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Republican bills aim to assist Illinois in its battle against fentanyl
Capitol News Illinois Illinois Republican senators have filed bills that would combat the state’s fentanyl crisis and further punish major…
Hundreds rally at the Capitol to oppose homeschool bill
Capitol News Illinois Hundreds rallied Thursday at the Capitol in Springfield to voice their opposition to a bill that would…
Pritzker wants Illinois to be latest state to ban cellphones in classroom
Capitol News Illinois Are cellphones a useful tool or a distraction in the classroom? According to Gov. JB Pritzker, they’re…
Current flag wins state flag redesign vote
Capitol News Illinois The Illinois state flag may be around a lot longer, it turns out. About 43% of the…
High school student helps draft bill to require opioid overdose medications in Illinois libraries
Capitol News Illinois ELGIN – High school students generally don’t participate in drafting legislation. Jordan Henry is an exception. A…
State lawmakers brace for possible federal cuts to Medicaid
Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD – Health care advocates, hospital officials and people who rely on Medicaid for their medical coverage…
Legislative revenue estimate more than $700M lower than Pritzker’s proposed budget
Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD — Lawmakers’ projections for revenues in the coming year aren’t as high as Gov. JB Pritzker’s,…
With electricity price spikes coming, environmental and industry groups pitch reform
Capitol News Illinois Illinois faces potential energy shortfalls and all-but-guaranteed price spikes for northern Illinois this summer, consumer and environmental…
Trump Administration Ends Reimbursements for Illinois Food Programs
Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD — The Trump administration has stopped reimbursing Illinois for a program designed to help farmers and…
Judge grants retrial on most bribery counts in ‘ComEd 4’ case nearly 2 years post-verdict
Capitol News Illinois A federal judge on Monday granted a partial retrial on several bribery counts in the case of…
Accused Highland Park shooter pleads guilty
Capitol News Illinois WAUKEGAN — Robert Crimo III, the man accused of carrying out a mass shooting in Highland Park…
Illinois bill aims to add more oversight of homeschooling
Capitol News Illinois A new Illinois bill aims to add some oversight of families who homeschool their children, a response…