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Officials praised the operation as a powerful example of emergency readiness and inter-agency collaboration.
IL State News
1 year ago
Daring roof rescue: Urbana Firefighters rappel nine stories to save injured workers

In a dramatic high-rise rescue Tuesday afternoon, Urbana firefighters rappelled nine stories to save two injured workers stranded on a suspended sky platform at the Florida Avenue Residence Hall

Infleqtion CEO Matthew Kinsella displays one of his company’s “quantum cores,” which form the basis of the quantum technology developed by Infleqtion. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Business
1 year ago
State-backed quantum park plan expands with new company, computer

Local groups renew calls for community benefits agreement

Illinois State Police squad
Crime
1 year ago
Illinois State Police conducts successful 6-day joint traffic detail in Sangamon County

Many traffic citations were written, and more than 40 pounds of cocaine were seized

Longtime Springfield lobbyist Mike McClain, a former close friend and advisor to ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, leaves the Dirksen Federal Courthouse on Thursday, July 24, after receiving a two-year prison sentence. McClain was convicted in 2023’s “ComEd Four” trial in which McClain and other lobbyists and executives for electric utility Commonwealth Edison were found guilty of having orchestrated a yearslong bribery scheme targeted at Madigan. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Crime
1 year ago
‘You preferred secrecy and lies’: Madigan confidant gets 2 years for role in ComEd bribery scheme

Longtime lobbyist and friend to ex-speaker sentenced after 2023 convictions

UIS Athletics
Sports
1 year ago
UIS Volleyball earns 2025 AVCA Team academic award

The team averaged a GPA of 3.69

An employee paycheck
Business
1 year ago
Illinois strengthens pay equity law, drops outdated federal reporting requirement

The update brought by HB 2488 formalizes the state’s shift toward a more independent, state-centered approach to enforcing pay equity, reinforcing Illinois’ position as a national leader in labor rights and wage transparency

Gov. JB Pritzker speaks during a forum on climate change at the Aspen Ideas conference in Chicago on Monday, July 21, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
IL State News
1 year ago
Pritzker calls Texas GOP’s remap effort ‘cheating,’ doesn’t rule out Illinois response

Illinois Republicans mock Pritzker’s approval of 2021 Democrat-leaning maps

UIS Athletics
Sports
1 year ago
UIS Track & Field Teams earn USTFCCCA All-Academic honors

One track star was also named USTFCCCA All-Academic Athlete

Sean Grayson
Crime
1 year ago
Attorney: Former deputy acted in self-defense in killing of Sonya Massey

Defense: Sonya Massey threw boiling water at deputy, making her the first aggressor