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Judge weighs whether to acquit ex-AT&T boss after hung jury in corruption case
Capitol News Illinois CHICAGO — Paul La Schiazza, the ex-boss of AT&T Illinois accused of bribing a powerful politician, could…
Illinois medical debt relief program erases $72M of debt thus far
Capitol News Illinois A state pilot program designed to erase medical debt for 300,000 Illinois residents has already helped thousands…
Families, providers of early intervention services seek $60 million in new state funding
Capitol News Illinois CHICAGO – Early childhood intervention advocates are calling on the state to increase funding by $60 million…
‘You agreed to wear wires against your ComEd family’: Star witness in Madigan trial grilled on cross-examination
Capitol News Illinois CHICAGO – Before the sun rose on a cold Wednesday morning in January 2019, Fidel Marquez agreed…
Plan to ban carbon injections near aquifers stalls in Senate
Capitol News Illinois An Illinois Senate committee hit pause on a bill to ban carbon sequestration injections near aquifers after…
Carbondale faces legal battle over protest restrictions outside abortion clinics
Capitol News Illinois The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade turned Carbondale into a critical medical hub:…
‘This is the way things are done in Illinois’: Defense attorneys begin cross-examining star witness
Capitol News Illinois CHICAGO – The former chief lobbyist for electric utility Commonwealth Edison has spent the last week telling…
Lawmakers return to Springfield as projected budget deficit looms
Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD — Illinois lawmakers returned to Springfield Tuesday for the first time since May following news earlier…
Capitol Briefs: Former Gov. Quinn pushes for ‘millionaire tax’ amendment; Underground Railroad task force issues findings
Capitol News Illinois A week after ballots were cast, former Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn said the Nov. 5 election results…
Amid flurry of gun ban challenges, federal appeals court considers Cook County assault weapon law
Capitol News Illinois CHICAGO – A panel of federal judges is weighing whether to overturn a Cook County ban on…
How Illinois will decide on spending $40M opioid settlement with Kroger
Capitol News Illinois CHICAGO – Illinois will receive a $40 million share of a $1.4 billion bipartisan national settlement with…
Federal judge strikes down Illinois assault weapons ban, setting up likely appeal
Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD – A federal judge in East St. Louis on Friday struck down Illinois’ assault weapons ban…