By NIKOEL HYTREK Capitol News Illinois nhytrek@capitolnewsillinois.com Illinois abortion advocates are urging lawmakers to do more to protect reproductive healthcare as the legislative session moves into its final days and the federal landscape keeps shifting. The push comes after a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling blo...

By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois hmeisel@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary Just days before the remaining "Broadview Six" protesters were set to face a rare trial on misdemeanor charges, federal prosecutors on Thursday dropped all charges against them. The surprise move came after U.S. District ...

By JENNA SCHWEIKERT Capitol News Illinois jschweikert@capitolnewsillinois.com A bill seeking to regulate the maximum price of certain prescription drugs narrowly passed the House Thursday on a vote of 62-39 and now heads to the Senate. Senate Bill 3496, sponsored by Rep. Nabeela Syed, D-Palatine, would establish an ...

By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois hmeisel@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary A Cook County judge has rejected a petition to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate and charge federal immigration agents accused of abuses during "Operation Midway Blitz" this past fall. Judge Erica Reddick's Thur...

By MARISA GUERRA ECHEVERRIA Medill Illinois News Bureau news@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary Senate Republicans are calling on their colleagues and the governor to opt into a federal school choice tax credit program. Nationally, 31 states have done so, with two Democratic governor signaling their intent to o...

By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com Story Summary Money that lawmakers approved to fund after-school programs this year was not distributed until April, leaving organizations only a few months to spend those funds or return the money to the state. The Illinois State Board of Educatio...

By WMBD TV NORMAL, Ill. (WMBD) - The Carle Bromenn Service Auxiliary is celebrating its 100th anniversary with a mural being painted by past and current board members and presidents. The mural is the auxiliary's gift to the hospital and the community to bring joy into the lives of the people who see it. It was designed...

By WMBD TV PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) - The price of electricity is temporarily increasing for Ameren Illinois basis generation service customers starting on June 1. Through an email, Ameren Illinois alerted basic generation service customers that the rate will increase from 8.7 cents per kilowatt hour to about 11 cents per k...