U of I soybean lab’s pending closure due to USAID cuts hinders global disease research

February 14, 2025 / Comments Off on U of I soybean lab’s pending closure due to USAID cuts hinders global disease research

Capitol News Illinois The impending closure of a University of Illinois soybean research lab due to federal funding cuts could impede the study of a…

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New state transportation chief hopes for ‘a good kind of disruption’

February 14, 2025 / Comments Off on New state transportation chief hopes for ‘a good kind of disruption’

Capitol News Illinois CHICAGO — Gia Biagi made her name building parks. Now, she’s leading the department that oversees more than 145,000 miles of roads,…

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Pritzker must address multi-billion-dollar deficit amid federal funding uncertainty

February 14, 2025 / Comments Off on Pritzker must address multi-billion-dollar deficit amid federal funding uncertainty

Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD — The relative ease of budgeting following the pandemic thanks to federal aid and strong tax revenue surpluses for the state…

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As Chicago strengthens immigrant protections, downstate officials split on sanctuary laws

February 13, 2025 / Comments Off on As Chicago strengthens immigrant protections, downstate officials split on sanctuary laws

Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD – As the Trump administration has begun enacting mass deportations in recent weeks, activists and public officials in Chicago have been…

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Illinois lawmakers react to Madigan corruption verdict

February 12, 2025 / Comments Off on Illinois lawmakers react to Madigan corruption verdict

Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD – Illinois lawmakers voiced a wide range of reactions Wednesday following former House Speaker Michael Madigan’s conviction on multiple federal corruption…

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Massey attorneys announce $10 million settlement in wrongful death case

February 12, 2025 / Comments Off on Massey attorneys announce $10 million settlement in wrongful death case

Capitol News Illinois Wednesday would have been Sonya Massey’s 37th birthday. Instead, it was the day her family’s lawyers announced a $10 million settlement in…

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Madigan guilty of bribery conspiracy as jury returns partial verdict

February 12, 2025 / Comments Off on Madigan guilty of bribery conspiracy as jury returns partial verdict

Capitol News Illinois Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan has been found guilty on 10 of 23 public corruption counts, including charges related to bribery…

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Pritzker emerging as one of Trump’s most vocal Democratic critics

February 12, 2025 / Comments Off on Pritzker emerging as one of Trump’s most vocal Democratic critics

Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD — Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker made a “special announcement” on Friday: Illinois is renaming Lake Michigan to “Lake Illinois” and annexing…

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Champaign County Jail Begins Tracking and Reporting Use of Restraint Chairs to the State for the First Time

February 12, 2025 / Comments Off on Champaign County Jail Begins Tracking and Reporting Use of Restraint Chairs to the State for the First Time

Capitol News Illinois by Grace Hauck, Illinois Answers Project   CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – An Illinois Answers Project investigation into the use of restraint chairs in…

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Lawsuits with Trump administration stretching Illinois attorney general’s resources

February 11, 2025 / Comments Off on Lawsuits with Trump administration stretching Illinois attorney general’s resources

Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD – Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced this week he has joined yet another multistate lawsuit against the Trump administration, this…

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