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The Illinois Manufacturers’ Association building, located in Springfield. The IMA is one of over a dozen organizations petitioning the Illinois Commerce Commission to end workshops researching the future of natural gas in Illinois. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jenna Schweikert)
IL State News
3 days ago
Business coalition warns against phasing out use of natural gas in Illinois

Group petitions ICC to end workshops studying the future of gas in the state.

The Illinois State Board of Elections building in Springfield in February 2026. (Medill Illinois News Bureau photo by Reece Dower)
IL State News
3 days ago
Illinois officials say the state is mostly insulated from Trump’s election threats

Federal rhetoric about election intervention hasn’t yet translated into concrete action, election officials say.

A window is damaged in the aftermath of a powerful storm that ripped through the area a day earlier in Kankakee, Ill., Wednesday, March 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
IL State News
3 days ago
Tornadoes kill 2 in northwestern Indiana and raze buildings in Kankakee, Illinois

In Kankakee, the storms produced exceptionally large hail, ranging from 3 to 5 inches (7.6 to 12.7 centimeters) in diameter.

Planned Parenthood of Illinois sees more than 100,000 patients per year, and 30% of those are for abortions. (Medill Illinois News Bureau photo by Sam Freeman)
IL State News
4 days ago
Illinois abortion clinics gain renewed support despite Republican, pro-life pushback

Abortion access is strengthened through independent clinics, recent funding measures.

The Illinois Supreme Court is considering a challenge to a state law that prohibits people with any felony conviction from owning or possessing a firearm. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)
IL State News
4 days ago
Illinois Supreme Court weighs challenge to state gun restriction

Appeal challenges law prohibiting nonviolent felons from possessing firearms.

FILE - Cars drive past data centers that house computer servers and hardware required to support modern internet use, such as artificial intelligence, in Ashburn, Virginia, July 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File)
Business
4 days ago
Virginia has a data center boon. Officials debate whether it’s time to scrap its tax breaks

In Illinois, Gov. JB Pritzker last month called for a two-year “pause” on data center tax breaks, citing rising household electric bills.

FILE - The interior of the House chamber at the Washington state Capitol is seen April 25, 2025, in Olympia, Wash. (AP Photo/Maddy Grassy, File)
National
4 days ago
Progressive states revive push to tax the rich as wealth disparity deepens across the US

The Illinois Statehouse so far has not moved on imposing a millionaire tax

A storm-damaged Tholens' Landscape & Garden center is in ruins in the aftermath of a powerful storm that ripped through the area a day earlier in Kankakee, Ill., Wednesday, March 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
IL State News
4 days ago
UPDATE: Tornadoes kill 2 in northwestern Indiana and raze buildings in Kankakee, Illinois

Several tornadoes formed across northeastern Illinois and northwestern Indiana, but the exact number won’t be available until officials conduct damage surveys.

Local
5 days ago
Nikki: Why are we in Iran?

Also: she hates negative ads, though they seem to work.

Local
5 days ago
Rise in gas prices squeezing drivers and gas station owners

“I figured it was going to go up because of the war.”