Gun violence prevention rally
Crime
3 weeks ago
Gun violence prevention action committee releases 2025 Gun Safety Report Card ahead of 2026 elections

The report highlights the lawmakers who supported reforms aimed at preventing dangerous individuals from obtaining firearms, safeguarding children and at-risk individuals from gun access, and strengthening enforcement of existing gun laws.

Business
3 weeks ago
UI prof on e-scooter popularity

Rideshares are up but bikeshares are down.

Crime
3 weeks ago
Fatal crash outrages IL Freedom Caucus

Coles County board member and his wife died; driver and passenger in other vehicle were undocumented.

Sonya Massey’s father, James Wilburn, speaks outside the Peoria County Courthouse in Peoria, Ill. on Wednesday, October 29, 2025. (AP Photo/John O’Connor)
Local
3 weeks ago
Sonya Massey’s family, friends speak in detail following second-degree murder conviction of Grayson

“I think we were looking for full justice.  We only got partial justice.”

ICE agents
IL State News
3 weeks ago
Video shows immigration agent punching restrained man after car collision turns into confrontation

“It is an outrage,” Biss said. “Our message for ICE is simple: Get the hell out of Evanston.”

Sangamon County Complex
Local
3 weeks ago
Illinois lawmakers approve ban on immigration arrests near courthouses

Democratic Senate President Don Harmon, a lead sponsor, acknowledged the measure will face a court challenge.

Jose Jeronimo Guardian, 48, was detained for deportation at the Clinton County Courthouse on Monday, October 27, 2025, in Carlyle, Illinois. The men who arrested Guardian declined to identify themselves and took him out of the courthouse in handcuffs. Guardian is undocumented and was attempting to go to a Spanish-language traffic court for charges unrelated to his immigration status. (Illinois Answers Project photo by Janelle O’Dea)
IL State News
3 weeks ago
‘They are literally targeting people.’ ICE comes to southern Illinois

Man detained at Spanish-speaking traffic court in Clinton County is a first in the area.

A protestor dressed in striped clothing reminiscent of uniforms worn by those imprisoned in Nazi concentration camps walks with a sign outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing facility in the Chicago suburb of Broadview on Oct. 9. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
IL State News
3 weeks ago
Lawsuit alleges ICE detainees denied access to counsel while held in ‘inhumane’ conditions

7th Circuit rules judge overstepped in ordering Bovino into court for daily check-ins.

Reps. Eva-Dina Delgado and Kam Buckner watch the House of Representatives discuss their proposal to reform Chicagoland public transit. The two Chicago Democrats led a House working group tasked with overseeing negotiations. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
IL State News
3 weeks ago
Lawmakers approve $1.5B transit funding package without statewide tax increases

Funding for downstate transit agencies decreases from previous plan.

Sports
3 weeks ago
Highest scoring NBA players born in Illinois

Stacker compiled the highest scoring NBA players born in Illinois.

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