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Ambulance
Local
1 month ago
Springfield ambulance service in limbo, faces possibility of leaving city

Springfield Fire Chief Nick Zummo says the potential departure could impact how ambulance coverage is structured across the city.

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer stands in front of a dilapidated detention facility gate.
Crime
2 months ago
ICE agents arrest 4 in Shelbyville during ‘targeted enforcement’

“ICE remains committed to enforcing federal immigration laws and protecting public safety through targeted enforcement actions.”

The Illinois Accountability Commission Vice Chair Patricia Brown Holmes announced on April 30, 2026, that the commission is sending referral letters to appropriate law enforcement agencies for investigations of federal agents where the commission has determined reasonable cause to believe those agents violated agency policy, state or federal criminal law, or individual human rights. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Maggie Dougherty)
IL State News
2 months ago
Accountability Commission refers federal agents for investigation, possible prosecution for conduct last fall

The commission spent months studying immigration agents’ conduct during Operation Midway Blitz.

Senate President Don Harmon, D-Oak Park, is pictured in the Illinois Senate on May 31, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Local
2 months ago
Illinois lawmakers punt remap amendment after SCOTUS Voting Rights Act ruling

House-approved amendment sought to rewrite redistricting guidelines.

Former 9th District congressional candidate Katherine “Kat” Abughazaleh addresses reporters following her Nov. 12, 2025, arraignment hearing in Chicago. She and five others were charged with “impeding” a federal agent while protesting outside of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing facility in suburban Broadview in September. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Maggie Dougherty)
Crime
2 months ago
Feds say they’ll drop conspiracy charge against remaining ‘Broadview Six’ protesters

Prosecutors’ sudden change blocks defense from seeing grand jury transcripts.

Gov. JB Pritzker speaks at the Global Quantum Forum in Chicago in July 2025. (Capitol News Illinois file photo by Andrew Adams)
Business
2 months ago
IBM will bring innovation hub, 750 new jobs to Chicago’s quantum park

State tax incentives back latest addition to quantum park on city’s South Side.

Sports
2 months ago
White Sox place Everson Pereira on IL and recall Jarred Kelenic from Triple-A

The 25-year-old Pereira left Tuesday night’s game against the Angels with right shoulder soreness after taking an awkward swing during an at-bat in the fourth inning when he struck out swinging.

A map of Illinois
IL State News
2 months ago
Supreme Court ruling on race-based redistricting prompts quick action in some states

Illinois Senate President Don Harmon said Wednesday the amendment won’t pass this session, to allow time for legal experts to review the court ruling.

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