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Education
1 year ago
Sales tax on services? Gov Pritzker says no

Also pushes community college bill

IL State News
1 year ago
Now open: Jim Edgar Reading Room

IL SOS is also state librarian

State Sen. Mary Edly-Allen is pictured on the Senate floor on Wednesday, May 21, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
IL State News
1 year ago
Bill would require police training for sexual assault, conflicts of interest

‘Anna’s Law’ cleared both chambers of General Assembly unanimously

Small Business Metro Services
Business
1 year ago
20 new small businesses added to ‘Illinois Made’ program

Two of the businesses are in Springfield

60 people took the oath to become American Citizens Wednesday at the Old State Capitol.
Local
1 year ago
Naturalization ceremony at the Old State Capitol

60 more U.S. citizens have taken oaths

IL State News
1 year ago
Beefing up rights of sexual assault victims

Brings them up to standard set by … organized retail theft

Crime
1 year ago
Gun storage bill passes IL House committee

Unconstitutional, says gun lobby

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul answers questions during a luncheon interview at the City Club of Chicago on April 1, 2025. (Credit: City Club of Chicago)
IL State News
1 year ago
IL AG convenes symposium to battle carjackings and theft

Vehicles equipped with OnStar can be located and recovered hours after a theft takes place

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)
IL State News
1 year ago
Raoul reacts to federal injunction against Trump executive order on law firm

Raoul: Executive order was “blatantly unconstitutional” to begin with

State Rep. Katie Stuart, D-Edwardsville, speaks to chief of staff Clayton Harris shortly after passing a bill that mandates employers give nursing mothers paid time to pump breast milk. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
IL State News
1 year ago
Illinois General Assembly passes bills aimed at helping mothers

Measures ensure paid time for pumping breast milk at work; allow nurse midwives to assist with home births