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Despite mounting budget pressure, graduated income tax remains political longshot
Gov. JB Pritzker is pictured in his Capitol office in 2019 during a news conference promoting a graduated income tax…
Joliet Police Make Funko Pop Burglary Arrests
Greene Jones On January 3, 2026, at 4:18 p.m., Officers responded to an apartment in the 300 block of…
Murder Charges Filed in 1988 Disappearance of Joliet Woman
Earlier today, Gilbert Bernal Sr. (age 82) of Flint, Michigan, stood before the Honorable Art Smigielski regarding First Degree Murder…
Illinois maternal mortality report finds rise in pregnancy-related deaths
Doctor listens to a pregnant woman’s abdomen using a stethoscope. (Photo Credit: Krakenimages.com, Adobe stock) Doctor listens to a pregnant…
Bringing in the New Year –1879
By Sandy Vasko New Year’s means different things to different folks in different places. Some want to party, some want…
New Year Brings New State Laws
By Ben Szalinski and Brenden Moore CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS Illinois’ statewide 1% grocery tax will go away on Jan. 1,…
Monee Wreaths Pay Tribute to Those Who Sacrificed for Our Freedoms
By Karen Haave For those who support Wreaths Across America, the ribbon-festooned evergreens placed on veterans graves over the holidays…
100+ Women Who Care Donates to New Lenox Family Services Food Pantry
On December 22, members of 100+ Women Who Care of Will County had their “big check” presentation, donating $10,725 to…
New laws: Illinois education measures focus on immigrant rights, AI in the classroom
Immigrant rights advocates demonstrate outside the Illinois Statehouse for legislation protecting rights of noncitizens, including a bill meant to ensure…
Capitol News Illinois’ year in photos
Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan leaves the Dirksen Federal Courthouse in Chicago on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025, flanked by…
Staunton restaurant owner headed for deportation
Ismael Ayuzo Sandoval is pictured in an Immigration and Customs Enforcement booking photo. Ismael Ayuzo Sandoval is pictured in an…
Trump administration sues Illinois over state law limiting federal immigration actions
The federal courthouse for the Southern District of Illinois is pictured in East St. Louis. (Capitol News Illinois photo by…