lawsuit threatens Illinois minority teachers scholarship
The Paul Findley Federal Building in Springfield houses the U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois. (Capitol News Illinois file photo)SPRINGFIELD - Gov. JB Pritzker has proposed cont...
Feb 25, 2025
Video captures near-miss between Southwest Airlines plane, jet on runway at Chicago’s Midway Airport
The plane was from Southwest airlines. (Photo courtesy: Flicker/File)By WMBD TV CHICAGO – A near-miss has been confirmed between a Southwest Airlines planes and a jet on a runway at Chicago's Mi...
Feb 25, 2025
Lawmakers weigh whether to legalize ‘medical aid in dying’
Deb Robertson, a Lombard woman facing a terminal cancer diagnosis, speaks in favor of legislation that would allow doctors to prescribe lethal medication to dying patients. (Capitol News Illinois phot...
Feb 23, 2025
Financial impacts of federal action stir anxiety for Illinois farmers
The effects of President Donald Trump's planned tariffs on allies and rivals are yet to be seen, but farmers in Illinois are bracing for their impact - even as they wait years for Congress to pass lon...
Feb 23, 2025
BREAKING: Pritzker proposes $2B in spending growth without new income or service taxes
Gov. Pritzker (Photo courtesy: Capitol News Illinois) By JERRY NOWICKICapitol News Illinoisjnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker has proposed growing spending by a...
Feb 19, 2025
