U.S. Supreme Court rules states can’t bar Trump from ballot based on insurrection clause

March 4, 2024 / Comments Off on U.S. Supreme Court rules states can’t bar Trump from ballot based on insurrection clause

By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that individual states do not have authority to disqualify candidates…

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Nearly 9 in 10 state-level primaries give voters no choice in candidates

March 4, 2024 / Comments Off on Nearly 9 in 10 state-level primaries give voters no choice in candidates

By ANDREW ADAMS Capitol News Illinois [email protected] On March 19, voting will conclude in primary contests for hundreds of seats in the Illinois legislature and…

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Native tribe seeks return of ancestral land in Dekalb County

March 1, 2024 / Comments Off on Native tribe seeks return of ancestral land in Dekalb County

By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – Illinois currently has no federally recognized tribal land within its borders, but that could change in…

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His conviction was overturned after 35 years wrongfully served. State law caps his compensation at 14 years.

February 29, 2024 / Comments Off on His conviction was overturned after 35 years wrongfully served. State law caps his compensation at 14 years.

By DILPREET RAJU Capitol News Illinois [email protected] In December, 57-year-old Brian Beals spent Christmas with his sister Pattilyn for the first time 35 years. Beals…

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Cook County judge orders Trump removed from GOP ballot but holds decision pending appeal

February 28, 2024 / Comments Off on Cook County judge orders Trump removed from GOP ballot but holds decision pending appeal

By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – A Cook County judge on Wednesday ordered former President Donald Trump’s name to be removed from…

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‘This place is horrific’: 10-week-old complaint details ‘filthy’ conditions at Centralia funeral home

February 28, 2024 / Comments Off on ‘This place is horrific’: 10-week-old complaint details ‘filthy’ conditions at Centralia funeral home

By BETH HUNDSDORFER  Capitol News Illinois [email protected] The pictures that are said to depict the condition of the embalming room of the Moran Queen-Boggs Funeral…

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Capitol Briefs: Pritzker touts manufacturing training funding, announces cultural districts

February 27, 2024 / Comments Off on Capitol Briefs: Pritzker touts manufacturing training funding, announces cultural districts

By CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS [email protected] Gov. JB Pritzker was in Normal Tuesday to call attention to recent state funding for manufacturing training academies – including…

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New birth center to open on Chicago’s South Side as Pritzker touts proposed maternal health spending

February 26, 2024 / Comments Off on New birth center to open on Chicago’s South Side as Pritzker touts proposed maternal health spending

By DILPREET RAJU Capitol News Illinois [email protected] State and community leaders on Monday celebrated the planned opening of a new freestanding birth center on Chicago’s…

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Ahead of Pritzker’s budget address, pressures that mounted last year intensify

February 25, 2024 / Comments Off on Ahead of Pritzker’s budget address, pressures that mounted last year intensify

BY JERRY NOWICKI Capitol News Illinois [email protected] Republicans in the Illinois Senate indicated Tuesday that their sticking point for budget negotiations this year will be…

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With budget proposal and fiery address, Pritzker paints himself as progressive pragmatist

February 22, 2024 / Comments Off on With budget proposal and fiery address, Pritzker paints himself as progressive pragmatist

By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – In delivering his annual State of the State and budget address on Wednesday, Gov. JB Pritzker…

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