Infleqtion CEO Matthew Kinsella displays one of his company’s “quantum cores,” which form the basis of the quantum technology developed by Infleqtion. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Business
4 months ago
State-backed quantum park plan expands with new company, computer

Local groups renew calls for community benefits agreement

Illinois State Police squad
Crime
4 months ago
Illinois State Police conducts successful 6-day joint traffic detail in Sangamon County

Many traffic citations were written, and more than 40 pounds of cocaine were seized

Crime
4 months ago
Police shootings trend down

“It’s hard to know whether this decline represents some improvement in the quality of decision-making by officers in these situations or whether this might be the result of underpolicing and withdrawal from victimized communities.”

Longtime Springfield lobbyist Mike McClain, a former close friend and advisor to ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, leaves the Dirksen Federal Courthouse on Thursday, July 24, after receiving a two-year prison sentence. McClain was convicted in 2023’s “ComEd Four” trial in which McClain and other lobbyists and executives for electric utility Commonwealth Edison were found guilty of having orchestrated a yearslong bribery scheme targeted at Madigan. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Crime
4 months ago
‘You preferred secrecy and lies’: Madigan confidant gets 2 years for role in ComEd bribery scheme

Longtime lobbyist and friend to ex-speaker sentenced after 2023 convictions

Gov JB Pritzker gives former Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White a proclamation in honor of Chicago's state office building being named the "Jesse White State of Illinois Office Building"
IL State News
4 months ago
It’s now the ‘Jesse White State of Illinois’ building in Chicago

Legislation approved the change of the building’s name, honoring the longtime public servant in teaching, government, and coaching tumbling

UIS Athletics
Sports
4 months ago
UIS Volleyball earns 2025 AVCA Team academic award

The team averaged a GPA of 3.69

Michael Frerichs, Illinois State Treasurer
Health & Wellness
4 months ago
State financial officers, including Illinois’ Frerichs, claim Medicaid cuts will put healthcare into disarray

State Treasurer Mike Frerichs says “Republicans are hurting Republicans” with Medicare and Medicaid cuts

Mugshot of Taylor Staff, convicted of sexually assaulting women while working as a Springfield Police Officer
Crime
4 months ago
Former Springfield Police officer sent to prison for sexual assault while on the job

Taylor Staff must also register as a sex offender for the rest of his life

An employee paycheck
Business
4 months ago
Illinois strengthens pay equity law, drops outdated federal reporting requirement

The update brought by HB 2488 formalizes the state’s shift toward a more independent, state-centered approach to enforcing pay equity, reinforcing Illinois’ position as a national leader in labor rights and wage transparency

IL State News
4 months ago
Kids join Croke in first ad for IL comptroller

State rep has blessing of Cook County Democrats

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