Education
11 months ago
Bill would ease college admissions

Direct admissions process

Casey's staff hold lottery tickets
IL State News
11 months ago
Mega Millions Mystery: $349M jackpot winner in Illinois still unknown

The Illinois Lottery is eagerly awaiting the winning ticket holder to step forward and claim their $349 million life-changing prize. 

Business
11 months ago
Tariffs, deportation occupy Governor Pritzker’s mind in Mexico

Application of tariffs simply haphazard, he says

Attorney General Kwame Raoul, left, answers questions from City Club of Chicago CEO Dan Gibbon during a luncheon appearance Tuesday, April 1, 2025. (Credit: City Club of Chicago)
IL State News
11 months ago
Raoul says ‘I do not want to go to Washington,’ rules out bid for U.S. Senate

Illinois attorney general says he can do more by staying in his current job.

Auburn's Tahaad Pettiford, left, and Miles Kelly (13) celebrate a win over Michigan State after the Elite Eight of the NCAA college basketball tournament, Sunday, March 30, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
Sports
11 months ago
In recruiting battle, Illinois lawmaker weighs in on tax breaks for college athletes for NIL earnings

To Weaver, it’s more about helping the mid-major schools in the state such as Bradley, Illinois State, Western Illinois and Loyola Chicago than the Big Ten’s Illinois and Northwestern.

Soybeans planted in cereal rye cover crop. Planting cover crops can reduce soil erosion, break up compacted soil, provide a habitat for beneficial insects and wildlife, and prevent latent fertilizer from leaching into rivers and streams. (Photo by Jennifer Jones, Illinois Extension)
Agriculture
11 months ago
Illinois governor moves to slash cover crop funds despite rising demand

Farmers and environmental advocates warn conservation efforts could stall without it.

Polling place
IL State News
11 months ago
Despite Trump order, Illinois won’t require voter proof of citizenship

April 1 elections being conducted under existing state, federal law.

llinois Department of Public Health Director Dr. Sameer Vohra is pictured at a news conference in Springfield in May 2023. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
IL State News
11 months ago
Trump administration blocks more than $400M in funding for Illinois health programs

Nearly $2B in federal funds is not being sent to Illinois, according to Pritzker’s office.

Tony McCombie
IL State News
11 months ago
Democrats argue Republicans waited too long to file latest redistricting lawsuit

Republicans say legislative districts illegally gerrymandered.

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul discusses a lawsuit against the federal government at a news conference in January 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Education
11 months ago
Raoul joins motion to block dismantling of U.S. Education Department

The coalition of Democratic attorneys general are seeking a preliminary injunction to block the mass firing of half the agency’s employees, which Trump ordered March 11, as well as the transfer of student loan management and special education services to other federal agencies.