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State Sen. Mary Edly-Allen on the Senate floor. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
IL State News
6 days ago
Amid artificial intelligence explosion, lawmakers debate best path to regulate

Illinois lawmakers recognize the harms of AI while hearing testimony on dozens of bills.

Chicago Blackhawks
Sports
6 days ago
Blackhawks extend general manager Kyle Davidson’s contract

The Blackhawks are locked into 31st place in the 32-team NHL and haven’t made the Stanley Cup playoffs since the expanded COVID playoffs of 2020.

Chicago White Sox stadium on the south side of Chicago.
IL State News
6 days ago
Singer leading Jackie Robinson festivities collapses before White Sox game against Rays

The White Sox said Gerald Chaney, a longtime anthem performer, was “doing well” while continuing to be evaluated.

Sports
6 days ago
White Sox call up another top prospect, selecting Sam Antonacci’s contract from Triple-A

The 23-year-old Antonacci started at second base in his major league debut and singled leading off the second inning in his first at-bat against the Tampa Bay Rays.

April 15th is the tax filing deadline in the U.S.
Local
7 days ago
Time is ticking! It’s the tax filing deadline

If you’ve already filed, an expert says now is the time to think about next year.

Can you help identify this man suspected of stealing from the Petersburg Dollar General?
Crime
1 week ago
Crime of the Week: Help needed identifying suspect in Petersburg theft

More than $2,400 stolen from Petersburg Dollar General.

Longtime Springfield lobbyist Mike McClain and former Commonwealth Edison CEO Anne Pramaggiore leave Chicago’s Dirksen Federal Courthouse on their separate sentencing dates in July after both were sentenced to two years in prison in connection to a bribery scheme centered on former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan. (Capitol News Illinois photos by Andrew Adams)
Crime
1 week ago
7th Circuit orders release, new trial for two ‘ComEd Four’ defendants

Release orders for influential lobbyist, former ComEd CEO came hours after appeals arguments.

Officials from the Department of Central Management Services testify before the legislative Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability about expected cost increases next year in the state employee group health insurance system. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)
Health & Wellness
1 week ago
Costs of state employee health benefits continue steep rise

Overall cost of health plans expected to rise 9%, to $4.6 billion.

A student uses his phone in school. (Medill Illinois News Bureau photo by Sam Freeman)
Education
1 week ago
Will this be the year the state legislature approves a cellphone ban in schools?

Illinois is one of only eight states with no statewide restrictions on cellphones in classrooms.

Illinois Department of Corrections Director LaToya Hughes was confirmed as department director in October and has led it since 2023. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)
Local
1 week ago
Lawmakers grill Department of Corrections after audit shows dozens of failures

Findings: Department violated state’s purchasing process, allows overtime pay for employees on leave.