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Illinois lawmakers revive push to create prescription drug affordability board
Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD — With prescription drug costs soaring, Illinois lawmakers announced legislation this week reviving efforts to create…
Campaign cash flows from ethanol and corn sectors as Illinois lawmakers weigh carbon capture regulations
Capitol News Illinois Backed by the powerful corn lobby, Marquis Energy’s push to bury carbon emissions underground has sparked a…
Prosecutor calls Madigan, McClain ‘grand masters of corruption’ as case goes to jury
Capitol News Illinois CHICAGO – It was a well-known aphorism during former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s record 36 years…
State lawmakers weigh TikTok’s value
Capitol News Illinois When shortform video platform TikTok shut down service earlier this month, the move surprised some Illinois politicians…
McClain lawyer calls star witnesses liars as trial nears conclusion
Capitol News Illinois CHICAGO – Jurors hearing former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s trial are finally scheduled to begin deliberations…
‘Blatantly unlawful’ federal spending freeze sends state scrambling
Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD — State agencies, nonprofit organizations and a host of other entities that rely on federal funding…
House Republicans ask state Supreme Court to toss out legislative map
Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD — Democrats continue to hold a supermajority in the Illinois House thanks to illegally gerrymandered House…
Illinois House lawmakers file almost 1,800 new bills only 2 weeks into legislative session
Capitol News Illinois Illinois lawmakers kicked off their spring legislative session roughly three weeks ago, but lawmakers in the House…
‘Suspicion doesn’t cut it’: Madigan attorney urges jury to ‘see the man, not the myth’
Capitol News Illinois CHICAGO – As former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s defense lawyers began their closing arguments last week,…
Dave Joens grew up reading about Illinois history. Now, he retires after 20 years preserving it as state archivist
Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD – For two decades, Dave Joens has led the Illinois State Archives, the government agency tasked…
Madigan attorney urges acquittal, accusing feds of ‘shoving misshapen puzzle pieces together’
Capitol News Illinois CHICAGO – After watching prosecutors spend more than 10 hours over three days dissecting every element of…
Pritzker announces the addition of over 5,000 publicly funded preschool seats
Capitol News Illinois Over 5,000 preschool seats have opened for low-income families in Illinois through Smart Start Illinois in the…