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Latest Chicago transit funding plan appears to avoid statewide tax increases
Lawmakers wait on the Illinois House floor to vote on a new transit funding plan and other measures that surfaced…
Pritzker warns immigration crackdown becoming ‘wider and more intense’
Gov. JB Pritzker is flanked by immigration advocates and state lawmakers in his Capitol office on Thursday, Oct. 30. He…
Illinois lawmakers approve ban on civil immigration arrests in state courthouses
House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch presents his bill that aims to limit where federal officials can enforce civil immigration law…
Lawmakers OK sweeping energy reform package that governor pledges to sign
A solar array catches the morning light outside Champaign. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams) Article Summary An energy…
‘They are literally targeting people.’ ICE comes to southern Illinois
Jose Jeronimo Guardian, 48, was detained for deportation at the Clinton County Courthouse on Monday, October 27, 2025, in Carlyle,…
Lawmakers approve $1.5B transit funding package without statewide tax increases
Reps. Eva-Dina Delgado and Kam Buckner watch the House of Representatives discuss their proposal to reform Chicagoland public transit. The…
Democratic candidates, officeholders indicted for ‘impeding’ agent outside ICE facility
The Dirksen Federal Courthouse in Chicago. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Hannah Meisel) Article Summary Illinois 9th Congressional District Democratic…
House passes energy bill amid debate over costs to consumers
Rep. Jay Hoffman, D-Swansea, speaks about his energy legislation during House floor debate on Oct. 29, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois…
7th Circuit temporarily halts judge’s order for daily appearances from Border Patrol’s Bovino
The back of a U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agent’s tactical vest can be seen as agents escort Border Patrol…
Tier 2 pension reform bill moves forward, but Pritzker says there’s ‘a lot more work’ to do
Pat Devaney, secretary-treasurer of the Illinois AFL-CIO, testifies before a House committee Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025, in favor of a…
Illinois school report card continues to show wide achievement gaps
Students sit in a classroom. (Photo by Kenny Eliason, Unsplash) Article Summary The 2025 school report card is the first…
House Dems eye taxes on entertainment, billionaires’ investments to fund transit
Rep. Eva-Dina Delgado, D-Chicago, speaks in an Illinois House committee about a public transportation reform bill on May 31, 2025.…