Tag Archives: Capitol News Illinois
House Dems eye taxes on entertainment, billionaires' investments to fund transit
SPRINGFIELD - Two key negotiators on public transit reform in the Illinois House filed a bill Tuesday to raise up to $2 billion for public transit by taxing entertainment and the unrealized investment...
Oct 29, 2025 Rep. Eva-Dina Delgado, D-Chicago, speaks in an Illinois House committee about a public transportation reform bill on May 31, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Bovino ordered to make daily court appearances after three days of tear gas in Chicago
CHICAGO - In his highly anticipated appearance in a federal courtroom Tuesday, U.S. Customs and Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino - who has become the face of the Trump administration's ongoing "...
Oct 29, 2025 U.S. Customs and Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino signals to immigration agents as he leaves the Chicago’s Dirksen Federal Courthouse on Oct. 28. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Gov. Pritzker dedicates $400 million to Peoria transport projects
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) - Governor Pritzker announced $400 million in Rebuild Illinois money for transportation projects in the greater Peoria area. He made the announcement at Peoria Notre Dame High Scho...
Oct 28, 2025 Gov. Pritzker (Photo courtesy: Capitol News Illinois)
State rep., comptroller candidate's ICE disclosures draw threats from DOJ
CHICAGO - As state officials continue seeking ways to counter aggressive immigration enforcement activity under President Donald Trump's "Operation Midway Blitz," state Rep. Margaret Croke has drawn i...
Oct 28, 2025 Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias announces a new Plate Watch Hotline in a YouTube video, in which an ICE agent apparently says, “You can record all you want. We change the plates out every day.” (Screenshots by Capitol News Illinois)
Former Peoria mayoral candidate sentenced to probation, jail time for forgery
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) - A former candidate for Peoria mayor pleaded guilty earlier this month to charges related to the most recent campaign, where he was accused of forgery. Jacob Ryan, 24, pleaded gui...
Oct 27, 2025 (Photo courtesy: File)
Fate of Illinois' first-in-the-nation credit card 'swipe fee' ban awaits judge's ruling
CHICAGO - A law that would make Illinois the first jurisdiction in the world to ban financial institutions from charging "interchange fees" on the tax and tip portions of debit and credit card transac...
Oct 27, 2025 The Dirksen Federal Courthouse in Chicago. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Hannah Meisel)
Natural gas rate increases likely for Ameren, Nicor customers next year
Customers across Illinois could face increased natural gas rates next year, based on proposed decisions in two proceedings before the Illinois Commerce Commission. The regulatory agency, which oversee...
Oct 27, 2025 The Michael A. Bilandic Building, pictured in spring 2024, houses the offices of the Illinois Commerce Commission. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino ordered to testify in federal court
CHICAGO - U.S. Customs and Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino, who has spent the last 5 weeks running the Trump administration's "Operation Midway Blitz" immigration enforcement campaign in the Ch...
Oct 27, 2025 Three men in Customs and Border Protection uniforms stand on the roof of a Broadview immigration facility taking pictures of the surrounding area on Oct. 9. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
ICYMI: Four members of Illinois GOP candidate Darren Bailey's family killed in helicopter crash
Four members of Illinois Republican candidate for governor Darren Bailey's family were killed in a helicopter crash on Wednesday, the campaign announced early Thursday morning. According to the campai...
Oct 24, 2025 Bailey’s son Zachary, his daughter-in-law Kelsey and two grandchildren, 12-year-old Vada Rose and 7-year-old Samuel, died when the helicopter. The couple’s 10-year-old son, Finn, center, was not on board at the time. (Courtesy Bailey campaign)
Fate of Illinois' first-in-the-nation credit card 'swipe fee' ban awaits judge's ruling
CHICAGO - A law that would make Illinois the first jurisdiction in the world to ban financial institutions from charging "interchange fees" on the tax and tip portions of debit and credit card transac...
Oct 24, 2025 : The Dirksen Federal Courthouse in Chicago. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Hannah Meisel)
