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An industrial-scale battery storage facility at G&W Electric in Bolingbrook, which was installed in 2024. (Capitol News Illinois file photo)
IL State News
1 year ago
Nuclear power, battery storage funding at center of energy policy debate

Lawmakers could vote on legislation in October veto session.

Former Governor Jim Edgar's funeral was at Central Baptist Church in Springfield.
Local
1 year ago
A bipartisan showing at Former Gov. Jim Edgar’s funeral, just the way he would have wanted

Stang called Edgar “a truly remarkable individual”  — sentiments echoed by the political leaders and family members who spoke.

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IL State News
1 year ago
East St. Louis player wins $14.6M Illinois Lotto Jackpot with favorite numbers

“I just want to take care of my family, get a nice house, and drive a Lexus.”

Crime
1 year ago
Pretrial Fairness Act: Illinois Democrats, Republicans mark 2 years without cash bail

GOP leaders said there are elements of this law that swing the pendulum of the justice system in favor of defendants.

Sen. Steve Stadelman, D-Caledonia, listens to debate in the Illinois Senate on May 30, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Business
1 year ago
Sale of Illinois newspapers puts new state law to the test

Illinois law requires media companies to provide four months of notice before sale

A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) vehicle is parked in front of an ICE processing facility in the Chicago suburb of Broadview, Ill., Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
IL State News
1 year ago
As immigration arrests spike in Chicago, activists escalate tactics to fight back

“We will not back down,” Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem posted Thursday on X, recirculating dramatic footage of arrests at a suburban Chicago home days earlier.

Gov. JB Pritzker is pictured in Chicago on Monday, Aug. 25, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
IL State News
1 year ago
Pritzker to MSNBC: Suspension of Jimmy Kimmel is ‘dangerous’

“Everybody should be saying that ABC should reverse their decision,” said Pritzker. 

Local
1 year ago
Challenger: U.S. Rep. Mary Miller is too conservative for central Illinois

Judy Bowlby of Dawson: More people are like me: moderate.

Illinois 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)
Health & Wellness
1 year ago
Illinois to issue its own vaccine guidelines

Pritzker issues executive order in response to shakeups at CDC.

An electric vehicle charging station pictured in Chicago. (Capitol News Illinois file photo)
IL State News
1 year ago
Lawsuit leads to release of federal funding for EV chargers in Illinois

Attorney general sued for release of grant funding allocated by Biden-era law.