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IL State News

Raja Krishnamoorthi
IL State News
11 months ago
U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi announces Senate candidacy

Northwest suburban Democrat enters race with cash advantage.

U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly is pictured in her final state central committee meeting as Democratic Party of Illinois chair in 2022. At the time, she was unseated by state Rep. Lisa Hernandez, Gov. JB Pritzker’s preferred candidate for party chair. She’s pictured alongside then-party treasurer Michael Dorf. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
IL State News
11 months ago
U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly joins Democratic primary to fill Durbin’s Senate seat

Former state party chair once again challenging a Pritzker-backed candidate.

Raw poultry with magnifying glass with contaminant icons
IL State News
11 months ago
New salmonella outbreak is linked to backyard poultry, CDC says

Health officials say at least seven people in six states have been affected in a new salmonella outbreak linked to backyard poultry.

State Sen. Cristina Castro is pictured in a Senate Executive Committee hearing last year in Springfield. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Education
11 months ago
Senate leaders split on community college bachelor’s degree proposal

Measure backed by Pritzker has so far stalled in the General Assembly.

Former Gov. George Ryan
IL State News
11 months ago
Former Illinois Gov. George Ryan Dies at 91

Ryan had been in hospice care for the past few days.

Business
11 months ago
Tourism pros tell their troubles to state senators

Much hotel tax $ goes to general revenue fund, not tourism

Crime
11 months ago
Illinois police memorial

Mendoza’s slam at Safe-T Act draws applause, criticism

Business
11 months ago
Big customers for local solar farm

Chicago, Cook County just two of seven

Mega Millions lottery machine
IL State News
11 months ago
$349M Mega Millions winners come forward in Illinois

The winners say they plan to use the $349 million to do good, and it will be the “gift that keeps on giving.”

Susan Stanton, right, executive director of ACT Now, which advocates for after-school programs, testifies before a House committee in favor of a bill to earmark $50 million in the upcoming state budget to help fund those programs. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)
Education
11 months ago
After-school programs continue push for state aid

$50M appropriated for current year was never released, advocates argue

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