National
10 months ago
Illinois joins 18-state lawsuit against Trump’s birthright citizenship order

The coalition is seeking immediate court action, including a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction, to block the executive order from taking effect.

IL State News
10 months ago
Dignity in Pay Act is now law

Eliminates sub-minimum wage for developmentally disabled

Pope Francis
National
10 months ago
Pope Francis calls Trump’s plans of mass deportation of immigrants ‘a disgrace’

Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich said the reports of mass deportations targeting the Chicago area “are not only profoundly disturbing but also wound us deeply.”

Illinois Supreme Court
IL State News
10 months ago
Illinois Supreme Court hears arguments on a challenge to Illinois’ concealed carry law

State appellate defender says law infringes on Second Amendment right to ‘open carry’

Tax documents and mobile app
IL State News
10 months ago
Tax filing begins Jan 27

Taxpayers who file an error-free Illinois return can typically expect their direct deposit refund within about four weeks.

People vote, Nov. 5, 2024, in Oak Creek, Wis.
IL State News
10 months ago
Democrats’ crisis of the future: The biggest states that back them are shrinking

The Brennan Center projects that California will lose four seats and New York two in the 2030 census. Illinois, Minnesota, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Wisconsin would lose one seat each.

John Deere equipment is on display at the Farm Progress Show in Decatur, Ill., Aug. 31, 2015
Agriculture
10 months ago
FTC sues Deere & Co. for monopolizing farm-equipment repair market

The Moline, Illinois-based manufacturer produces repair software that is available only to its dealers, making it impossible for owners to seek less-costly remedies.

Members of the Illinois State Board of Education are pictured at the board’s December meeting. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)
Education
10 months ago
State Board of Education seeks $11.4 billion for PreK-12 spending

Requested 4.6% increase comes in face of projected revenue shortfall.

Soldiers and Airmen with the Illinois National Guard board a C-130H Hercules in Peoria, Illinois, Jan. 15, 2025, for mobilization to Washington, D.C. The Guardsmen activated in support of security operations for the 60th presidential inauguration.
Local
10 months ago
Illinois National Guard deploys to Washington, D.C., for presidential inauguration support

The troops, including members of the 183rd Wing in Springfield, will be tasked with site security for the presidential inauguration.

Senior driver
IL State News
10 months ago
Illinois bill proposes raising senior road test age to 87

“Age alone does not necessarily determine if someone should or should not have a driver’s license” – Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias