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Defamation case linked to former Madigan aide sent back to Illinois
By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – A federal judge in Puerto Rico last week told a politically…
State spends $73 million to protect Illinois’ only undeveloped Lake Michigan shoreline
By COLE LONGCOR Capitol News Illinois [email protected] A $73 million state-funded project in Lake County aims to stabilize the last…
Appeals court skeptical of Mike Bost’s case to stop ballot counts after Election Day
By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois [email protected] CHICAGO – A panel of federal appellate judges on Thursday seemed skeptical of…
DCFS hires on-the-spot at hiring events
By BETH HUNDSDORFER Capitol News Illinois [email protected] Cyrenthia Threat spent Wednesday morning at a hiring event in Fairview Heights waiting…
Capitol Briefs: Advocates push for guaranteed income, child care assistance
By HANNAH MEISEL & DILPREET RAJU Capitol News Illinois [email protected] The Illinois Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear the…
Illinois teacher shortage persists, survey finds
By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – Illinois continues to suffer from a shortage of teachers and other…
Bills in state Senate would further regulate battery storage and disposal
COLE LONGCOR Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD — Two bills that would regulate battery disposal and storage are awaiting action…
Prisoner Review Board chair, member resign in wake of boy’s fatal stabbing by released inmate
By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois [email protected] The longtime chair and a relatively new member of the Illinois Prisoner Review…
Highest-ranking woman in state police history reflects on experience as force looks to diversify
By ALEX ABBEDUTO Capitol News Illinois [email protected] The night before Rebecca Hooks started at the Illinois State Police Academy…
Judge rips Blagojevich’s ‘publicity stunt’ bid to get court’s approval to run for office again
By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois [email protected] A federal judge this week channeled one of the most famous children’s authors…
Officials say state veterans homes have reformed after deadly 2020 COVID-19 outbreak, but staffing challenges remain
By COLE LONGCOR Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – Illinois’ veterans affairs director told a legislative panel this week that…
Former governors see 2024 primaries as mostly uneventful
By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – The 2024 primaries in Illinois were largely uneventful, due mainly to…