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Republican candidate for Illinois Governor, Darren Bailey, speaks Thursday, April 30, outside the Illinois State Capitol.
Local
2 months ago
Bailey proposes bill to eliminate SAFE-T Act, as Republicans introduce similar bill

Bailey says he’s not familiar with the Republican bill, and doesn’t yet have someone to sponsor his proposal.

accident
IL State News
2 months ago
12 hurt in rollover school bus crash in Greene County

ISP said a North Greene school bus was going north on U.S. 67 when another vehicle going southbound crossed the center line on a curve. 

Elderly woman with white hair and glasses reads a stack of papers at a wooden desk in a cozy living room.
Local
2 months ago
Costs of long-term care and senior living in Illinois

A Place for Mom reports on the costs of senior living in Illinois for 2026

African American woman speaks at a wooden podium with a microphone, holding a document against a blue curtain backdrop.
Health & Wellness
2 months ago
Bill: No PFAS in makeup

Bill targets eleven “forever chemicals.”

Two people in separate frames: left, a blonde woman in a green blazer with a pearl necklace speaking into a microphone; right, a gray-haired man in a suit speaking.
Crime
2 months ago
GOP blames Safe-T Act for Chicago cop’s death

Pritzker: It’s up to the judge.

Side-profile of a blonde woman in a dark blue top speaking to reporters, microphones labeled Capitol City Now in front of her.
Local
2 months ago
Nikki and the King

Rep. Budzinski interned in the House of Commons during college.

Springfield Diocese Bishop Thomas John Paprocki (left) speaks at a ceremony in Quincy honoring Fr. Augustine Tolton.
History
2 months ago
First Black priest in the United States to receive a shrine in Quincy

Father Tolton is the first publicly recognized Black priest in the United States.

Marimar Martinez testifies at an April 28, 2026, hearing of the Illinois Accountability Commission, showing one of the seven holes left in her body after she was shot by a Border Patrol agent in October. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Maggie Dougherty)
IL State News
2 months ago
State commission finds agent abuses were ‘greenlit by Washington’ for Operation Midway Blitz

Commission says it will make referrals for prosecution of agents to Cook County State’s Attorney.

Illinois State University building service worker and staff union president Chuck Carver speaks at a news conference at the Illinois Capitol in Springfield on Tuesday, April 28, 2026. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jenna Schweikert)
Education
2 months ago
Striking Illinois State University staff frustrated over lack of negotiations

Workers seek higher pay, allege university hired replacements.

Dancers in traditional regalia perform at the fourth annual Native American Summit at the Illinois Capitol on Tuesday, April 28, 2026. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jenna Schweikert)
IL State News
2 months ago
Culture and policy combine at Native American Summit

The event promotes Native issues and connects people to lawmakers.

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