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State unveils ‘Help Stop Hate’ program in response to rising hate crimes
Capitol News Illinois By AMALIA HUOT-MARCHAND Medill Illinois News Bureau for Capitol News Illinois [email protected] CHICAGO –With global tensions and…
He attempted suicide. Peoria Jail restrained him in a chair for five days.
Capitol News Illinois by Meredith Newman, Illinois Answers Project Warning: The following article includes mentions of self-harm and suicide. This…
Madigan co-defendant had unparalleled access to speaker, ex-top aide testifies
Capitol News Illinois CHICAGO – Under the stained glass dome of the Capitol in Springfield, lobbyists often wander the building,…
By the numbers: Unions lead the way on funding state elections in Illinois
Capitol News Illinois This year in Illinois, there are no statewide elections. There are no fights over a Supreme Court…
ComEd execs joked Madigan co-defendant was ‘double agent,’ utility’s former top lawyer testifies
Capitol News Illinois CHICAGO – For decades, electric utility Commonwealth Edison renewed its contract with top Springfield lobbyist Mike McClain…
Illinois man awarded military honors including Purple Heart, Bronze Star at Governor’s Mansion
Capitol News Illinois A Litchfield man was awarded a Purple Heart and Bronze Star with Valor among other honors at…
Madigan co-defendant warned ComEd CEO not to ‘provoke a reaction from our Friend’
Capitol News Illinois CHICAGO – Commonwealth Edison’s top attorney was busy preparing for the General Assembly to take up major…
For Indiana woman, ‘worst-case scenario’ led her to Illinois for abortion care
Capitol News Illinois By Whitney Downard, Indiana Capital Chronicle In the spring of 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down…
State, Cook County use similar arguments to defend assault weapon bans
Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD – Attorneys in the offices of Attorney General Kwame Raoul and Cook County State’s Attorney Kim…
‘My client is the speaker’: Jury hears wiretapped calls of Madigan co-defendant, longtime friend
Capitol News Illinois CHICAGO – By early 2019, Mike McClain had been a fixture around the Statehouse in Springfield for…
ComEd exec testifies utility prepared for bankruptcy before 2011 law threw it a lifeline
Capitol News Illinois CHICAGO – In 2006, electric utility Commonwealth Edison was riding out the last year of a decadelong…
Noncitizen health care programs like Illinois’ draw presidential campaign attention
Capitol News Illinois By Joanne Kenen KFF HEALTH NEWS [email protected] Maria Sanchez immigrated to the Chicago area from Mexico about…