Misdeeds by Carlinville funeral home director spur legislative proposals

February 9, 2024 / Comments Off on Misdeeds by Carlinville funeral home director spur legislative proposals

By BETH HUNDSDORFER   Capitol News Illinois  [email protected]  The wrong cremains were buried in a national cemetery. Bodies cremated under the wrong name. The wrong…

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Capitol Briefs: IDOT workers authorize strike; attorney general warns of AI election scams

February 8, 2024 / Comments Off on Capitol Briefs: IDOT workers authorize strike; attorney general warns of AI election scams

By ANDREW ADAMS & JENNIFER FULLER  Capitol News Illinois [email protected] Several Teamsters unions representing thousands of state highway workers have authorized strikes as contract negotiations…

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In crisis, she went to an Illinois facility. Two years later, she still isn’t able to leave

February 8, 2024 / Comments Off on In crisis, she went to an Illinois facility. Two years later, she still isn’t able to leave

By MOLLY PARKER  & BETH HUNDSDORFER Capitol News Illinois [email protected] [email protected] This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with Capitol News Illinois. …

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Capitol Briefs: Tax credits for children, manufacturers among new legislative proposals

February 7, 2024 / Comments Off on Capitol Briefs: Tax credits for children, manufacturers among new legislative proposals

By ANDREW ADAMS  COLE LONGCOR & ALEX ABBEDUTO Capitol News Illinois [email protected] After failing to pass a child tax credit last year, advocates returned to…

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Trump’s Illinois ballot challenge to move forward

February 7, 2024 / Comments Off on Trump’s Illinois ballot challenge to move forward

By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – A Cook County judge ruled Wednesday that a case seeking to bar former President Donald Trump…

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Day in court postponed for former lawmaker who checked into hospital on eve of corruption trial

February 7, 2024 / Comments Off on Day in court postponed for former lawmaker who checked into hospital on eve of corruption trial

By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – On what was supposed to be the third morning of a weeklong corruption trial of former…

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Capitol Briefs: Lawmakers introduce police reform measures, advocates look to end tipped wage

February 7, 2024 / Comments Off on Capitol Briefs: Lawmakers introduce police reform measures, advocates look to end tipped wage

By ANDREW ADAMS & ALEX ABBEDUTO Capitol News Illinois [email protected] CHICAGO — Families of gun violence victims are asking the state legislature to reform how…

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Indicted former lawmaker’s corruption trial up in the air after hospitalization forces delay

February 6, 2024 / Comments Off on Indicted former lawmaker’s corruption trial up in the air after hospitalization forces delay

By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – Sporting a 5 o’clock shadow and a slight grimace, former Republican State Sen. Sam McCann held…

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State Supreme Court denies state lawmaker’s bid to vacate gun ban ruling

February 6, 2024 / Comments Off on State Supreme Court denies state lawmaker’s bid to vacate gun ban ruling

By JERRY NOWICKI Capitol News Illinois [email protected] The Illinois Supreme Court has again denied a request from a Republican lawmaker seeking to repeal the state’s…

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Former GOP lawmaker’s trial again delayed amid last-minute hospitalization

February 5, 2024 / Comments Off on Former GOP lawmaker’s trial again delayed amid last-minute hospitalization

By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – Instead of laying out his defense in his long-awaited federal corruption trial on Monday morning, former…

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