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In bribery trial, AT&T lobbyists detail contentious meeting with Madigan ally
By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois [email protected] CHICAGO – On an afternoon in late April 2017, recently retired state Rep.…
A year after end of cash bail, early research shows impact less than many hoped or feared
By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – One year after Illinois became the first state in the nation…
ADM carbon sequestration project violated Safe Drinking Water Act, per EPA
By ANDREW ADAMS Capitol News Illinois [email protected] DECATUR – Agribusiness giant ADM violated federal regulations, a federal permit and the…
On witness stand, former AT&T lobbyist describes how Madigan ally got $22,500 contract
By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois [email protected] CHICAGO – The day before Thanksgiving in 2016, then-AT&T Illinois president Paul La…
Calculated bribe or ‘kiss up’ to Madigan? Corruption trial kicks off for former AT&T boss
By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois [email protected] CHICAGO – As the federal corruption trial of former AT&T Illinois president Paul…
Supreme Court hears cases pertaining to detention under the SAFE-T Act
By PETER HANCOCKCapitol News [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in a pair of cases that…
Jury selection begins in trial of former AT&T Illinois boss accused of bribing Madigan
By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois [email protected] CHICAGO – Jury selection is set to begin Tuesday in the trial of…
East St. Louis forum to tackle persistent childhood poverty
By MOLLY PARKER Capitol News Illinois [email protected] Illinois has the potential to eradicate childhood poverty, but it will require a…
East St. Louis forum to tackle persistent childhood poverty
By MOLLY PARKER Capitol News Illinois [email protected] Illinois has the potential to eradicate childhood poverty, but it will require a…
Capitol Briefs: Stateville workers picket as relocation begins; flag redesign contest to open next week
By PETER HANCOCK & ANDREW ADAMS Capitol News Illinois [email protected] Union workers planned to picket outside Stateville Correctional Center Thursday…
Federal judge rejects Illinois’ bid to end court oversight of disability programs
By MOLLY PARKER & BETH HUNDSDORFER Capitol News Illinois [email protected] [email protected] A federal judge on Friday denied Illinois’ request to…
Coroner’s affidavit shows as many as 800 human remains could have been misidentified
By BETH HUNDSDORFER Capitol News Illinois [email protected] As many as 800 families across the country who patronized a Carlinville funeral…