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Illinois lawmakers push to ban ‘forever chemicals’ in firefighter gear due to cancer risk
The Illinois Firefighters Memorial statue is pictured outside of the Capitol in Springfield. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jade Aubrey)By REILLY COOK & GRACE FRIEDMAN Medill Illinois News B...
May 20, 2025
In the fight for youth transgender health care, Illinois remains at the forefront
Connie Kathary, 18, loves to write stories, and plans to study creative writing when she goes off to college next year. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Carly Gist for the Saluki Local Reporting Lab)By...
May 20, 2025
Sewage in the Illinois River has caused a Combined Sewer Overflow in Peoria
City Hall in Peoria. (Photo courtesy: City of Peoria) PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) - Due to the rain, the city of Peoria has issued a Combined Sewer Overflow Alert for Monday.When Peoria gets too much rainfall...
May 20, 2025
Multifamily housing plans met with public disapproval at Normal Town Council
Town of Normal Council Chambers. (Photo courtesy: Town of Normal) NORMAL, Ill. (WMBD) - On Monday, new housing in Normal caused a lengthy town council meeting.Six items on the agenda were about new mu...
May 20, 2025 Normal Town Council Chambers. (Photo courtesy: Town of Normal)
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 19, 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
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
Explosive materials found in Pekin home; two arrested
The case remains under investigation. (Photo courtesy: Flickr)PEKIN, Ill. (WMBD) - Several pounds of a material consistent with being explosive materials along with suspected detonation devices were a...
May 15, 2025
