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'Do what we can': Senate committee passes bill regulating loud commercials on streaming
By NIKOEL HYTREK Capitol News Illinois nhytrek@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary A Senate bill regulating the volume of commercials on streaming services so they can't be noticeably louder than entertainment content passed the Senate Energy and Public Utilities Committee on Thursday. The bill resembles a federal...
37m ago
Illinois Supreme Court travels to Macomb to hear cases on pretrial release, student transportation
By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com Story Summary The Illinois Supreme Court traveled Wednesday to the campus of Western Illinois University to hear oral arguments in two cases. Chief Justice P. Scott Neville said the tradition of courts traveling the countryside to hear cases is roo...
22h ago
Business coalition warns against phasing out use of natural gas in Illinois
By JENNA SCHWEIKERT Capitol News Illinois jschweikert@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD - A coalition of 19 manufacturer, business and labor organizations have petitioned to end ongoing workshops studying the future of natural gas in Illinois after a statewide resource adequacy report warned of energy shortages. I...
Mar 12, 2026
Senate advances bills requiring more insurance for boaters, protections for mobile ID users
By BEN SZALINSKI, BRENDEN MOORE, JENNA SCHWEIKART & NIKOEL HYTREK Capitol News Illinois news@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary The Senate Transportation Committee approved a bill that requires more boaters to have liability insurance. Bills dealing with pension buy-out programs, mobile IDs and workload for c...
Mar 12, 2026
Illinois officials say the state is mostly insulated from Trump's election threats
By REECE DOWER Medill Illinois News Bureau news@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary Illinois' paper ballots system protects vote tabulation from hacking, but the rollback of cybersecurity programs and reduced federal intelligence-sharing leaves voters more exposed to foreign disinformation. Trump's new demand that ...
Mar 12, 2026
Thousands more Illinoisans with disabilities now have access to savings accounts
By NIKOEL HYTREK Capitol News Illinois nhytrek@captiolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD - Approximately a quarter-million more Illinoisans with a disability are now eligible for savings accounts that allow them to save and invest money to improve their quality of life without risking their federal benefits such as Medicaid ...
Mar 11, 2026
Illinois abortion clinics gain renewed support despite Republican, pro-life pushback
BY SAM FREEMAN & OLIVIA ARDITO Medill Illinois News Bureau news@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary: Despite a Republican-led push for bills restricting abortion access, Illinois continues to serve as an abortion travel destination and celebrates 30 years of National Abortion Provider Appreciation Day this ...
Mar 11, 2026
Illinois Supreme Court weighs challenge to state gun restriction
By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary A Cook County man is challenging a state law that prohibits people convicted of any felony from ever owning or possessing a firearm. The U.S. Supreme Court held in 2022 that gun regulations must be consistent with the nation's 'hist...
Mar 11, 2026




