Tag Archives: Capitol News Illinois
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...
Jul 30, 2025 Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias speaks at an event in Springfield in May 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Trump administration requests voter data from Illinois elections board
By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary The Trump administration sent the Illinois State Board of Elections a letter this week requesting troves of vote...
Jul 30, 2025 The Illinois State Board of Elections office is pictured in Springfield. (Capitol News Illinois file photo)
Pritzker signs bills addressing gun storage, tracing of firearms
By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com Article summary: Senate Bill 8 requires gun owners to keep their weapons secured and inaccessible to minors, people at risk of h...
Jul 29, 2025 (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Campbell)
Kelly leans on experience in Illinois' Democratic Senate primary
By BEN SZALINSKI Capitol News Illinois bszalinski@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly, a Matteson Democrat, is running for Illinois' open U.S. Senate seat, emphasizing accomp...
Jul 28, 2025 U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly, D-Matteson, speaks at an event on March 18, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
'You preferred secrecy and lies': Madigan confidant gets 2 years for role in ComEd bribery scheme
By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois hmeisel@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary Mike McClain, who spent decades as one of the most influential lobbyists in Springfield due to his close relation...
Jul 28, 2025 Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan leaves the Dirksen Federal Courthouse on Friday, June 13, after being sentenced to 7½ years on bribery and other corruption convictions. The ex-speaker was ordered to surrender in mid-October but will be asking to stay out of prison while his case is appealed. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Media literacy education lacks consistency across Illinois
By JASON PISCIA & ANN STRAHLE for Capitol News Illinois jpisc2@uis.edu astra2@uis.edu Article Summary Three years ago, the state mandated that K-12 schools teach media literacy. But the law did no...
Jul 24, 2025 A stack of newspapers is pictured at the Illinois State Capitol. (Capitol News Illinois file photo)
Pritzker calls Texas GOP's remap effort 'cheating,' doesn't rule out Illinois response
By BEN SZALINSKI Capitol News Illinois bszalinski@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary Gov. JB Pritzker is leaving open the possibility that Illinois lawmakers could redraw congressional maps with ...
Jul 23, 2025 Gov. JB Pritzker speaks during a forum on climate change at the Aspen Ideas conference in Chicago on Monday, July 21, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Feds weigh in on lawsuit challenging how Illinois maintains voter registration rolls
By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com Article summary: The Justice Department is supporting a lawsuit by private entities that challenges Illinois' practice of puttin...
Jul 23, 2025 Voters cast their ballots in Springfield during the 2024 general election in November. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Campbell)
Federal housing credit expansion could increase affordable rental units in Illinois: report
By BEN SZALINSKI Capitol News Illinois bszalinski@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary The latest federal domestic policy plan increases funding for the Low-Income Tax Housing Credit by 12%. The ex...
Jul 22, 2025 Houses are pictured in Springfield’s East Side neighborhood that are part of an affordable housing development for low-income residents. A development in the area was awarded a federal tax credit in 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Campbell)
Cook County Dems back Croke for comptroller, no endorsement for Senate race
By ANDREW ADAMS Capitol News Illinois aadams@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary The Cook County Democratic Party, one of the most powerful political organizations in the state, chose to back Rep....
Jul 21, 2025 State Rep. Margaret Croke walks off stage after speaking to members of the Cook County Democratic Party on Friday about being slated as the party’s pick for state comptroller. Democrats in the state’s largest county ultimately chose to support her. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
