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Members of the United States Border Patrol walk out of the Dirksen federal courthouse in Chicago through a sea of reporters and protesters on Oct. 28, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
IL State News
2 months ago
State investigating landlord of Chicago apartments raided by immigration agents

Reports indicate raid led to no charges or apprehension of violent gang members.

The Citizens Club of Springfield hosted a discussion on mental health and a proposed 708 Mental Health Board.
Local
2 months ago
Citizens Club hosts discussion on county mental health

The commission is pitching the idea of a formation for a county-wide 708 Mental Health Board through a 0.5 percent sales tax increase in Sangamon County.

President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Mar-a-Lago, Monday, Dec. 29, 2025, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
IL State News
2 months ago
Trump administration tells agencies to compile data on money sent to Democratic states

It asks for a swath of information about money flowing to California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, Washington and the District of Columbia.

This image taken from video shows Michael David McKee walking into the courtroom on Monday, Jan. 12, 2026, in Rockford, Ill. (WIFR News/Pool Photo via AP)
Crime
2 months ago
UPDATE: Illinois surgeon pleads not guilty to the killings of his ex-wife and her dentist husband in Ohio

OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center in Rockford, Illinois, where McKee was working at the time of his arrest, declined to provide specific information on the dates of his employment.

IL State News
2 months ago
Judge rules Trump administration must keep funding child care subsidies in 5 states for now

The ruling from U.S. District Judge Vernon Broderick extends by two weeks a temporary one issued earlier this month that blocked the federal government from holding back the money from California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota and New York.

Greg Bovino, the chief patrol agent for the U.S. Border Patrol El Centro sector, right, walks along protester that was detained near an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview, Ill., Friday, Oct. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
Crime
2 months ago
Jury finds Chicago man not guilty of circulating $10K bounty on life of top Border Patrol leader

Defense attorneys said the government didn’t show any evidence against Espinoza Martinez who sent the messages as “neighborhood gossip” after coming home from work and unwinding with beers.

Sangamon County's 1% sales tax for school infrastructure helped pay for a new addition at Rochester High School.
Education
2 months ago
Rochester High School cuts ribbon on recent remodeling, addition

The county’s special sales tax for school district infrastructure paid for the work.

Gov. JB Pritzker listens to a question from a reporter during a news conference at a farm in Central Illinois on Oct. 29, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
IL State News
2 months ago
Illinois to withhold nearly $500M in spending, citing federal uncertainty

Fall executive order required most state agencies to identify ways to reserve funds.

Sports
2 months ago
ABC to air 3 regular-season MLB games, including Cubs vs. Giants, Cubs vs. Cardinals

he games on ABC are part of ESPN’s three-year rights agreement with Major League Baseball that takes effect this season.

The "Be Alarmed!" program has provided more than 50,000 special smoke alarms for Illinois homes with deaf or hard of hearing residents.
Local
2 months ago
Association donates fire alarms to Springfield homes with hard-of-hearing residents

Camp I Am Me has distributed over 52,000 of these specialized alarms to the deaf and hard hearing families of Illinois.

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