State’s largest privately owned water utilities seek rate increase amid lawmaker scrutiny

July 19, 2024 / Comments Off on State’s largest privately owned water utilities seek rate increase amid lawmaker scrutiny

By ANDREW ADAMS Capitol News [email protected] The two largest privately owned water utilities in Illinois are seeking to raise rates for a combined 1.5 million customers…

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State GOP leaders pass the torch as national convention wraps up

July 18, 2024 / Comments Off on State GOP leaders pass the torch as national convention wraps up

By PETER HANCOCK, HANNAH MEISEL & JERRY NOWICKI [email protected] MILWAUKEE – Illinois Republicans marked a changing of the guard Thursday morning as delegates met for…

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After years of controversy, state pauses CO2 pipeline construction, for now

July 18, 2024 / Comments Off on After years of controversy, state pauses CO2 pipeline construction, for now

By ANDREW ADAMS Capitol News Illinois [email protected] New safety requirements for carbon dioxide pipelines as well as a temporary ban on their construction are now…

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State GOP leaders pass the torch as national convention wraps up

July 18, 2024 / Comments Off on State GOP leaders pass the torch as national convention wraps up

By PETER HANCOCK, HANNAH MEISEL & JERRY NOWICKI [email protected] MILWAUKEE – Illinois Republicans marked a changing of the guard Thursday morning as delegates met for…

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RNC Day 4 live updates from Capitol News Illinois, part 1

July 18, 2024 / Comments Off on RNC Day 4 live updates from Capitol News Illinois, part 1

By PETER HANCOCK, HANNAH MEISEL ANDREW ADAMS & JERRY NOWICKI Capitol News Illinois [email protected] MILWAUKEE – The CNI news team is on the scene for…

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Sangamon County Sheriff’s deputy charged with first-degree murder

July 18, 2024 / Comments Off on Sangamon County Sheriff’s deputy charged with first-degree murder

BETH HUNDSDORFER Capitol News Illinois [email protected] A Springfield woman’s call for help ended with her death and the indictment of a Sangamon County Sheriff’s deputy…

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On party infighting, Illinois’ new GOP chair says ‘start calling those people out’

July 17, 2024 / Comments Off on On party infighting, Illinois’ new GOP chair says ‘start calling those people out’

By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois [email protected] MILWAUKEE – In the parlance of Washington D.C. Republican strategists, deep-blue Illinois is sometimes referred to as an…

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Amid heavy rainfall in southern Illinois, Nashville dam system breached; hundreds evacuated

July 16, 2024 / Comments Off on Amid heavy rainfall in southern Illinois, Nashville dam system breached; hundreds evacuated

MOLLY PARKER & BETH HUNDSDORFER Capitol News Illinois [email protected] Two days of heavy rainfall caused water to overflow and breach the dams of Nashville’s city…

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Illinois Republicans urged to look beyond traditional base as national party courts unions

July 16, 2024 / Comments Off on Illinois Republicans urged to look beyond traditional base as national party courts unions

By PETER HANCOCK, HANNAH MEISEL & ANDREW ADAMS Capitol News Illinois [email protected] MILWAUKEE – A former Republican congressman from New York told Illinois Republicans Tuesday…

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At national convention, Illinois’ beleaguered GOP portrays calm amid internal storm

July 15, 2024 / Comments Off on At national convention, Illinois’ beleaguered GOP portrays calm amid internal storm

By PETER HANCOCK & HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois [email protected] MILWAUKEE – Illinois Republicans appeared upbeat and optimistic as the GOP’s national convention got underway…

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