Though wary of FBI mole’s ‘used car salesman’ vibe, Sen. Emil Jones III testifies he felt obliged to work with him

April 17, 2025 /

Capitol News Illinois CHICAGO — Red-light camera entrepreneur Omar Maani made a point of not saying much during an April 2019 meeting with state Sen.…

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Pared-back ‘Right to Play’ bill advances in General Assembly, awaits Senate action

April 16, 2025 /

Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois House gave its approval to legislation that would give high school athletes a limited right to compete in…

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Lawmakers moving forward on public defender reform

April 16, 2025 /

Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD — When Elisabeth Pollock took over as the Champaign County public defender in 2022, one of her team’s attorneys was handling…

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Sen. Emil Jones III takes witness stand in his own defense at federal corruption trial

April 16, 2025 /

Capitol News Illinois CHICAGO — After nearly five days of testimony, state Sen. Emil Jones III’s federal corruption trial appeared to be nearing its end…

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Mink farming industry toes the line as Illinois lawmakers consider regulations

April 15, 2025 /

Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD — For over 65 years, Bernice and Frank Monteleone have been raising minks on their farm in Elgin. The couple bought…

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Feds set to rest case in Sen. Emil Jones III red-light camera bribery trial

April 15, 2025 /

Capitol News Illinois CHICAGO — On a still-warm early fall morning in September 2019, federal agents walked into the Illinois Capitol building in Springfield and…

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Homeschool bill stalls in Illinois House, but sponsor says it’s still alive

April 14, 2025 /

Capitol News Illinois A bill that would tighten homeschooling regulations in Illinois missed a key deadline on Friday. But its sponsor, Rep. Terra Costa Howard,…

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Sen. Jones sent spending money to former intern before getting him job feds say was a bribe

April 12, 2025 /

Capitol News Illinois CHICAGO — Christopher Katz didn’t question why he began receiving $300 weekly payments from an executive at Chicago-based red-light camera company SafeSpeed…

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Prisoner Review Board reform bill clears Senate

April 11, 2025 /

Capitol News Illinois Editor’s note: This story has been corrected from an earlier version to reflect that Crosetti Brand has only been accused of murdering an…

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Legislature kills bill that would have expanded resentencing for youth offenders

April 11, 2025 /

Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois House shot down legislation Thursday that would have allowed some people incarcerated for crimes they committed when they…

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