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Ex-Speaker Madigan reports to West Virginia prison to begin 7 ½-year sentence
Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan exits Chicago’s Dirksen Federal Courthouse on June 13 after receiving a 7 ½-year sentence…
Budzinski urges bipartisan deal to end shutdown, but draws ‘red line’ on health care
Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski speaks at an event in Springfield in May 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki) Article…
Illinois’ budget on track for deficit as new federal policies create challenges
Storm clouds overlook the Illinois Capitol in Springfield in 2024. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams) Article Summary The…
Judge grants restraining order protecting protesters, journalists in Chicago-area clashes
A few dozen protestors and reporters gathered outside an immigration enforcement facility in Broadview on Saturday, Oct. 4. The facility…
Judge calls feds ‘unreliable,’ temporarily blocks National Guard deployment to Illinois
A group of people in military fatigues walks into an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview on Thursday, Oct.…
French tech company announces new headquarters at Chicago quantum research park
Gov. JB Pritzker announces the latest tenant for Chicago’s quantum research park on Thursday, Oct. 9. (Capitol News Illinois photo…
Court scrutiny of ICE mounts as judge rules warrantless arrests violated order
People gather outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview, Illinois on Oct. 4. The facility has become a…
SCOTUS weighs whether Mike Bost can challenge Illinois election laws
U.S. Rep. Mike Bost, a Murphysboro Republican, speaks to reporters in Milwaukee following an event with Illinois Republicans during the…
As Trump says Pritzker ‘should be in jail,’ Illinois’ governor taunts: ‘Come and get me’
A cropped screenshot of Gov. JB Pritzker’s X account shows his Wednesday MSNBC interview telling President Donald Trump to “Come…
Lawmakers ‘ready to move’ on transit reform, but funding agreement remains elusive
Chicago-area transit agencies face a funding shortfall in the middle of 2026 that increases substantially in 2027. Lawmakers ‘ready to…
Judge won’t block federal troop deployment to Chicago — for now
The judge gave the U.S. Department of Justice two days to respond to Illinois’ request. Judge won’t block federal troop…
Illinois sues to block Trump’s National Guard deployment to Chicago
The Trump administration announced plans to activate the National Guard in Chicago over the weekend.