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Law enforcement work the scene after two staff members of the Israeli Embassy in Washington were shot and killed outside the Capital Jewish Museum, Thursday, May 22, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)
IL State News
1 year ago
UPDATE: FBI investigates killing of 2 staff members of Israeli Embassy as act of targeted violence

Suspect, who reportedly confessed, is from Illinois

Julia Kathary (right) listens to her daughter, Connie Kathary (left), talk about her day at school at a marketplace in Indianapolis, Indiana, earlier this year. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Carly Gist for the Saluki Local Reporting Lab)
IL State News
1 year ago
In the fight for youth transgender health care, Illinois remains at the forefront

“If I didn’t transition, I’m not even sure I would still be here,” Indiana high school senior says

State Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth (D-Peoria), left, speaks Tuesday in Springfield with All in One CEO Pamela Frazier.
Local
1 year ago
Negotiator says budget should pass, but summer session will likely be needed

Gordon-Booth: Question will be what federal funding will be made available

State Rep. Carol Ammons, D-Urbana, watches as her bill to ban carbon sequestration under, above or through the Mahomet Aquifer, is voted on. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
IL State News
1 year ago
Bill banning carbon sequestration near Mahomet Aquifer clears General Assembly

The bill comes after recent leaks at a carbon injection site in Decatur

Local
1 year ago
IL House votes against heavy metals in baby food

Companies would then have to clearly label how much of each toxic metal is found in their baby food.

State Sen. Doris Turner, D-Springfield, speaks at a meeting of the Massey Commission.
Local
1 year ago
State Senator to Massey Commission: Recall legislation can still pass

Massey Commission met Monday night

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.
Local
1 year ago
Proposed ‘Clean Slate’ legislation to be filed this week: sponsor

“Clean Slate” would be about helping non-violent offenders start over, says Gordon-Booth

gas pump
Local
1 year ago
Gas prices decline in Springfield as national prices go up

Down $0.03 a gallon on average in Illinois

Teacher in classroom
Local
1 year ago
Proposed stipend might help teacher shortage: lawmaker

The proposal has been approved in the House and awaits a Senate vote

A verdict form, left, from a Cook County jury dated May 19, 1875, officially declared Mary Todd Lincoln “insane” and ordered her commitment to a sanitarium. At right, is a portrait of Mary Todd Lincoln, circa 1869. (Images courtesy of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum)
Local
1 year ago
After 150 years, Mary Lincoln’s ‘madness’ still haunts American psyche

In new book, Mrs. Lincoln’s own words offer insight into her sometimes tortured mind

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