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FILE - Rev. Jesse Jackson gestures to a friend in the balcony at the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Ala., Sept. 15, 2013. The church held a ceremony honoring the memory of the four young girls who were killed by a bomb placed outside the church 50 years ago by members of the Ku Klux Klan. At right is U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Ala. (AP Photo/Dave Martin, File)
IL State News
3 weeks ago
House Speaker Mike Johnson denies request for Rev. Jesse Jackson to lie in honor in US Capitol

The request was denied, because of the precedent that the space is typically reserved for former presidents, the military and select officials.

While the AI race sparked heightened interest in data centers, most of the centers in the state are multi-tenant retail centers — shared by numerous organizations and highly connected with telecommunications, cloud computing and other providers. The Digital Realty center on Chicago’s South loop is an example. (Medill Illinois News Bureau photo by Gabriel Castilho)
Local
3 weeks ago
Battle over data centers in Illinois pits consumer costs vs. state competitiveness

Lawmakers trying again to regulate industry as Pritzker moves to pause incentives
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Fidel Marquez, a former Commonwealth Edison executive-turned-cooperating witness, leaves the Dirksen Federal Courthouse with his attorney on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024, after his fifth day of testimony in the bribery and racketeering trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Crime
3 weeks ago
Former ComEd exec-turned-FBI mole in Madigan probe sentenced to probation

Fidel Marquez secretly recorded meetings for feds, testified in 2 trials.

Rochester Rockets signs
Local
3 weeks ago
‘We were very disappointed’: Union co-president speaks on Rochester cutting 22 jobs

Co-President of the Rochester Education Association Matt Carlson said that these cuts will not only affect the staff, but also the students.

JANUARY 15, 1991 Reverend Jesse Jackson marches in anti war demonstration to draw support for a national march against war the following Saturday.
Local
3 weeks ago
Illinois lowers flags to half-staff for Jesse Jackson

The flags will remain at half-staff until sunset on Saturday, February 28.

Pontiac High School students Andrew Diaz and Allison Hovaniec helped draft the bill that would mandate vape disposal programs. Completed as part of a class assignment, the duo said the experience was “life changing.” (Photo provided by teacher Paul Ritter.)
IL State News
3 weeks ago
Bill drafted by Illinois high schoolers would mandate vape disposal programs

The measure would require producers to establish and finance the programs within 2 years.

House Minority Leader Tony McCombie, center, R-Savanna, is joined by Reps. Ryan Spain, R-Peoria, and Norine Hammond, R-Macomb, at a news conference Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026, following Gov. JB Pritzker’s budget address. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)
Local
3 weeks ago
Democrats offer muted praise of Pritzker’s speech, Republicans dismiss ‘campaign’ rhetoric

Reactions largely fell along partisan lines, though there were some mixed feelings all around.

Gov. JB Pritzker delivers his budget address on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026. The speech was heavy with historical references to former Illinois governors and criticisms of the Trump administration. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Local
3 weeks ago
Pritzker focuses on history, ‘affordability,’ in 8th State of the State address

Speech was light on budget details, but full of criticism of Trump administration.

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Business
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Jones Lang LaSalle: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

The results surpassed Wall Street expectations.

Rev. Jesse Jackson
Sports
3 weeks ago
Sports helped shape Jesse Jackson’s career and inspired the ex-quarterback to fight for equal rights

He accepted a football scholarship at Illinois, then transferred to historically Black North Carolina A&T after a year.

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