Tag Archives: Capitol News Illinois

Pritzker: FBI can't arrest Texas lawmakers sheltering in Illinois
By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD - Gov. JB Pritzker brushed aside suggestions Thursday that FBI agents could be deployed to arrest a group of Texas D...
WJBC Staff Aug 08, 2025 Gov. JB Pritzker speaks to reporters outside the Illinois State Fairgrounds after cutting a ribbon to officially open the fair on Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)

First look: 2025 Illinois State Fair butter cow unveiled
By JERRY NOWICKI Capitol News Illinois jnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD - State officials ushered in the start of the Illinois State Fair on Wednesday with the annual unveiling of the butt...
WJBC Staff Aug 06, 2025 The 2025 Illinois State Fair butter cow is pictured in the Dairy Building on the Illinois State Fairgrounds. The 2025 fair theme is “Adventure Awaits.” (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)

Longtime ComEd lobbyist gets 1 year in prison for role in Madigan bribery scheme
By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois hmeisel@capitolnewsillinois.com CHICAGO - Longtime Chicago lobbyist Jay Doherty was sentenced Tuesday to a year and a day in prison for his role in a yearslong b...
WJBC Staff Aug 06, 2025 Former Commonwealth Edison lobbyist and City Club of Chicago director Jay Doherty leaves the Dirksen Federal Courthouse on Aug. 5, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)

Aquifer protection, Chicago pension boost among more than 100 new laws
By BEN SZALINSKI, ANDREW ADAMS & JERRY NOWICKI Capitol News Illinois news@capitolnewsillinois.com Gov. JB Pritzker on Friday signed into law 124 of the 436 bills sent to him by lawmakers in the sp...
WJBC Staff Aug 04, 2025 The Illinois Capitol is shown in May 2024. (Capitol News Illinois file photo)

Texas Dems flee to Illinois to block redistricting vote
By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com Gov. JB Pritzker welcomed a contingent of Texas House Democrats to Chicago Sunday night as part of a strategy to delay a vote in...
WJBC Staff Aug 04, 2025 Gov. JB Pritzker and Texas House Minority Leader Gene Wu talk to reporters from the DuPage County Democrats headquarters in Carol Stream after Democrats fled Texas to prevent a vote on a Republican-backed congressional redistricting plan. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Hannah Meisel)

Illinois joins suit against Trump administration orders limiting gender-affirming care
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 administrati...
WJBC Staff Aug 01, 2025 Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul is pictured on the floor of the Illinois Senate on May 30, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)

Chicago Cubs to host 2027 MLB All-Star Game at Wrigley Field, pending a lockout
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 c...
WJBC Staff Aug 01, 2025 WRIGLEY: Diners sit at bar patios near Wrigley Field, the home of the Chicago Cubs, before a home game against the Orioles on Friday, Aug. 1, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)

Pritzker signs bill to implement mental health screenings in schools
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 duri...
WJBC Staff Aug 01, 2025 Photo courtesy: File)

Prosecutors say they don't oppose release of DCFS timeline in foster child's death
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 ...
WJBC Staff Jul 31, 2025 The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services has come under fire for not releasing information on the death of a foster child in Fairview Heights in May 2024. (Capitol News Illinois file photo)

State leaders seek more transparency from insurance companies
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 insuran...
WJBC Staff Jul 31, 2025 Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias speaks at an event in Springfield in May 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)



