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IL State News
6 months ago
IL AFL-CIO commemorates Workers’ Memorial Day

Bill would keep today’s regulations even if feds roll them back

ISU photo of person of interest in Sunday shooting at Bone Student Center
Crime
6 months ago
Illinois State University police release photos of person of interest in campus shooting

One person was shot after a fight in the entryway to the Bone Student Center just before 8 p.m., where a student event was happening. 

From left to right: Sen. Dick Durbin, former Secretary of State Jesse White, Sen. Tammy Duckworth, Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton and Gov. JB Pritzker celebrate at Governor’s Day at the 2022 Illinois State Fair in Springfield. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
IL State News
6 months ago
Duckworth endorses Lt. Gov. Stratton for U.S. Senate seat to replace Durbin

Stratton secures endorsements from state’s top 2 Dems before other candidates join race.

IL State News
6 months ago
Pritzker quickly endorses Stratton for Durbin seat

Lt guv, guv move quickly

Education
6 months ago
Push to keep trans athletes with gender assigned at birth

Former college swimmer from Springfield joins lawmakers

Measles virus illustration
Health & Wellness
6 months ago
First measles case of 2025 reported in Illinois

Health officials remind residents to check their vaccinations.

Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton speaks at the Illinois Democratic County Chairs’ Association brunch in Springfield in August 2024. She became the first high-ranking Democrat to formally announce her candidacy for U.S. Senate on Thursday, April 24, one day after Illinois’ senior U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin announced he would not run again after his term ends in 2026. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
IL State News
6 months ago
Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton announces U.S. Senate campaign

Stratton first Democrat to announce intention to fill retiring Sen. Dick Durbin’s seat.

Victims, Keely Roberts, left, Sheila Gutman, center, and Dana Ruder Ring react during the sentencing hearing for Robert E. Crimo III., at the Lake County Courthouse, in Waukegan, Ill., Wednesday, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, Pool)
Crime
6 months ago
Survivors of 2022 July Fourth parade mass shooting describe chaos, panic and bloodshed

In parts of the video-taped confession, a blank-faced Crimo slumps in a chair, his arms crossed. He said he briefly reconsidered the attack because of a problem with the gun, but he fixed it.

IL State News
6 months ago
IL Democrats react to Durbin’s retirement

His legacy? Opinions vary

Business
6 months ago
IL tourism chief out amid ethics probe

Guv: It’s a one-off
Thomas: I’m a scapegoat

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