Education
2 months ago
D-186 superintendent search: What’s your opinion?

Survey and focus groups will collect public input.

Crime
2 months ago
Pretrial Fairness Act: Illinois Democrats, Republicans mark 2 years without cash bail

GOP leaders said there are elements of this law that swing the pendulum of the justice system in favor of defendants.

Sen. Steve Stadelman, D-Caledonia, listens to debate in the Illinois Senate on May 30, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Business
2 months ago
Sale of Illinois newspapers puts new state law to the test

Illinois law requires media companies to provide four months of notice before sale

A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) vehicle is parked in front of an ICE processing facility in the Chicago suburb of Broadview, Ill., Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
IL State News
2 months ago
As immigration arrests spike in Chicago, activists escalate tactics to fight back

“We will not back down,” Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem posted Thursday on X, recirculating dramatic footage of arrests at a suburban Chicago home days earlier.

This vehicle was seen at the location of a recent Springfield shooting.
Crime
2 months ago
Crime of the Week: Help needed solving Springfield shooting

Looking for suspects in August 4 shooting.

The wrecking ball continues demolition of a smokestack at the former Pillsbury Plant.
History
2 months ago
The beginning of the end: Smokestack comes down as first part of Pillsbury demolition begins

The Pillsbury factory, once a bustling center of food production, played a crucial role in the city’s industrial history.

Gov. JB Pritzker is pictured in Chicago on Monday, Aug. 25, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
IL State News
2 months ago
Pritzker to MSNBC: Suspension of Jimmy Kimmel is ‘dangerous’

“Everybody should be saying that ABC should reverse their decision,” said Pritzker. 

Local
2 months ago
Challenger: U.S. Rep. Mary Miller is too conservative for central Illinois

Judy Bowlby of Dawson: More people are like me: moderate.

Education
2 months ago
Head of SIU Med to retire next year

Dr. Jerry Kruse will retire “on or about August 31, 2026.”

Illinois Department of Public Health Director Dr. Sameer Vohra is pictured at a news conference in Springfield in May 2023. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Health & Wellness
2 months ago
Illinois to issue its own vaccine guidelines

Pritzker issues executive order in response to shakeups at CDC.

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