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Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski toured the Empowerment Opportunity Center in Decatur this week, meeting with staff and leadership to discuss the services the center provides — and the federal funding that makes them possible.
Local
2 months ago
Budzinski visits Decatur, warns of federal funding cuts to key programs

Her visit came amid growing concern over the White House’s proposed budget, which Budzinski said would eliminate funding for programs critical to the center’s operations.

Rep. Bob Morgan, D-Deerfield, speaks on the House floor in April 2024. Morgan sponsored a measure to ban junk fees in Illinois. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
IL State News
2 months ago
Illinois House approves ban on junk fees, Pritzker’s abortion fund proposal

Measures expanding access to coupons, cash payments among 81 bills passed Thursday.

A statue of two angels showing the consequences of air pollution is seen with their backs to the Illinois river and the Powerton coal plant. (Medill Illinois News Bureau photo by Gabriel Castilho)
IL State News
2 months ago
After Trump’s EPA’s reversal of landmark climate change ruling, what does it mean for Illinois?

Environmental organizations fear these changes could extend the lives of coal-fired power plants.

Pope Leo XIV arrives for his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Wednesday, April 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
Sports
2 months ago
White Sox expand plans for giveaway of pope-themed hats

Pope Leo broke Vatican protocol by donning a White Sox cap last year.

Chicago Cubs' Seiya Suzuki looks on from the dugout before a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates in Chicago, Friday, April 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)
Sports
2 months ago
Seiya Suzuki returns to Cubs lineup after missing the start of the season with a knee injury

Counsell said he is planning to be “somewhat cautious” with Suzuki for the next week.

Local
2 months ago
A real buzz about this bill

This could be the official state bee.

Lifestyle
2 months ago
Most popular girl names in the 90s in Illinois

Stacker compiled the most popular baby names for girls of the 1990s in Illinois using data from the Social Security Administration.

Former Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan departs the Dirksen Federal Courthouse after receiving a 7 ½-year prison sentence on corruption charges on June 13, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Crime
2 months ago
Madigan’s high-powered appeals team urges 7th Circuit to overturn speaker’s conviction

Appeals court hears arguments as former speaker nears 6 months in prison.

Three men in Customs and Border Protection uniforms stand on the roof of a Broadview immigration facility taking pictures of the surrounding area on Oct. 9, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
IL State News
2 months ago
Rental fee limits, detention center regulations among bills to pass House

House lawmakers passed more than 50 bills Wednesday, including a measure going to the governor.

TNR provides a humane method of overpopulation management. When stray cats are left to overpopulate in the wild, infant mortality increases.
Local
2 months ago
Local TNR programs provide humane solution to stray cat overpopulation

TNR, or trap-neuter-return, allows a cat to be spayed or neutered, vaccinated, given an ear tip, and returned to where they were originally trapped.

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