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Candidate filing begins Monday, signaling official start of 2024 election cycle
The Illinois State Board of Elections office is pictured in Springfield. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Campbell) Wednesday,…
Advocates hail regulatory ‘earthquake’ as state slashes requested gas rate increases
Illinois Commerce Commission member Michael Carrigan (left), Chair Doug Scott, and member Ann McCabe are pictured at a commission meeting…
Pritzker designates additional $160M for migrant response as winter approaches New spending focused on building Chicago’s shelter capacity, getting migrants to permanent housing
By HANNAH MEISEL& JERRY NOWICKI Capitol News Illinois [email protected] CHICAGO – As winter quickly approaches, Gov. JB Pritzker on Thursday…
State Supreme Court weighs constitutionality of lifetime restrictions on child sex offenders
The Illinois Supreme Court building is pictured in Springfield. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki) Wednesday, November 15, 2023…
Lawmakers pass bill aimed at modernizing professional licensing in Illinois Measure would provide for new online system to speed up paperwork
By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois [email protected] As Illinois faces shortages of health care practitioners and mental health professionals, the…
Lawmakers decline private school tax credit program; no Invest in Kids Act
By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – Illinois lawmakers adjourned their fall veto session Thursday afternoon without renewing…
State police still drafting assault weapons registration rules as deadline nears
Items must be registered before Jan. 1, but confusion lingers about what items are covered under ban By PETER HANCOCK…
High court already set to consider several gun-related cases this term
By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – Gun rights advocacy groups say they intend to ask the U.S.…
Federal appeals court upholds Illinois’ assault weapons ban
Dirksen Courthouse. (Capitol News Illinois). Friday, November 3, 2023 2-1 ruling sets up likely appeal to U.S. Supreme Court By…
Gun rights advocates question proposed assault weapons registration rules State Police holds public hearings on registering existing firearms under new ban
By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois State Police are facing pushback from gun rights advocates…
Latest state school report card shows proficiency gains, persistent gaps on racial lines Reading, math scores up; graduation rate at 13-year high
By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – Elementary and secondary students in Illinois showed consistent improvements in their…
Proponents drop push to give downstate utilities dibs on new transmission lines, Sponsor said he’ll propose broader policy in spring legislative session
By ANDREW ADAMS Capitol News Illinois [email protected] With billions of dollars of construction projects on the line, Ameren Illinois and…