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IL State News

Man in suit and glasses standing at a podium/meeting room with a microphone and seated attendees in the background
Local
3 months ago
State could refine cannabis laws

Proposal would dilute strict laws which sponsor says have outlived their usefulness.

Woman in red at a lectern delivering remarks; diverse officials stand behind her at a press conference with a blue curtain backdrop.
Local
3 months ago
State Dems say they have housing solutions

IL Municipal League: Local governments don’t want zoning jurisdiction usurped.

Speaker at a KIND Act press conference, with a podium and a banner that reads KIND Act: Kinship first, families forever, while diverse officials stand nearby and a poster with three kids is displayed to the left.
Local
3 months ago
State is Number One in kinship placements

DCFS celebrates results of the KIND Act.

Wrigley Field in Chicago.
Sports
3 months ago
Cubs were the hottest team in baseball to start the season. Then mid-May hit

It’s hardly time to panic.

Chicago White Sox Logo
Sports
3 months ago
Nishida shows off his arm and his enthusiasm in big league debut with the White Sox

Nishida is the fifth Japanese-born player to play for the White Sox.

The Illinois State Capitol in Springfield. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Local
3 months ago
For the Illinois legislature, the end of the 2026 spring session is near

A state budget for FY 27 is the main thing lawmakers want to finish by Sunday night.

Military honor guard presenting folded American flag at gravesite as attendees watch during a memorial ceremony on a sunny day.
Local
3 months ago
‘Every day is Memorial Day at Camp Butler’

Springfield military cemetery is one of fourteen authorized by President Lincoln in 1862.

Crime scene tape
Crime
3 months ago
Teen injured in Clinton shooting

A 16-year-old is hospitalized in stable condition.

Golden hues sweep across the farm as the food-grade soybeans reach maturity. (Photo courtesy United Soybean Board)
Agriculture
3 months ago
Illinois grows millions of bushels of soybeans. Why aren’t we eating them?

More local infrastructure urgently needed for Illinois’ own crops, especially soybeans, to make it from farm to table.

Chicago’s 45th Ward Committeeman Michael Rabbitt and his wife Sarah celebrate the remaining charges being dropped against him and his co-defendants, also pictured, in the “Broadview Six” protest case. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Hannah Meisel)
Crime
3 months ago
After misconduct accusation in ‘Broadview 6’ case, former lead prosecutor fired

Fallout continues after canceled trial as defense takes first step toward seeking sanctions.

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