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Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul speaks to state Sen. Omar Aquino, D-Chicago, on the floor of the Illinois Senate on May 30, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
IL State News
1 year ago
Raoul’s office to receive $15.7M budget increase for operations

Lawmakers approved more than AG requested for growing workload, Trump litigation

FILE - Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan arrives at federal court where he is on trial for charges in a multimillion-dollar racketeering and bribery scheme, Oct. 21, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley, File)
Crime
1 year ago
Longest-serving legislative leader in US history given 7 1/2 years in federal corruption case

U.S. District Judge John Robert Blakey sentenced the 83-year-old in U.S. District Court in Chicago

FILE - President Donald Trump, from left, speaks as Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., during an event in the Roosevelt Room at the White House, May 12, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)\\\
National
1 year ago
Trump administration gives personal data of immigrant Medicaid enrollees to deportation officials

The dataset includes the information of people living in California, Illinois, Washington state and Washington, D.C.

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Sports
1 year ago
Jadzak named UIS Men’s Basketball Assistant Coach

Moves from Illinois College to UIS.

A measure awaiting Gov. JB Pritzker would mandate that certain insurance plans cover hippotherapy and other therapeutic horseback riding treatments. (photo by Philippe Oursel via Unsplash)
Health & Wellness
1 year ago
Insurance plans could soon be required to cover hippotherapy in Illinois

Equine-assisted services are used to treat a variety of disabilities and disorders, including autism, PTSD and cerebral palsy

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IL State News
1 year ago
Teen girl hit and killed by train in Mattoon

Investigation into death continues

Lt. Col. Allison Jacobs, commander of the 634th Brigade Support Battalion, presents Master Sgt. Francis Sarnecki with a certificate of retirement during a ceremony held June 6 at the Illinois State Military Museum in Springfield. Sarnecki retired after 31 years of dedicated service in the Illinois Army National Guard, including two deployments in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and 22 years with the Illinois Counterdrug Task Force. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Justin Malone, Illinois National Guard public affairs.
Local
1 year ago
Illinois Army National Guard Master Sergeant honored upon retirement

31 years of service for Master Sgt. Francis Sarnecki

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Crime
1 year ago
Crime of the Week: Help needed solving church burglary

Man accused of taking money from a church cash box

Union members in the We Are One Illinois coalition hold a rally at the Illinois Capitol in November 2024. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Campbell)
IL State News
1 year ago
‘This issue isn’t going away’: Illinois lawmakers delay pension reform again

Fiscal year 2026 budget allocates money to address Social Security compliance concerns