Tag Archives: Capitol News Illinois
Prescription drug price control bill passes first committee hurdle
By JENNA SCHWEIKERT Capitol News Illinois jschweikert@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD - Legislation to establish a prescription drug affordability board passed its first legislative hurdle despite...
Mar 25, 2026 Rep. Nabeela Syed, sponsor of a prescription drug board bill, speaks at a committee meeting Tuesday, March 25. Although the bill faced many concerns from lawmakers, it passed out of committee pending an amendment. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jenna Schweikert)
Yearslong ethanol policy standoff could cost Illinois drivers at the pump yet again
By: GEORGE ALEXANDRAKIS Medill Illinois News Bureau news@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary: Midwestern governors, including Illinois' JB Pritzker, are seeking a permanent solution to being able ...
Mar 25, 2026 Gov. JB Pritzker speaks at a news conference following his 2026 budget address. Pritzker joined six other Midwestern governors in a letter to EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin urging an emergency waiver on the use of E15 ethanol gasoline this summer. (Medill Illinois News Bureau photo by George Alexandrakis).
Legal battle intensifies over appointing special prosecutor for alleged 'Operation Midway Blitz' abuses
By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois hmeisel@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary A Cook County judge will hear arguments next month over a petition to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate...
Mar 25, 2026 Locke Bowman and Steve Art, partners at Chicago-based civil rights law firm Loevy & Loevy, speak to reporters in the Cook County criminal courthouse on Tuesday, March 24, 2026. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Hannah Meisel)
Insurance bill combining homeowners and auto regulation passes House, awaits Senate action
By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com Story Summary A bill giving the Illinois Department of Insurance authority to review and regulate premiums for both auto and hom...
Mar 24, 2026 Mail from State Farm insurance. (Capitol News Illinois file photo)
Raw milk proponents push for fewer restrictions on Illinois sales despite state health warnings
By OLIVIA ARDITO Medill Illinois News Bureau news@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary Raw milk advocates saw Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s appointment as Health and Human Services Director as a win, but...
Mar 24, 2026 Cows on the Little Brown Cow Dairy farm in Delavan. (Provided by Terry Hoerbert, Little Brown Cow Dairy)
Regulators OK ComEd's plan to increase deposit costs for large-load projects like data centers
By MAGGIE DOUGHERTY & NIKOEL HYTREK Capitol News Illinois Article Summary The Illinois Commerce Commission on Thursday allowed Commonwealth Edison to increase the amount of money it charges large-...
Mar 23, 2026 ComEd’s Chicago headquarters. (Capitol News Illinois file photo by Andrew Adams)
'Illinois farmers can feed Illinois': State grant program offers assistance
By REBECKA PIEDER Medill Illinois News Bureau news@capitolnewsillinois.com ARTICLE SUMMARY: Illinois food producers and businesses can apply for a share of $3.6 million through the Illinois Department...
Mar 20, 2026 Traci Barkley, director of Sola Gratia Farm, watches as staff load produce into the farm’s refrigerated delivery van, which was purchased with the support of funding from the Illinois’ Local Food Infrastructure Grant program. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Maggie Dougherty)
Margaret Croke wins Democratic primary for Illinois comptroller
By BEN SZALINSKI Capitol News Illinois bszalinski@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary State Rep. Margaret Croke of Chicago will be the Democrats' nominee for comptroller, the Associated Press repo...
Mar 20, 2026 Democratic state representative and comptroller candidate Margaret Croke talks to a staffer on Gov. JB Pritzker’s campaign on Monday, Oct. 27, before filing nominating petitions for comptroller. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Companies could be on the hook for work-related activities before and after shifts start, court rules
By JENNA SCHWEIKERT Capitol News Illinois jschweikert@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD - Illinois law does not specifically shield companies from having to pay employees for time spent completing r...
Mar 20, 2026 The Illinois Supreme Court is pictured in Springfield. (Capitol News Illinois file photo)
Lawyers say D.C. court's decision striking down large-capacity magazine ban should be applied to Illinois
By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com Story Summary An appellate court in Washington, D.C., struck down a law in the district that banned large-capacity magazines, an...
Mar 20, 2026 Lawyers in a case challenging Illinois’ ban on assault weapons and large-capacity magazines are asking the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals to consider additional arguments as a three-judge panel continues to weigh the case. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)
