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Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul discusses a lawsuit against the federal government at a news conference in January 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Local
1 month ago
Illinois vs. Trump: One lawsuit a week

A look at Illinois’ 51 lawsuits against the Trump administration

Prison bars
Crime
1 month ago
Woman who stole identities to work in health care is sentenced to 6-plus years in prison

Authorities said Gallarzo left Michigan in 2024 while awaiting her sentence and worked in the Chicago area as a physician’s assistant under the license and identity of another person.

High School Girls Basketball
Sports
1 month ago
Illinois Girls High School Basketball Poll

Where do Illinois high school girls basketball teams stack up?

Diners sit at bar patios near Wrigley Field, the home of the Chicago Cubs, before a home game against the Orioles on Friday, Aug. 1, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Sports
1 month ago
Cubs agree to minor league contracts with outfielder Chas McCormick and reliever Trent Thornton

The 30-year-old McCormick spent five years in Houston and helped the Astros win the 2022 World Series. Thornton is 14-19 with a 4.38 ERA in 235 appearances over seven seasons with the Toronto Blue Jays and Seattle.

Military personnel in uniform, with the Texas National Guard patch on, are seen at the U.S. Army Reserve Center, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025, in Elwood, Ill., a suburb of Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
IL State News
1 month ago
Federal troop deployments to US cities cost taxpayers $496M and counting

Factored into the estimates are troop deployments to Chicago, Memphis, Portland, as well as Los Angeles in June, when protesters took to the streets in response to a blitz of immigration arrests.

Rally-goers outside the Sangamon County Complex Thursday morning before Sean Grayson was sentenced to 20 years in prison.
Local
1 month ago
Grayson is sentenced to 20 years in prison for killing Sonya Massey

The sentence was the maximum Grayson could receive.

Local
1 month ago
City names new chief utility engineer

Electricity manager Scott Rogers will succeed Doug Brown.

Local
1 month ago
Governor expands abortion access with Prairie State Access Fund

Fund is described as a philanthropic public-private partnership.

Local
1 month ago
A connection between the farm and needy Illinoisans

IL Department of Human Services and Feeding Illinois announce Farm to Food Bank Capacity Grants.

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