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Pritzker forms independent commission to document misconduct of federal agents
CHICAGO - After urging Illinoisians last month to record concerning actions by federal agents, Gov. JB Pritzker signed an executive order Thursday creating a commission to review documentation submitt...
Oct 24, 2025 Gov. JB Pritzker signs an executive order in Chicago on Thursday, Oct. 23, creating the Illinois Accountability Commission to document abuses by federal agents. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Maggie Dougherty)
New teachers union leaders in Illinois call for tax shift to fund K-12, higher education
SPRINGFIELD - The new leader of the Illinois Federation of Teachers says state lawmakers should consider raising taxes on wealthy individuals and corporations that have received federal tax breaks und...
Oct 23, 2025 New leaders at the Illinois Federation of Teachers include, from left: Pankaj Sharma, secretary-treasurer; Stacy Davis Gates, president; Cyndi Oberle-Dahm, executive vice president, and John Miller, membership secretary.
Crisis intervention teacher discusses training | Inside the Courtroom: Sean Grayson trial - Day 4
UPDATED (2:00 p.m.) - Jurors in the Sean Grayson murder trial learned that mature police officers tend to be the ones who can deal with challenges to their authority, while immature ones cannot. Sgt. ...
Oct 23, 2025 Sean Grayson. (Photo courtesy: Macon County Law Enforcement Center)
Jeffries' Illinois redistricting push meets cool reception in Springfield
U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries' push for Illinois Democrats to redraw the state's congressional map as a counter to President Donald Trump's mid-decade redistricting project in GOP-led sta...
Oct 23, 2025 U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries speaks at an Illinois Democratic County Chairs’ Association brunch in Springfield in August 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Jurors shown pictures of crime scene | Inside the Courtroom: Sean Grayson trial - Day 4
UPDATED (10 a.m.) - The parade of crime scene investigators continued Thursday morning in the Grayson trial. It's not like what is seen on TV but it's necessary for prosecutors to show what happened a...
Oct 23, 2025 (Photo courtesy: Sangamon County Sheriff's Office)
Chicago area man not held for Bradley University shooting
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) - A Cook County man was released from custody pending the outcome of allegations he shot a woman at Bradley University early Sunday. Edward Traywick Jr., 19, of Lansing appeared Tu...
Oct 22, 2025 (Photo courtesy: Bradley University)
Illinois video gambling mogul to seek GOP gubernatorial nomination
A suburban video gambling mogul is putting his chips into a Republican primary bid for Illinois governor. Rick Heidner, a Barrington Hills real estate developer and the owner of Gold Rush Gaming, form...
Oct 22, 2025 The governor’s office is pictured in the Illinois State Capitol. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)
Elections board deadlocks on $10M fine for Senate President Don Harmon
SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois State Board of Elections deadlocked Tuesday on whether Senate President Don Harmon broke state election laws by accepting millions of dollars for his campaign after the 2024...
Oct 22, 2025 Senate President Don Harmon, D-Oak Park, is pictured in the Illinois Senate on May 31, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Immigration officials seek to justify use of force on Chicago-area protesters
CHICAGO - Federal immigration enforcement officials overseeing the Trump administration's ongoing "Operation Midway Blitz" in the Chicago area testified Monday that all uses of aggressive crowd contro...
Oct 21, 2025 Several men in U.S. Border Patrol uniforms stand on the roof of an immigration processing center in Broadview, Illinois on Oct. 9. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Jury chosen in murder trial of former Sangamon County Deputy Sean Grayson
By BETH HUNDSDORFER Capitol News Illinois bhundsdorfer@capitolnewsillinois.com PEORIA - A jury was chosen Monday in the murder trial of former Sangamon County Sheriff's Deputy Sean Grayson. Grayson wa...
Oct 20, 2025 (Photo courtesy: Sangamon County Sheriff's Office)
