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Gun rights groups ask SCOTUS to review Illinois’ assault weapons ban
By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – In a long-expected move, national gun rights organizations are asking the…
Ventura Introduces Bill to Legalize Psilocybin in Illinois Under Limited Use to Treat Mental Health Conditions
State Sen. Rachel Ventura filed legislation in Illinois that would legalize psilocybin for adult-supervised use in a licensed service center.…
Former lawmaker taken into custody amid delays to his corruption trial after sudden hospitalization
By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – Former Republican State Sen. Sam McCann, a onetime third-party candidate for…
Misdeeds by Carlinville funeral home director spur legislative proposals
By BETH HUNDSDORFER Capitol News Illinois [email protected] The wrong cremains were buried in a national cemetery. Bodies cremated under…
Capitol Briefs: IDOT workers authorize strike; attorney general warns of AI election scams
By ANDREW ADAMS & JENNIFER FULLER Capitol News Illinois [email protected] Several Teamsters unions representing thousands of state highway workers have…
Summit Hill D161: District Doubles Down on Closure of Two Schools
By Nick Reiher With the closure of Lincoln-Way North in 2015 after a scant seven years of operation, parents in…
In crisis, she went to an Illinois facility. Two years later, she still isn’t able to leave
By MOLLY PARKER & BETH HUNDSDORFER Capitol News Illinois [email protected] [email protected] This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network…
Capitol Briefs: Tax credits for children, manufacturers among new legislative proposals
By ANDREW ADAMS COLE LONGCOR & ALEX ABBEDUTO Capitol News Illinois [email protected] After failing to pass a child tax credit…
Trump’s Illinois ballot challenge to move forward
By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – A Cook County judge ruled Wednesday that a case seeking to…
Day in court postponed for former lawmaker who checked into hospital on eve of corruption trial
By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – On what was supposed to be the third morning of a…
Capitol Briefs: Lawmakers introduce police reform measures, advocates look to end tipped wage
By ANDREW ADAMS & ALEX ABBEDUTO Capitol News Illinois [email protected] CHICAGO — Families of gun violence victims are asking the…
Indicted former lawmaker’s corruption trial up in the air after hospitalization forces delay
By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – Sporting a 5 o’clock shadow and a slight grimace, former Republican…