Immigrant advocates tout new report showing benefits of state-funded health plans

April 30, 2024 / Comments Off on Immigrant advocates tout new report showing benefits of state-funded health plans

By PETER HANCOCK and JERRY NOWICKI Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – Immigrant rights advocates on Friday continued to push for one of their top…

Read More

Election officials to weigh whether Darren Bailey and GOP operative Dan Proft illegally coordinated

April 29, 2024 / Comments Off on Election officials to weigh whether Darren Bailey and GOP operative Dan Proft illegally coordinated

By ANDREW ADAMS& HANNAH MEISELCapitol News [email protected] CHICAGO – A year and a half after Republican Darren Bailey lost his campaign to challenge Gov. JB…

Read More

Immigrant advocates tout new report showing benefits of state-funded health plans

April 26, 2024 / Comments Off on Immigrant advocates tout new report showing benefits of state-funded health plans

By PETER HANCOCK and JERRY NOWICKI Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – Immigrant rights advocates on Friday continued to push for one of their top…

Read More

Capitol Briefs: State unveils report on racial disparities among homeless populations

April 25, 2024 / Comments Off on Capitol Briefs: State unveils report on racial disparities among homeless populations

By ANDREW ADAMS Capitol News Illinois [email protected] Tackling homelessness requires addressing racial injustice, according to a new report commissioned by the state’s Office to Prevent…

Read More

Flooding is Illinois’ Most Threatening Natural Disaster. Are We Prepared?

April 25, 2024 / Comments Off on Flooding is Illinois’ Most Threatening Natural Disaster. Are We Prepared?

by Meredith Newman, Illinois Answers Project April 16, 2024 This story was originally published by the Illinois Answers Project. The electricity in Mary Buchanan’s home…

Read More

Bears pitch $3.2B stadium plan, but Pritzker still ‘skeptical’ despite team’s $2B pledge

April 24, 2024 / Comments Off on Bears pitch $3.2B stadium plan, but Pritzker still ‘skeptical’ despite team’s $2B pledge

By DILPREET RAJU & JERRY NOWICKI Capitol News Illinois [email protected] The Chicago Bears laid out a $3.2 billion plan for a new domed stadium on…

Read More

Illinoisans can now get documents notarized online

April 23, 2024 / Comments Off on Illinoisans can now get documents notarized online

By ALEX ABBEDUTO Capitol News Illinois [email protected] Illinoisans who need a notary public can now access those services online through a new “E-Notary” portal launched…

Read More

Prairie Band Potawatomi becomes 1st federally recognized tribe in Illinois

April 23, 2024 / Comments Off on Prairie Band Potawatomi becomes 1st federally recognized tribe in Illinois

By HANNAH MEISELCapitol News [email protected] Nearly 200 years after Native Americans were forced out of Illinois, the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation has become the first…

Read More

Remembering Lee Milner

April 22, 2024 / Comments Off on Remembering Lee Milner

NEWS TEAM Capitol News Illinois [email protected] On Wednesday, April 17, the Springfield, Illinois Capitol and journalism communities lost a devoted friend and advocate when Lee…

Read More

Capitol Briefs: Expansion of postpartum coverage, ban on kangaroos among hundreds of measures to pass House

April 19, 2024 / Comments Off on Capitol Briefs: Expansion of postpartum coverage, ban on kangaroos among hundreds of measures to pass House

By ALEX ABBEDUTO & COLE LONGCOR Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – Illinois kangaroo owners are one step closer to being forced to surrender their…

Read More

Events

May 2025
June 2025
July 2025
August 2025
September 2025
No event found!
Prev Next
Total Events: 178