Regulators OK statewide electric grid upgrades, rate increases

December 20, 2024 / Comments Off on Regulators OK statewide electric grid upgrades, rate increases

Capitol News Illinois Illinois utilities are set to invest more than a billion dollars into upgrading the state’s electric distribution grid, resulting in higher rates…

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Madigan corruption trial breaks for holidays amid defense case

December 20, 2024 / Comments Off on Madigan corruption trial breaks for holidays amid defense case

Capitol News Illinois CHICAGO – Before jurors in former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s trial departed the Dirksen Federal Courthouse for a two-week break on…

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State lawmakers consider Tier 2 pension changes as new session approaches

December 20, 2024 / Comments Off on State lawmakers consider Tier 2 pension changes as new session approaches

Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD — Changes that would make Illinois pension systems compliant with Social Security by improving benefits for government employees hired since 2011…

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Worried about grid reliability, state officials seek to boost renewables, energy storage

December 19, 2024 / Comments Off on Worried about grid reliability, state officials seek to boost renewables, energy storage

Capitol News Illinois When you flip the switch, the lights come on. But in Illinois, after years of sweeping reforms to the energy industry and…

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Prosecution rests in Madigan trial as defense calls witness dropped from feds’ list

December 19, 2024 / Comments Off on Prosecution rests in Madigan trial as defense calls witness dropped from feds’ list

Capitol News Illinois CHICAGO – After calling 50 witnesses over the last two months, prosecutors in former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s federal corruption trial…

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Budget pressures could impact K-12 funding

December 18, 2024 / Comments Off on Budget pressures could impact K-12 funding

Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD – Public schools in Illinois have enjoyed several consecutive years of substantial increases in state funding, thanks largely to steady growth…

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Feds set to rest case in Madigan trial; defense prepares to call first witnesses

December 18, 2024 / Comments Off on Feds set to rest case in Madigan trial; defense prepares to call first witnesses

Capitol News Illinois CHICAGO – Though he wouldn’t get a formal diagnosis of dementia until a few years – and one felony plea – later,…

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TRAFFIC ALERT: Emergency lane closures today on I-80 in Joliet, Minooka

December 18, 2024 / Comments Off on TRAFFIC ALERT: Emergency lane closures today on I-80 in Joliet, Minooka

The Illinois Department of Transportation announced today that there are rolling lane closures this morning on westbound and eastbound Interstate 80, between Ridge Road and…

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Electors cast official votes for president

December 17, 2024 / Comments Off on Electors cast official votes for president

Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD – Illinois officially awarded its 19 electoral votes Tuesday to Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, the unsuccessful…

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Former Madigan ally contradicts past statements after being ordered to testify

December 17, 2024 / Comments Off on Former Madigan ally contradicts past statements after being ordered to testify

Capitol News Illinois CHICAGO – A top federal prosecutor wasted no time Monday revealing to the jury in ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s trial that…

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