Tag Archives: Capitol News Illinois

Former Sangamon County deputy who killed unarmed woman undergoing cancer treatment
By BETH HUNDSDORFER Capitol News Illinois bhundsdorfer@capitolnewsillinois.com A motion filed Thursday indicates that the former Sangamon County deputy convicted of second-degree murder for shooting a...
WJBC Staff Mar 09, 2026

Report outlines premature deaths, chronic health problems among homeless Illinoisans
By JACQUES ABOU-RIZK Medill Illinois News Bureau news@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary The recent mortality and morbidity report by the Illinois Department of Public Health reveals that people ...
WJBC Staff Mar 09, 2026 A volunteer with Street Samaritans hands out a care package to a person camping underneath a bridge in November in the Chicago area. (Medill Illinois News Bureau by Jacques Abou-Rizk)

Bill expanding access to discounted drugs awaits House action
By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com Story Summary The 340B drug program requires manufacturers to provide steep discounts for certain medications to safety net clin...
WJBC Staff Mar 04, 2026 Legislation is pending in the Illinois House that advocates say would expand access for safety net clinics and certain other providers to low-cost outpatient medications. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)

Pritzker denies traveling on Epstein's plane after Bill Clinton's since-recanted testimony
By BEN SZALINSKI Capitol News Illinois bszalinski@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary Former President Bill Clinton recently mentioned Gov. JB Pritzker in a deposition to Congress regarding sex tr...
WJBC Staff Mar 03, 2026 Gov. JB Pritzker delivers his 2026 State of the State address in the Illinois Capitol on Feb. 18, 2026. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)

Comptroller Susana Mendoza endorses Holly Kim to be her successor
By BEN SZALINSKI Capitol News Illinois Bszalinski@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary Comptroller Susana Mendoza is endorsing Lake County Treasurer Holly Kim to be her successor. Mendoza said she ...
WJBC Staff Mar 03, 2026 Comptroller Susana Mendoza speaks at an event honoring fallen Illinois firefighters outside the Illinois Capitol on May 9, 2023. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)

Illinois lawmakers call for governor-appointed Epstein investigatory commission
By MAGGIE DOUGHERTY Capitol News Illinois mdougherty@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary Illinois lawmakers have introduced legislation to create a governor-appointed commission to investigate Ill...
WJBC Staff Mar 03, 2026 Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid and Rep. Anne Stava hold signs promoting the Illinois Epstein Files Investigation Act at a news conference in downtown Chicago on March 2, 2026. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Maggie Dougherty)

How Illinois' Road Fund will help fund transit, especially in the Chicago region
By JACQUES ABOU-RIZK & AMY L. WONG Medill Illinois News Bureau news@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary A new state transit law redirects revenue from the state's motor fuel tax and interest f...
WJBC Staff Mar 02, 2026

High schoolers flood state Capitol to advocate for drug abuse prevention bills
By GEORGIA EPIPHANIOU & JACQUES ABOU-RIZK Medill Illinois News Bureau news@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary The Illinois Prevention Network rallied high school students to lobby state legis...
WJBC Staff Feb 27, 2026
Students with the Illinois Prevention Network at the Capitol on Wednesday pushing bills aimed at drug regulation and reduction. (Medill Illinois News Bureau, courtesy of Kate Bell, Illinois Prevention Network)

Legislators, activists continue push for prescription drug affordability board
By JENNA SCHWEIKERT Capitol News Illinois jschweikert@capitolnewsillinois.com Supporters of a long-awaited measure that would establish a board to review and regulate statewide prescription drug price...
WJBC Staff Feb 27, 2026 Sen. Graciela Guzmán speaks at a news conference on Feb. 17. Guzman is working on legislation to establish a prescription drug affordability board with Rep. Nabeela Syed. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jenna Schweikert)

Lawmakers postpone Cook County property tax debt sale to continue working on reforms
By JENNA SCHWEIKERT Capitol News Illinois jschweikert@capitolnewsillinois.com Nearly three years after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on selling property tax debt, Illinois legislators continue to delay ...
WJBC Staff Feb 27, 2026 State Sen. Celina Villanueva, D-Chicago, on the House floor in May 2025. (Capitol News Illinois file photo)



