Tag Archives: Capitol News Illinois
Bill to regulate homeowners' insurance rates fails on final day of veto session
SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois House rejected a bill Thursday that would have given the state Department of Insurance authority to regulate homeowners' insurance rates. Gov. JB Pritzker had called for the...
Nov 05, 2025 Senate President Don Harmon talks to state Sen. Michael Hastings on the floor of the Illinois Senate on Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Illinois bill 'decouples' state, federal taxes, raising revenue and angering businesses
SPRINGFIELD - Illinois lawmakers are sending a bill to Gov. JB Pritzker that makes a pair of changes to Illinois' tax code in response to new federal tax provisions that could reduce state revenue. Th...
Nov 05, 2025 Gov. JB Pritzker takes questions in his Capitol office on Thursday, Oct. 30. (CNI photo by Andrew Adams)
Lawsuit alleges ICE detainees denied access to counsel while held in 'inhumane' conditions
CHICAGO - For several weeks in September and early October, highly publicized protests in the small suburb of Broadview roughly 12 miles west of Chicago focused attention to a little-known facility op...
Nov 03, 2025 A protestor dressed in striped clothing reminiscent of uniforms worn by those imprisoned in Nazi concentration camps walks with a sign outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing facility in the Chicago suburb of Broadview on Oct. 9. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Lawmakers OK sweeping energy reform package that governor pledges to sign
SPRINGFIELD - A closely-watched and long-debated piece of energy legislation is set to become law after passing through both legislative chambers with the governor's endorsement. The bill that cleared...
Oct 31, 2025 Sen. Sue Rezin, R-Morris, questions panelists during a Senate Energy and Public Utilities committee hearing on Oct. 29. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Lawmakers approve $1.5B transit funding package without statewide tax increases
SPRINGFIELD - State lawmakers approved new funding for public transportation agencies without large statewide tax increases previously proposed. Instead, the measure would be fueled by revenue sources...
Oct 31, 2025 Rep. Ryan Spain, R-Peoria, speaks during debate over a bill reforming public transit in northeastern Chicago in the early house of Oct. 31. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Illinois lawmakers approve ban on civil immigration arrests in state courthouses
SPRINGFIELD - After weeks of verbally condemning the aggressive federal immigration crackdown in the Chicago region, Illinois lawmakers approved legislation banning civil immigration arrests in and ar...
Oct 31, 2025 WELCH: House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch presents his bill that aims to limit where federal officials can enforce civil immigration law in Illinois during the early hours of Friday, Oct. 31. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Lawmakers approve $1.5B transit funding package without statewide tax increases
SPRINGFIELD - State lawmakers approved new funding for public transportation agencies without large statewide tax increases previously proposed. Instead, the measure would be fueled by revenue sources...
Oct 31, 2025 Reps. Eva-Dina Delgado and Kam Buckner celebrate after a transit funding measure they shepherded through the House received final passage. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Democratic candidates, officeholders indicted for 'impeding' agent outside ICE facility
CHICAGO - Katherine "Kat" Abughazaleh, a Democratic candidate for Illinois 9th Congressional District, is among six people indicted for allegedly "impeding" a federal immigration agent during a protes...
Oct 30, 2025 The Dirksen Federal Courthouse is pictured in Chicago. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Hannah Meisel)
7th Circuit temporarily halts judge's order for daily appearances from Border Patrol's Bovino
CHICAGO - Less than two hours before U.S. Customs and Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino was set to appear before a federal judge Wednesday evening for the first of five court-ordered daily check-...
Oct 30, 2025 The back of a U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agent’s tactical vest can be seen as agents escort Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino outside Chicago’s Dirksen Federal courthouse on Oct. 28. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Massey family addresses verdict
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) - "Say her Name," was the empathic mantra of more than 30 people who gathered outside the Becker Building on Wednesday to denounce the second-degree murder verdict for Sean Grayson...
Oct 30, 2025 The Peoria County Courthouse is the site of the murder trial of former Sangamon County Sheriff’s Deputy Sean Grayson. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Beth Hundsdorfer)
