President Donald Trump speaks during a reception for Republican members of Congress in the East Room of the White House, Tuesday, July 22, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
National
3 months ago
FACT FOCUS: Trump claims cashless bail increases crime, but data is inconclusive

In 2023, Illinois became the first state to completely eliminate cash bail when the state Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the law abolishing it.

Congresswoman Budzinski
National
3 months ago
Budzinski bill to codify Veterans Experience Office passes U.S. House

With the Senate having passed the bill unanimously in April, the legislation awaits President Trump’s signature to become law.

Houses are pictured in Springfield’s East Side neighborhood that are part of an affordable housing development for low-income residents. A development in the area was awarded a federal tax credit in 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Campbell)
IL State News
3 months ago
Federal housing credit expansion could increase affordable rental units in Illinois: report

Advocates say additional state-level credit is necessary to make projects more affordable

Listeria test
Health & Wellness
3 months ago
Ice cream bars sold in Illinois recalled over listeria risk

More than 100,000 Rich’s Ice Cream products have been recalled

Gov. JB Pritzker issued his third executive order this year on Monday, which requires certain state agencies to draft plans to respond to federal tariffs. (Screenshot of executive order filing with Illinois Secretary of State)
IL State News
4 months ago
Pritzker signs executive order responding to impact of tariffs on Illinois

Requires state agencies to draft plans to mitigate effects of tariffs on their responsibilities

FILE - This frame grab from video, provided by the Mexican government, shows Ovidio Guzman Lopez being detained in Culiacan, Mexico, Oct. 17, 2019. (CEPROPIE via AP File)
Crime
4 months ago
Son of ‘El Chapo’ pleads guilty in US drug trafficking case

Jeffrey Lichtman, an attorney for the two brothers, said Friday he would wait until Ovidio Guzman Lopez was sentenced before discussing whether the agreement was a good deal.

Ryan Croke, First Assistant Deputy Governor for Health and Human Services, speaks at a news conference in Springfield.
Health & Wellness
4 months ago
State blames Trump admin for measles outbreak as southern IL outbreak declared over

State official says there wouldn’t be measles cases if loads of misinformation weren’t spread about vaccines and their effectiveness

FILE - Camp Randall Stadium is seen during an NCAA college football game between Wisconsin and Miami of Ohio, Sept. 12, 2015, in Madison, Wis. (AP Photo/Aaron Gash, File)
Sports
4 months ago
The new college sports agency is rejecting some athlete NIL deals with donor-backed collectives

Georgia, Ohio State and Illinois are among those that have announced plans with Learfield, a media and technology company with decades of licensing and other experience across college athletics, to help arrange NIL deals.

AJ Wilhemi
Health & Wellness
4 months ago
Illinois hospitals fear massive cuts under Trump domestic policy law

Medicaid cuts expected to hit rural hospitals the hardest

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