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: An excerpt of the lawsuit filed by five states against the federal government for its plan to freeze $10 billion in funding that helps to ensure access to child care. (Illustration by Capitol News Illinois, highlight added)
IL State News
6 months ago
States say paperwork tied to $10B funding freeze is an intentionally ‘impossible task’

Letters sent to the state cite unspecific claims of fraud and demand large amounts of documents to justify receiving benefits.

Local
6 months ago
City wants study for 19th St corridor

Train traffic will soon be just one a day.

Community Foundation for the Land of Lincoln
Local
6 months ago
Community Foundation for the Land of Lincoln offers grants and scholarships

The Community Foundation is offering grants for business owners and scholarships for students.

IL State News
6 months ago
State’s new strategy for aging services

EngAging Illinois has four focus areas.

Terrence Jordan, selected as the next Superintendent of District 186 pending board approval, speaks to reporters Friday afternoon.
Education
6 months ago
UPDATE: 186 tabs Jordan as new superintendent

Former Black Hawk principal has been an assistant superintendent.

Ted Dabrowski pitches his candidacy for governor as his primary opponents – video gambling mogul Rick Heidner, former state Sen. Darren Bailey and DuPage County Sheriff James Mendrick – listen during a forum sponsored by the Tazewell County Republican Party on Jan. 15, 2026. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Brenden Moore)
IL State News
6 months ago
Few fireworks as Illinois GOP governor hopefuls share stage for first time

The four Republican candidates trained their fire on Gov. JB Pritzker and Illinois’ immigration policies.

Jason Keller, assistant director of the Illinois Department of Labor, speaks at a seminar about recent findings of a report on pay equity in Illinois. The report is the first released since a 2021 amendment to the Equal Pay Act required certain business owners to report wage and demographic data. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jenna Schweikert)
IL State News
6 months ago
Illinois wage inequities improve slightly, persist despite transparency efforts: report

Analysis of wage and demographic data from Illinois businesses shows some improvement, but inequity remains.

Rachel Goldberg and Jonathan Polin, parents of a Israeli-American hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin, speak at the Democratic National Convention.
National
6 months ago
Rachel Goldberg-Polin’s memoir recounts her journey after her son’s abduction by Hamas

“I sat down to write my pain, and out poured loss, suffering, love, mourning, devotion, grief, adoration and fracturedness,” Goldberg-Polin, a Chicago-born educator who now lives in Jerusalem, said in a statement.

Protesters confront federal immigration officers outside the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Adam Gray)
National
6 months ago
Proposals on immigration enforcement flood into state legislatures, heightened by Minnesota action

Minnesota and Illinois, joined by their largest cities, sued the Trump administration this week.

This image taken from video shows Michael David McKee walking into the courtroom on Monday, Jan. 12, 2026, in Rockford, Ill. (WIFR News/Pool Photo via AP)
Crime
6 months ago
Ex-husband indicted by grand jury in slaying of couple found in their Ohio home

Authorities apprehended McKee in Rockford, Illinois, last weekend.