Category Archives: State News
Durbin, Pritzker put pressure on Republicans to oppose cuts to key programs
Senator Dick Durbin By BEN SZALINSKICapitol News Illinoisbszalinski@capitolnewsillinois.comTAYLORVILLE - Voters must put pressure on congressional Republicans to oppose any budget bill that makes majo...
Mar 21, 2025
Illinois human trafficking bill focuses cross-agency coordination, victims
Sen. Dale Fowler, Brenda Myers-Powell and Sen. Julie Morrison show support for SB2323 on Wednesday, March 19, 2025. Myers-Powell was a victim of human trafficking for 25 years. (Capitol News Illinois ...
Mar 19, 2025
Illinois House panel advances bill to strengthen homeschooling oversight
A woman holds a sign, which is just one of the many signs held by the thousands of people who gathered in the Statehouse on Wednesday to oppose a bill relating to homeschoolers. (Capitol News Illinois...
Mar 19, 2025
Federal DOJ launches probe into Illinois’ treatment of people with disabilities
The state-run Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center is seen in Anna, Ill., Wednesday, July 13, 2022. The 150-year-old facility serves about 330 people annually. (Photo Whitney Curtis for ProPu...
Mar 19, 2025
Cell phone ban legislation clears Senate committee
Sen. Christina Castro, right, and Samir Tanna, deputy legislative director for Gov. JB Pritzker, testify before a Senate committee Tuesday on a bill that would require all school districts in Illinois...
Mar 19, 2025
Illinois lawmakers pursue restrictions on search warrants after botched raid in Chicago
Rep. Kam Buckner, D-Chicago, right, presents a bill in the House Judiciary- Criminal Committee on Tuesday, March 18, 2025, alongside Anjanette Young. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Ben Szalinski) By ...
Mar 19, 2025
Prisoner Review Board sued for negligence a year after released prisoner killed Chicago boy
The Prisoner Review Board office in Springfield in 2024. (Capitol News Illinois file photo by Andrew Campbell)By HANNAH MEISELCapitol News Illinoishmeisel@capitolnewsillinois.comSPRINGFIELD – Th...
Mar 18, 2025
Lawmakers mull betting on internet gambling while existing industry warns it’ll fold
Jeremy Kudon, president of the Sports Betting Alliance, testifies in front of the Illinois House Gaming Committee in Springfield this week in favor of legalizing internet gambling, also known as iGami...
Mar 17, 2025
Democratic lawmaker grows concerned with use of AI in health care
Rep. Bob Morgan, D-Deerfield, speaks on the Illinois House floor on March 7, 2024. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki) By JADE AUBREYCapitol News Illinoisjaubrey@capitolnewsillinois.com&nbs...
Mar 14, 2025
Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation Secretary Mario Treto Jr. testifies during a committee in the Statehouse on Wednesday. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jade Aubrey)By JADE ...
Mar 14, 2025
