Category Archives: State News
Pritzker balances messaging as some Dems encourage party to avoid LGBTQ issues
Gov. JB Pritzker speaks at a news conference at the Statehouse in Springfield on April 8, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)By BEN SZALINSKICapitol News Illinoisbszalinski@capitolnew...
Apr 22, 2025
Pared-back ‘Right to Play’ bill advances in General Assembly, awaits Senate action
Rep. Janet Yang Rohr urges passage of a bill to let high school athletes compete simultaneously on school teams and in non-school events during debate on the House floor Wednesday, April 9. (Capitol N...
Apr 22, 2025
Prosecutors say Sen. Emil Jones III’s alleged bribery was ‘crystal clear’ as the case goes to jury
State Sen. Emil Jones III's federal corruption trial is nearing its end as the jury deliberated for two hours Monday after hearing closing arguments. Jones is accused of agreeing to accept bribes from...
Apr 22, 2025
Citing growing list of duties, Illinois’ Raoul seeks a $15M increase in AG budget
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul answers questions during a luncheon interview at the City Club of Chicago on April 1, 2025. (Credit: City Club of Chicago)By PETER HANCOCKCapitol News Illinoispha...
Apr 22, 2025
Illinois scrambles to boost locally produced farm products after Trump’s funding freeze
Rep. Sonya Harper, D-Chicago, explained the value of her bill to help small farmers at a press conference earlier this month. "Right now, public institutions across Illinois are required to choose the...
Apr 22, 2025
Social Security rescinding its plan to end phone-based filing called a win for Illinois seniors
The Illinois State Capitol is pictured in Springfield. (Capitol News Illinois file photo)By ISABELLA SCHOONOVERMedill Illinois News Bureaunews@capitolnewsillinois.comSPRINGFIELD - The Illinois chapter...
Apr 21, 2025
Legislature kills bill that would have expanded resentencing for youth offenders
Rep. Theresa Mah, D-Chicago, rushes across the House floor shortly after her bill failed - a rare embarrassment for a lawmaker in the legislature's supermajority. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andre...
Apr 11, 2025
FBI mole told Sen. Emil Jones III to suggest ‘creative’ way to accept $5K lest it ‘look goofy’
The government's star witness, red-light camera entrepreneur-turned-FBI mole Omar Maani, finished testimony Thursday in State Sen. Emil Jones III's federal corruption trial at the Dirksen Federal Cour...
Apr 11, 2025
Senate OKs police hiring reform, Sangamon County recall in response to Sonya Massey’s death
Sen. Doris Turner, D-Springfield, speaks on the Senate floor on Thursday, April 10, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)By BEN SZALINSKICapitol News Illinoisbszalinski@capitolnewsillin...
Apr 11, 2025
Supreme Court rules House Republicans waited too long to challenge maps
Illinois House Republicans waited too long to file a lawsuit challenging legislative maps drawn in 2021, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled Wednesday.By BEN SZALINSKICapitol News Illinoisbszalinski@capi...
Apr 10, 2025
