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In closing arguments, prosecutor alleges Madigan was driven by ‘power and profit’
Capitol News Illinois CHICAGO – As prosecutors began their closing arguments Wednesday in the trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, they accused the longtime Democratic powerbroker of lying to the jury when he testified in his own defense earlier this month. “Ladies and gentlemen, what you heard on the witness stand was a…
Read MoreSupreme Court considers legality of law banning ‘venue shopping’ in constitutional challenges
Capitol News Illinois The Illinois Supreme Court on Wednesday heard arguments in a case centered on whether a state law passed in 2023 violates the due process rights of Illinoisans outside Sangamon and Cook counties. A 2023 law restricts certain types of lawsuits – namely challenges to a law’s constitutionality – to courts in those…
Read MoreStormwater Management Planning Committee – Agenda – Jan 23, 2025 10:00 AM
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Read MorePritzker criticizes Trump’s courting of tech CEOs, lack of communication
Capitol News Illinois CHICAGO — A wave of executive orders and bold pronouncements of his vision for the country highlighted President Donald Trump’s first day back in the White House Monday. In Illinois, Trump’s ascension back to power kicked off new frustrations for Gov. JB Pritzker, who ripped into the new president at an unrelated…
Read MorePotential immigration raids spark fear, protests on Inauguration Day
Capitol News Illinois CHICAGO – Immigrant communities around Illinois braced Tuesday for threatened mass deportations. But the Little Village neighborhood in Chicago, facing subzero temperatures, saw little foot traffic and no anticipated raids as of Tuesday afternoon on the second day of the Trump Administration. Trump has vowed to carry out the “largest mass deportation…
Read MorePritzker signs bill to phase out subminimum wage for disabled workers
Capitol News Illinois CHICAGO — Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday signed a long-awaited bill to stop Illinois organizations from paying less than the minimum wage to workers with disabilities. The bill applies to businesses and other facilities that hold what is known as a 14(c) certificate, named after the section of the Fair Labor Standards…
Read MoreFive big obstacles to opening child care facilities in rural Illinois
Capitol News Illinois This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with Capitol News Illinois. Sixty percent of rural Americans live in child care deserts — regions with too few licensed slots for children. In rural Illinois, that number rises to nearly 70%. Over the past decade, Illinois has experienced a 33%…
Read MoreSangamon County enters agreement to end DOJ investigation
Capitol News Illinois Sangamon County, its sheriff’s office and its central dispatch system on Thursday announced an agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice to resolve an investigation spurred by the shooting of Sonya Massey. Massey, an unarmed Black woman who was experiencing a mental health crisis, was shot in her kitchen by Sangamon County…
Read MoreIllinois Supreme Court hears arguments on a challenge to Illinois’ concealed carry law
Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD — Amid multiple recent challenges to state gun control laws, the Illinois Supreme Court heard arguments on Tuesday concerning the constitutionality of concealed carry licenses and open carry bans. Under Illinois’ aggravated unlawful use of a weapon statute, individuals are not allowed to carry a firearm in public unless the person…
Read MoreBudget constraints, caucus tensions face House Speaker Welch in his third term
Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD – When state Rep. Emanuel “Chris” Welch was sworn in for another term as speaker of the Illinois House this month, he called on his colleagues to “rise to the occasion” and confront the moment that faced them. “We are all defined by the moments in our lives and by our…
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