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Sean Grayson's new Sangamon County Jail mugshot
Crime
1 year ago
Sean Grayson Trial: Day 2 Blog

Check back here for live blog coverage of day 2 of the trial.

A stack of newspapers is pictured at the Illinois State Capitol. (Capitol News Illinois file photo)
Business
1 year ago
Newspapers closing, news deserts growing for beleaguered news industry

While entrepreneurs are launching digital news sites, often backed by philanthropies, they haven’t sprouted at a rate that makes up for the losses, the report from Northwestern University said.

Jeanette Mancusi holds a American flag with the writing outside an ICE (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement) processing facility in the Chicago suburb of Broadview, Ill., Monday, Oct. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
IL State News
1 year ago
ICE would need more money to expand use of bodycams in Chicago crackdown, official says

Kyle Harvick, deputy incident commander with CBP, said Border Patrol agents who are part of Operation Midway Blitz have cameras. He said 201 are in the Chicago area.

People could be seen rallying near Main and Jefferson Streets in Peoria Monday morning, from a second floor window of the Peoria County Courthouse. Seen are only part of those who showed up.
Crime
1 year ago
Jury selection complete in Sean Grayson murder trial; opening statements Wednesday

With 12 jurors and 3 alternates picked Monday, motions will be the focus of Tuesday’s court proceedings.

Business
1 year ago
Business leader: Tariffs are not all bad

Denzler says tariffs rein in bad actors but must also be predictable.

Sean Grayson's new Sangamon County Jail mugshot
Crime
1 year ago
Sean Grayson Trial: Day 1 Blog

Check back here for live coverage of the first day of jury selection in the Sean Grayson trial.

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
‘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.