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Regulators weigh future of gas industry in Illinois, while clamping down on Chicago utility
By ANDREW ADAMS Capitol News Illinois [email protected] CHICAGO – Natural gas is fueling a fight between consumer advocates, a powerful…
Capitol Briefs: State allocates additional $14M for grocery startups
By ALEX ABBEDUTO & COLE LONGCOR Capitol News Illinois [email protected] Grocery startups can now apply for funding allocated in last…
Pritzker names Sen. Ann Gillespie new head of state insurance oversight agency
By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker on Monday announced a change in leadership at…
Capitol Briefs: State allocates additional $14M for grocery startups; announces first awardees
By ALEX ABBEDUTO & COLE LONGCOR Capitol News Illinois [email protected] Grocery startups can now apply for funding allocated in last…
Total Solar Eclipse
Capitol News Illinois student photographers were on the scene in southern Illinois to capture the total solar eclipse on April…
‘The great show in the sky’: Solar eclipse will once again drive Illinois tourism
By BETH HUNDSDORFER Capitol News Illinois [email protected] The total solar eclipse on the afternoon of April 8 will be visible…
Court upholds law limiting where child sex offenders can live
By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Supreme Court has ruled that a state law restricting…
Bill ending state’s tipped wage advances but prospects uncertain amid pushback
By COLE LONGCOR Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – An Illinois House committee advanced a measure that would end the…
In Chicago visit, Attorney General Garland announces $78M anti-violence initiative
By DILPREET RAJU Capitol News Illinois [email protected] CHICAGO – In a visit to Chicago on Wednesday, U.S. Attorney General Merrick…
Lawmakers question Pritzker’s plan for new early childhood agency
By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker’s plan to consolidate the state’s early childhood programs…
Amid controversy at Prisoner Review Board, Pritzker calls for more training as GOP again seeks reform
By COLE LONGCOR Capitol News Illinois [email protected] After two members of the state’s Prisoner Review Board resigned last week following…
Photographing History
BY Dean Olsen Courtesy of the Illinois Times The date was Jan. 29, 2009, and Pat Quinn was sitting at…