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As Trump declares ‘we’re going in,’ Pritzker says ‘terror and cruelty is the point’
Gov. JB Pritzker, left, speaks at a Sept. 2 news conference to reporters ahead of potential military deployments in Chicago.…
Daley, LaHood discuss rebooted ‘fair maps’ campaign in Illinois
Former U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood joined former Commerce Secretary Bill Daley on the latest episode of the Capitol Cast…
Gun rights groups ask U.S. Supreme Court to overturn Cook County assault weapons ban
Challenges to Illinois’ assault-style weapons ban continue to make their way through federal courts. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew…
10 years after state budget impasse, human services in Illinois again brace for ‘tsunami’
Cortnie Stewart, who suffered a traumatic brain injury in a 1997 car crash, looks up at her mother Judy Stegle…
Hundreds of police departments use camera company accused of breaking state law
Flashing lights are pictured on an Illinois State Police car. (Capitol News Illinois file photo) Article Summary Secretary of State…
Trump threatens Illinois’ federal funding for eliminating cash bail
Gov. JB Pritzker is pictured in Chicago on Monday, Aug. 25, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams) Article…
In response to military deployment, Pritzker tells Trump: ‘Do not come to Chicago’
Gov. JB Pritzker criticizes the Trump administration’s threat to deploy military forces in Chicago alongside dozens of activists, Democratic politicians…
DOJ demands Illinois voter personal information by Sept. 1
Election workers check voters’ names against a registration list and hand out ballots at a polling place in Springfield. (Capitol…
DCFS timeline in foster child’s death reveals 10 caseworkers, but no credible findings of abuse
The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services released a timeline into the case of Mackenzi Felmlee, inset, who mysteriously…
United Methodist Church buys billboard space that hosted Proud Boys sign
The United Methodist Church announced it will rent the billboard space where a Proud Boys hate group billboard cropped recently.…
New laws aim to shield providers of abortion meds, ban ticketing in schools
Gov. JB Pritzker signs a bill in Springfield on Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)…
Pritzker signs law expanding lawsuit protections for Illinois news media
Gov. JB Pritzker takes questions from the news media at the Illinois State Fair on Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025. (Capitol…