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Local
1 month ago
Report on reparations

The chair of a state commission points out Sonya Massey is a descendant of a 1908 Race Riot victim.

Crime
1 month ago
Proposal: Harsher penalties for dogfighting in Springfield

A recent arrest inspires a new ordinance in Springfield.

Gena English-Wheat, 59, arrested February 24 on a charge of Concealment of Death.
Crime
1 month ago
Woman charged with hiding elderly Springfield woman’s death

Gena English-Wheat, 59, charged with Concealment of Death.

Crime
1 month ago
Mom: Keep abuser away from my kid

She says Taylorville schools did not effectively protect her daughter.

Border Patrol agent wears a body camera in Chicago in October. (Capitol News Illinois file photo by Andrew Adams)
IL State News
1 month ago
Even amid partial DHS shutdown, Illinois remains on edge over ICE coming back

State lawmakers, Chicago officials consider options against immigration officials.

A sample envelope that will be provided to drivers with Autism.
Local
1 month ago
Springfield Police launch Blue Envelope Program to help drivers with Autism

The program is designed to foster positive interactions between police and people on the autism spectrum.

Attorneys Michelle García of the ACLU of Illinois and Mark Fleming of the National Immigrant Justice Center answer reporter questions on Feb. 27, 2026, at the Dirksen Federal Courthouse in Chicago. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Maggie Dougherty)
IL State News
1 month ago
Judge orders release of dozens of immigrants detained illegally by ICE in Chicago

Cases where arrests came using blank warrants remain under review by appeals court.

Crime
1 month ago
Chicago man accused of killing girlfriend’s mother in Indonesia pleads not guilty to U.S. charges

The case became known as the Bali “suitcase murder” because von Wiese-Mack’s battered body was discovered crammed in a suitcase in the trunk of a taxi at an upscale resort.

The Illinois Accountability Commission hears testimony from a dozen experts and advocates at its Feb. 24, 2026, public meeting in downtown Chicago. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Maggie Dougherty)
IL State News
1 month ago
A city blanketed in fear: Accountability Commission hears shocking testimony about ICE

The third public meeting focused on health, education, public safety and economic issues.

Crime
1 month ago
American is freed after 11 years for Bali ‘suitcase murder,’ but a US case awaits

Schaefer was scheduled to make an initial court appearance in Chicago on Thursday morning on federal charges of conspiracy to kill someone in a foreign country, conspiracy to commit murder and tampering with a victim.

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