Supreme Court considers legality of law banning ‘venue shopping’ in constitutional challenges

January 22, 2025 / Comments Off on Supreme Court considers legality of law banning ‘venue shopping’ in constitutional challenges

Capitol News Illinois The Illinois Supreme Court on Wednesday heard arguments in a case centered on whether a state law passed in 2023 violates the…

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Pritzker criticizes Trump’s courting of tech CEOs, lack of communication

January 21, 2025 / Comments Off on Pritzker criticizes Trump’s courting of tech CEOs, lack of communication

Capitol News Illinois CHICAGO — A wave of executive orders and bold pronouncements of his vision for the country highlighted President Donald Trump’s first day…

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Potential immigration raids spark fear, protests on Inauguration Day

January 21, 2025 / Comments Off on Potential immigration raids spark fear, protests on Inauguration Day

Capitol News Illinois CHICAGO – Immigrant communities around Illinois braced Tuesday for threatened mass deportations. But the Little Village neighborhood in Chicago, facing subzero temperatures,…

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Pritzker signs bill to phase out subminimum wage for disabled workers

January 21, 2025 / Comments Off on Pritzker signs bill to phase out subminimum wage for disabled workers

Capitol News Illinois CHICAGO — Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday signed a long-awaited bill to stop Illinois organizations from paying less than the minimum wage…

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Five big obstacles to opening child care facilities in rural Illinois

January 21, 2025 / Comments Off on Five big obstacles to opening child care facilities in rural Illinois

Capitol News Illinois This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with Capitol News Illinois. Sixty percent of rural Americans live in…

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Sangamon County enters agreement to end DOJ investigation

January 17, 2025 / Comments Off on Sangamon County enters agreement to end DOJ investigation

Capitol News Illinois Sangamon County, its sheriff’s office and its central dispatch system on Thursday announced an agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice to…

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Illinois Supreme Court hears arguments on a challenge to Illinois’ concealed carry law

January 17, 2025 / Comments Off on Illinois Supreme Court hears arguments on a challenge to Illinois’ concealed carry law

Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD — Amid multiple recent challenges to state gun control laws, the Illinois Supreme Court heard arguments on Tuesday concerning the constitutionality…

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Budget constraints, caucus tensions face House Speaker Welch in his third term

January 17, 2025 / Comments Off on Budget constraints, caucus tensions face House Speaker Welch in his third term

Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD – When state Rep. Emanuel “Chris” Welch was sworn in for another term as speaker of the Illinois House this month,…

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Jury hears last evidence in Madigan trial as defense rests case

January 17, 2025 / Comments Off on Jury hears last evidence in Madigan trial as defense rests case

Capitol News Illinois CHICAGO – Attorneys for former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan rested their case Thursday, marking the beginning of the end of the…

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COVID-era public health chief fined $150K for ethics violation

January 16, 2025 / Comments Off on COVID-era public health chief fined $150K for ethics violation

Capitol News Illinois Former Director of the Illinois Department of Public Health Dr. Ngozi Ezike, who led state health policy during the height of the…

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