State Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth, D-Peoria, talks about proposed "Clean Slate" legislation with Pamela Frazier, CEO, All-In-One, Monday, May 19, in Springfield.
IL State News
4 months ago
‘Clean Slate’ Act to seal nonviolent criminal records loses in race against time

But the sponsor says the bill in Illinois could be brought back by the fall, or even sooner

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
5 months 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
5 months 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
5 months 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
5 months 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
5 months 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
5 months 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
5 months ago
Illinois Army National Guard Master Sergeant honored upon retirement

31 years of service for Master Sgt. Francis Sarnecki

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Crime
5 months ago
Crime of the Week: Help needed solving church burglary

Man accused of taking money from a church cash box

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