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State Again Hires Controversial Health Services Provider for Prisons
By Shawn Mulcahy Michael Broadway gasped for air inside his cell at Stateville Correctional Center, a sprawling complex of beige…
Capitol News Illinois launches Election Guide
By CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS [email protected] Early voting began Thursday in Illinois, and Capitol News Illinois has launched an interactive Election…
Jury deadlocks, mistrial declared in case of ex-AT&T boss accused of bribing Madigan
By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois [email protected] CHICAGO – A federal judge on Thursday declared a mistrial after a jury…
High court: Smell of burnt cannabis is not cause for warrantless vehicle search
By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois [email protected] Law enforcement officers in Illinois cannot rely on the smell of burnt cannabis…
State wraps up case in challenge to assault weapons ban
By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois [email protected] EAST ST. LOUIS – A federal judge invoked images from the 1917 race…
Gun expert says assault weapons ban ‘describes the most popular firearms I’m involved with’
By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois [email protected] EAST ST. LOUIS – A firearms expert testified Wednesday that the weapons restricted…
Case of former AT&T boss accused of bribing Madigan heads to jury
By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois [email protected] CHICAGO – On Valentine’s Day in 2017, then-AT&T Illinois President Paul La Schiazza…
State Supreme Court hears arguments in Jussie Smollett’s effort to overturn conviction
By JERRY NOWICKI Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in actor Jussie Smollett’s…
Testimony continues in 2nd Amendment challenge to Illinois’ assault weapons ban
By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois [email protected] EAST ST. LOUIS – An engineer who spent decades designing weapons for one…
Contractor’s unsecured databases exposed sensitive voter data in over a dozen Illinois counties
By ANDREW ADAMS Capitol News Illinois [email protected] Around 4.6 million records associated with Illinoisans in over a dozen counties –…
Prosecutors rest case against former AT&T Illinois boss accused of bribing Madigan
By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois [email protected] CHICAGO – After years of pushing in Springfield, AT&T Illinois’ executive team was…
Trial begins in challenge to assault weapons ban
By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois [email protected] EAST ST. LOUIS – The owner of a gun store testified Monday that…