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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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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‘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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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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Trump’s 100 days: Pritzker calls for mass mobilization as he grows his national profile

April 30, 2025 /

Capitol News Illinois President Donald Trump marked the 100th day of his second term on Tuesday as Gov. JB Pritzker has spent the week calling…

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Driver of deadly crash at after-school camp is a former State Police employee

April 29, 2025 /

Capitol News Illinois CHATHAM — The driver of a vehicle involved in a deadly crash Monday at an after-school program formerly worked for the Illinois…

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After-school programs continue push for state aid

April 29, 2025 /

Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD – Advocates for after-school programs that provide tutoring, recreation and other services made their case again Tuesday for a $50 million…

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Illinois veterans, VA employees rally to protest expected Trump administration cuts

April 28, 2025 /

Capitol News Illinois McHENRY — John Gerend, a Vietnam War veteran from Lake Villa, Illinois, was exposed to Agent Orange while on duty. Suffering from…

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