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Prosecution rests in Madigan trial as defense calls witness dropped from feds’ list
Capitol News Illinois CHICAGO – After calling 50 witnesses over the last two months, prosecutors in former Illinois House Speaker…
Budget pressures could impact K-12 funding
Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD – Public schools in Illinois have enjoyed several consecutive years of substantial increases in state funding,…
Feds set to rest case in Madigan trial; defense prepares to call first witnesses
Capitol News Illinois CHICAGO – Though he wouldn’t get a formal diagnosis of dementia until a few years – and…
Electors cast official votes for president
Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD – Illinois officially awarded its 19 electoral votes Tuesday to Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota…
Former Madigan ally contradicts past statements after being ordered to testify
Capitol News Illinois CHICAGO – A top federal prosecutor wasted no time Monday revealing to the jury in ex-Illinois House…
Illinois’ presidential electors to meet Tuesday to cast votes for Harris
Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD – Illinois’ presidential electors will meet at the Statehouse on Tuesday to cast their votes for…
Grayson to remain jailed as state Supreme Court considers release request
Capitol News Illinois The Illinois Supreme Court declined to issue an order to release former Sangamon County Sheriff’s Deputy Sean…
Pritzker endorses hemp regulation bill
Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD – More than five years after Illinois began issuing permits for legal production of industrial hemp,…
IBM will build new quantum computer in state-backed technology park
Capitol News Illinois CHICAGO — IBM, the tech giant known for revolutionizing computing over the past 70 years, is setting…
Judge won’t acquit former AT&T Illinois boss in Madigan bribery case after hung jury
Capitol News Illinois CHICAGO – A federal judge on Thursday declined to acquit former AT&T Illinois president Paul La Schiazza…
Lobbyist testifies ‘loyalty’ to Madigan led him to make payments to ousted staffer
Capitol News Illinois CHICAGO – After nearly a dozen years working for Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, Tom Cullen went…
Recent incidents prompt heightened Statehouse security
Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD – Visitors coming to the Illinois Statehouse to see their lawmakers in action, or just to…