Capitol News Illinois ARTICLE SUMMARY: Illinois closed fiscal year 2025 with record $54 billion in revenue. While that marked a surplus from the enacted budget,…
Read MoreCapitol News Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker signed a pair of health care-related bills Tuesday that he said would put more controls on the pricing of…
Read MoreCapitol News Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker announced Tuesday that former Deputy Gov. Christian Mitchell will be his running mate for the 2026 campaign. Pritzker’s selection,…
Read MoreCapitol News Illinois CHICAGO — Illinois students won’t need to fill out applications for most state universities to be admitted — if they have high…
Read MoreCapitol News Illinois WOLF LAKE. Ill. — Standing on the edge of a 300-foot limestone bluff in southern Illinois’ Shawnee National Forest, Machaela Sweeney could…
Read MoreCapitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD — Gov. JB Pritzker began his third campaign for governor on Thursday, but much of the buzz around his 2026 campaign…
Read MoreCapitol News Illinois CHICAGO — In a hot gymnasium on Chicago’s South Side, Gov. JB Pritzker announced Thursday morning he’s running for a potentially historic…
Read MoreCapitol News Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker will run for a third term as governor. He’s officially making the reelection announcement Thursday in a four-stop tour…
Read MoreCapitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD – Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced this week he has joined another multistate lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s decision to withhold…
Read MoreCapitol News Illinois Editor’s note: This story has been corrected to accurately reflect the level of funding cuts for soil and water conservation districts over…
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