State revenue projections improve as economic uncertainty grows

May 5, 2025 /

Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD — The General Assembly’s independent forecasting commission has improved revenue projections for the upcoming fiscal year despite growing economic volatility. That’s…

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Former Gov. George Ryan dead at 91; remembered for corruption conviction, halting death penalty

May 2, 2025 /

Capitol News Illinois Former Illinois Gov. George Ryan died Friday morning at 91, more than two decades after leaving office for the last time and…

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Senate leaders split on community college bachelor’s degree proposal

May 2, 2025 /

Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD — Two Democratic leaders in the Illinois Senate openly expressed their disagreement this week about Gov. JB Pritzker’s proposal to allow…

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On May Day, thousands march for immigrant, labor, women and LGBTQ+ rights

May 2, 2025 /

Capitol News Illinois CHICAGO — Michelle Nolasco, a 20-year-old DePaul University student from Orland Park, Illinois, held a sign that read: “I was supposed to…

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Plan to overhaul higher education funding meets U of I opposition

May 1, 2025 /

Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD — A plan to overhaul the way Illinois funds public universities is running into stiff opposition from the state’s largest higher…

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‘Never asked to be a part of this somber club’: Illinois honors fallen police officers

May 1, 2025 /

Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD – Nine Illinois police officers who lost their lives in the line of duty in 2024 were honored at a ceremony…

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Driver of Chatham fatal crash had clean toxicology, Illinois State Police confirm

May 1, 2025 /

Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD — Illinois State Police released preliminary toxicology results that showed no drugs or alcohol in the system of a driver who…

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Four children still hospitalized while Chatham mourns four who died in crash

April 30, 2025 /

Capitol News Illinois CHATHAM — As a central Illinois community mourns the deaths of three children and a teen counselor killed Monday when a vehicle…

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Stratton’s top priority in Senate campaign: Fighting back against Trump

April 30, 2025 /

Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD — Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton has one priority if she is elected to the U.S. Senate in 2026: fighting back…

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With 1 month left in session, lawmakers near deal on public transit reform

April 30, 2025 /

Capitol News Illinois Lawmakers apparently are close to a deal to resolve one of Springfield’s most hotly contested issues this session: transit reform. Public transit…

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