State Again Hires Controversial Health Services Provider for Prisons

October 7, 2024 / Comments Off on State Again Hires Controversial Health Services Provider for Prisons

By Shawn Mulcahy Michael Broadway gasped for air inside his cell at Stateville Correctional Center, a sprawling complex of beige and gray about an hour…

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Capitol News Illinois launches Election Guide

September 26, 2024 / Comments Off on Capitol News Illinois launches Election Guide

By CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS [email protected] Early voting began Thursday in Illinois, and Capitol News Illinois has launched an interactive Election Guide to help Illinoisans navigate…

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Jury deadlocks, mistrial declared in case of ex-AT&T boss accused of bribing Madigan

September 19, 2024 / Comments Off on Jury deadlocks, mistrial declared in case of ex-AT&T boss accused of bribing Madigan

By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois [email protected] CHICAGO – A federal judge on Thursday declared a mistrial after a jury deadlocked in their deliberations over…

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High court: Smell of burnt cannabis is not cause for warrantless vehicle search

September 19, 2024 / Comments Off on High court: Smell of burnt cannabis is not cause for warrantless vehicle search

By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois [email protected] Law enforcement officers in Illinois cannot rely on the smell of burnt cannabis alone to justify searching a…

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State wraps up case in challenge to assault weapons ban

September 19, 2024 / Comments Off on State wraps up case in challenge to assault weapons ban

By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois [email protected] EAST ST. LOUIS – A federal judge invoked images from the 1917 race riots in East St. Louis,…

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Gun expert says assault weapons ban ‘describes the most popular firearms I’m involved with’

September 18, 2024 / Comments Off on Gun expert says assault weapons ban ‘describes the most popular firearms I’m involved with’

By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois [email protected] EAST ST. LOUIS – A firearms expert testified Wednesday that the weapons restricted under Illinois’ assault weapons ban…

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Case of former AT&T boss accused of bribing Madigan heads to jury

September 17, 2024 / Comments Off on Case of former AT&T boss accused of bribing Madigan heads to jury

By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois [email protected] CHICAGO – On Valentine’s Day in 2017, then-AT&T Illinois President Paul La Schiazza got some good news: After…

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State Supreme Court hears arguments in Jussie Smollett’s effort to overturn conviction

September 17, 2024 / Comments Off on State Supreme Court hears arguments in Jussie Smollett’s effort to overturn conviction

By JERRY NOWICKI Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in actor Jussie Smollett’s appeal to overturn his conviction…

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Testimony continues in 2nd Amendment challenge to Illinois’ assault weapons ban

September 17, 2024 / Comments Off on Testimony continues in 2nd Amendment challenge to Illinois’ assault weapons ban

By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois [email protected] EAST ST. LOUIS – An engineer who spent decades designing weapons for one of the world’s leading gun…

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Contractor’s unsecured databases exposed sensitive voter data in over a dozen Illinois counties

September 17, 2024 / Comments Off on Contractor’s unsecured databases exposed sensitive voter data in over a dozen Illinois counties

By ANDREW ADAMS Capitol News Illinois [email protected] Around 4.6 million records associated with Illinoisans in over a dozen counties – including voting records, registrations and…

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