Budget pressures could impact K-12 funding

December 18, 2024 / Comments Off on Budget pressures could impact K-12 funding

Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD – Public schools in Illinois have enjoyed several consecutive years of substantial increases in state funding, thanks largely to steady growth…

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Feds set to rest case in Madigan trial; defense prepares to call first witnesses

December 18, 2024 / Comments Off on Feds set to rest case in Madigan trial; defense prepares to call first witnesses

Capitol News Illinois CHICAGO – Though he wouldn’t get a formal diagnosis of dementia until a few years – and one felony plea – later,…

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Electors cast official votes for president

December 17, 2024 / Comments Off on Electors cast official votes for president

Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD – Illinois officially awarded its 19 electoral votes Tuesday to Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, the unsuccessful…

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Former Madigan ally contradicts past statements after being ordered to testify

December 17, 2024 / Comments Off on Former Madigan ally contradicts past statements after being ordered to testify

Capitol News Illinois CHICAGO – A top federal prosecutor wasted no time Monday revealing to the jury in ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s trial that…

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Illinois’ presidential electors to meet Tuesday to cast votes for Harris

December 16, 2024 / Comments Off on Illinois’ presidential electors to meet Tuesday to cast votes for Harris

Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD – Illinois’ presidential electors will meet at the Statehouse on Tuesday to cast their votes for president and vice president of…

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Grayson to remain jailed as state Supreme Court considers release request

December 16, 2024 / Comments Off on Grayson to remain jailed as state Supreme Court considers release request

Capitol News Illinois The Illinois Supreme Court declined to issue an order to release former Sangamon County Sheriff’s Deputy Sean Grayson as it considers whether…

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Pritzker endorses hemp regulation bill

December 13, 2024 / Comments Off on Pritzker endorses hemp regulation bill

Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD – More than five years after Illinois began issuing permits for legal production of industrial hemp, Gov. JB Pritzker said Friday…

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IBM will build new quantum computer in state-backed technology park

December 13, 2024 / Comments Off on IBM will build new quantum computer in state-backed technology park

Capitol News Illinois CHICAGO — IBM, the tech giant known for revolutionizing computing over the past 70 years, is setting up shop on Chicago’s South…

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Judge won’t acquit former AT&T Illinois boss in Madigan bribery case after hung jury

December 12, 2024 / Comments Off on Judge won’t acquit former AT&T Illinois boss in Madigan bribery case after hung jury

Capitol News Illinois CHICAGO – A federal judge on Thursday declined to acquit former AT&T Illinois president Paul La Schiazza after his September trial on…

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Lobbyist testifies ‘loyalty’ to Madigan led him to make payments to ousted staffer

December 12, 2024 / Comments Off on Lobbyist testifies ‘loyalty’ to Madigan led him to make payments to ousted staffer

Capitol News Illinois CHICAGO – After nearly a dozen years working for Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, Tom Cullen went out on his own in…

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