Tag Archives: Capitol News Illinois
From new train lines to parking regulations: What else is in Illinois' transit bill
By BEN SZALINSKI Capitol News Illinois bszalinski@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD - With money for new rail lines, regulations for residential development projects and a list of infrastructure pri...
Nov 17, 2025 An Amtrak train is pictured in Chicago’s Union Station on June 25, 2023. The transit funding bill passed by the General Assembly could expand train service to Peoria and Moline. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Staunton restaurant owner's detention sparks probe into senator's staffer
By BETH HUNDSDORFER Capitol News Illinois bhundsdorfer@capitolnewsillinois.com The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has launched a probe into the conduct of one of U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth's aide...
Nov 14, 2025 Protestors gather in Staunton on Sunday, Nov. 2, 2025, to rally in support of Ismael Ayuzo Sandoval, a popular restaurant owner who was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Beth Hundsdorfer)
Former Central Illinois politicians urge bipartisanship during a Bradley panel
By WMBD TV PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD-TV) - Bradley University hosted three former lawmakers on Thursday to discuss bipartisanship. That comes shortly after a partisan battle took the spotlight during the lon...
Nov 14, 2025 Ray LaHood. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)
'Broadview Six' plead not guilty to charges of 'impeding' agents outside ICE facility
By HANNAH MEISEL & MAGGIE DOUGHERTY Capitol News Illinois hmeisel@capitolnewsillinois.com CHICAGO - Six Chicago-area progressive candidates, officeholders and activists pleaded not guilty Wednesda...
Nov 13, 2025 Ninth District congressional candidate Kat Abughazaleh addresses reporters following her Nov. 12 arraignment hearing in Chicago. She and five others, dubbed the “Broadview Six,” were charged with “impeding” a federal agent while protesting outside of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Maggie Dougherty)
Restrictions on federal immigration agents' use of riot control weapons extended indefinitely
By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois hmeisel@capitolnewsillinois.com CHICAGO - Federal agents carrying out the Trump administration's "Operation Midway Blitz" immigration enforcement campaign will b...
Nov 12, 2025 Border Patrol chief Gregory Bovino signals to immigration agents as he leaves the federal courthouse in downtown Chicago on Oct. 28. A federal judge admonished Bovino for using tear gas in residential areas in violation of a court order. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Key Illinois Democrats at odds with Durbin over shutdown vote - again
By BEN SZALINSKI Capitol News Illinois bszalinski@capitolnewsillinois.com U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin is once again at odds with other prominent Illinois Democrats over a vote that set in motion a plan to e...
Nov 12, 2025
Bailey to stay in governor's race following family tragedy
SPRINGFIELD - Less than three weeks after a helicopter crash claimed the lives of his son, daughter-in-law and two grandchildren, Darren Bailey said late Monday that he will move forward with his camp...
Nov 12, 2025 Darren Bailey and his wife Cindy announce that he will stay in the governor’s race in a three-minute video posted to social media. He was contemplating his next move after his son, daughter-in-law and two grandkids died in a helicopter crash.
'Clean Slate' Act passes after failing to clear legislature in past years
CHICAGO - Nearly 2.2 million people in Illinois might see eligible criminal records sealed following passage of the 'Clean Slate' Act during last week's veto session. The bill would require law enforc...
Nov 07, 2025 State Sen. Steve McClure, R-Springfield, speaks on the Senate floor on Oct. 30, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Restrictions on federal immigration agents' use of riot control weapons extended indefinitely
CHICAGO - Federal agents carrying out the Trump administration's "Operation Midway Blitz" immigration enforcement campaign will be indefinitely restricted from using riot control weapons like pepper b...
Nov 07, 2025 Border Patrol chief Gregory Bovino signals to immigration agents as he leaves the federal courthouse in downtown Chicago on Oct. 28. A federal judge admonished Bovino for using tear gas in residential areas in violation of a court order. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Judge orders ICE to clean up conditions in Broadview facility that's 'become a prison'
CHICAGO - A federal judge on Wednesday ordered U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials overhaul its processing facility in the Chicago suburb of Broadview in order to make it more humane. U...
Nov 06, 2025 Three men in Customs and Border Protection uniforms stand on the roof of the Broadview immigration facility taking pictures of the surrounding area on Oct. 9. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
