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Illinois child tax credit: who gets it, how much is it?
By ANDREW ADAMS Capitol News Illinois [email protected] In the final hours of their spring legislative session, Illinois lawmakers approved a…
As Illinois session ends, lawmakers’ attempt to reinstate wetland protections fails
by JENNIFER BAMBERGInvestigate [email protected] In 2006, 19-year-old Jessica Whinston inherited 20 acres of land that her grandparents once farmed in…
Elections board dismisses illegal campaign coordination complaint, declines to clarify law
By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois [email protected] CHICAGO – State elections officials on Tuesday indicated they were unlikely to step…
Illinois’ ban on ‘bump stocks’ remains in place despite U.S. Supreme Court decision
By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – An Illinois law banning the sale and use of “bump stocks”…
Lawmakers pass on oversight vote for Pritzker’s prison closure, rebuild plan
By HANNAH MEISEL & DILPREET RAJU Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – For the last two decades, each time a…
‘We don’t really know what we’re voting on,’ top Dem says of Pritzker’s prison plan
By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois [email protected] LINCOLN – On the eve of a scheduled vote to advise Gov. JB…
Illinois child tax credit: who gets it, how much is it?
By ANDREW ADAMS Capitol News Illinois [email protected] In the final hours of their spring legislative session, Illinois lawmakers approved a…
Communities, commission push Pritzker admin for more prison plan details
By DILPREET RAJUCapitol News [email protected] Jimmy Soto spent more than 42 years wrongfully imprisoned in Illinois Department of Corrections facilities.…
Elections board urged to dismiss complaint that Bailey illegally coordinated in 2022 campaign
By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois [email protected] A hearing officer is recommending the Illinois State Board of Elections dismiss a…
Illinois made a bold promise to end poverty. In Alexander County, it’s hard to tell.
By LYLEE GIBBS JAMILAH LEWIS MOLLY PARKER & JULIA RENDLEMAN Capitol News Illinois & the Saluki Local Reporting Lab [email protected]…
Judge blocks law that would have banned newly slated candidates from ballot
By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois [email protected] A Sangamon County judge on Wednesday blocked the Illinois State Board of Elections…
Stalled bills: ‘Dignity in Pay Act,’ Prisoner Review Board changes fail to move
By ALEX ABBEDUTO, COLE LONGCOR & DILPREET RAJU Capitol News Illinois [email protected] A bill eliminating the subminimum wage for workers…