Senate President Don Harmon, D-Oak Park, observes action on the Senate floor during the last week of the 2025 legislative session. Harmon was the sponsor of a bill to reform the Prisoner Review Board. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)

By BEN SZALINSKI Capitol News Illinois bszalinski@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary: Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul and other Democratic attorneys general are suing the Trump administration over policies to limit gender-affirming care for youths. The lawsuit argues the policies violate states' 10th Amendme...

By ANDREW ADAMS Capitol News Illinois aadams@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary The Chicago Cubs will host the 2027 MLB All-Star Game, the team's fourth time hosting the event. The announcement comes amid state- and city-backed security upgrades surrounding Wrigley Field being approved. The 2027 season could be...

Every Friday night throughout the season WJBC brings you coverage of the High School Football Extravaganza, sponsored by CEFCU! Pregame coverage starts at 6:50 p.m. every Friday night followed by kick-off and play-by-play at 7 p.m. WJBC will feature one area game every week and give scoring updates throughout the night...

By BEN SZALINSKI Capitol News Illinois bszalinski@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary: A new Illinois law is scheduled to implement annual mental health screenings in public schools beginning during the 2027-28 school year. The screenings would be available for students in third grade through high school, but pare...

It's time again for our Back to School Shoe Drive to make sure that local kids in our area have a pair of new gym shoes to head back to school! We are once again teaming with Country Financial Representative Melissa Isenburg to collect new athletic style shoes for kids from kindergarten through 12th grade, ages 5-17, t...

By BETH HUNDSDORFER Capitol News Illinois bhundsdorfer@capitolnewsillinois.com The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services for weeks has repeatedly refused to release a timeline detailing its involvement with Mackenzi Felmlee, the 18-year-old who died after being found unresponsive in her Fairview Height...

By BEN SZALINSKI Capitol News Illinois bszalinski@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias is calling on Illinois lawmakers to pass legislation banning auto insurance companies from considering non-driving factors when setting a person's premium. Insurance industry groups say consi...