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Crime
1 year ago
Beardstown man facing charges after gun shot outside home

The man was arrested for reckless discharge of a firearm and disorderly conduct.

Ann Gillespie, a former state senator who is now the state’s insurance department director, is pictured at a news conference with Gov. JB Pritzker and others in 2023. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Health & Wellness
1 year ago
State-based health insurance marketplace opens amid federal budget stalemate

Consumers likely to see premium hikes; many expected to drop coverage.

IL State News
1 year ago
A monument for Gold Star families

“We represent families who stood behind the names.”

IL State News
1 year ago
‘No Kings Since 1776’

“No Kings” rallies around the nation, including Springfield.

United Airlines plane in Chicago
IL State News
1 year ago
No one hurt as United Airlines plane clips tail of another aircraft in Chicago

The second plane had its horizonal stabilizer struck and was not moving when the planes hit, officials said.

A man in military-style fatigues walks outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview on Oct. 9. National Guard troops were deployed to the facility earlier in the day. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
IL State News
1 year ago
Trump asks U.S. Supreme Court to allow National Guard deployment in Illinois

Administration claims courts have no right to check president’s military authority.

Health & Wellness
1 year ago
Spotlight on stroke awareness: BEFAST

Recognizing a stroke early can save a life.

FILE - Dee Cahill of Margate, Fla., holds a "No Kings" sign as she participates in a pro-democracy, anti-Trump protest outside Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla., Thursday, July 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)
National
1 year ago
‘No Kings’ protests return as Trump ramps up authoritarian practices, organizers say

A Springfield rally is among those planned.

Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton and U.S. Reps. Robin Kelly and Raja Krishnamoorthi were the fundraising leaders in the Democratic Senate primary, according to quarterly finance reports. (Capitol News Illinois photos by Jerry Nowicki)
IL State News
1 year ago
Krishnamoorthi spends $450K per week on TV ads in Senate race

Stratton, Kelly struggle to keep pace with Krishnamoorthi’s prolific fundraising.

Ret. Maj. Gen. Randy Manner condemns the use of military troops to support domestic law enforcement at an Oct. 16 news conference alongside Gov. JB Pritzker and other retired military officers. Also pictured, from left to right: Lt. Gen. Charles Luckey, Gov. JB Pritzker, Maj. Gen. William Enyart, Capt. Janessa Goldbeck, Maj. Gen. Paul Eaton and Rear Adm. Michael Smith. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
IL State News
1 year ago
Former military leaders decry National Guard deployment in Illinois

Legal challenges to deployment, immigration enforcement continue in court.

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