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Black Caucus puts Welch forth as speaker candidate
January 12, 2021

SPRINGFIELD – One day after state House Speaker Michael Madigan, D-Chicago, announced a suspension — but not a withdrawal — of his campaign for another term as speaker, a state…
Higher education reform bill aims for racial equity
January 10, 2021

SPRINGFIELD – A bill aimed at making college education and teacher preparation programs more accessible and affordable for people of color began working its way through the…
Facing second trial, former baseball coach vows exoneration on sex assault charges
December 23, 2020

Nearly 11 months after an Illinois Appellate court overturned his conviction and ordered a new trial last New Year’s Eve, former baseball coach Spiro Lempesis was released on bond…
Free COVID-19 testing available at state mobile sites
December 9, 2020

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has several mobile testing teams that are dispatched to various locations around the state each week to provide COVID-19 testing. Anyone…
ComEd defendants plead not guilty in bribery case
December 2, 2020

SPRINGFIELD – Four former Commonwealth Edison officials pleaded not guilty Wednesday, Dec. 2 to charges that they engaged in a years-long bribery scheme that federal prosecutors allege…
Chicagoan to serve as fifth Illinois poet laureate
November 27, 2020

Angela Jackson, who was raised on Chicago’s South Side, is the next poet laureate for the State of Illinois. Jackson is the fifth Illinoisan to hold the title, an honorary position…
Madigan on hot seat as others indicted in ComEd bribery scheme
November 19, 2020

SPRINGFIELD – Support within the ranks of Illinois House Democrats to reelect Rep. Michael Madigan to another term as speaker eroded further Thursday, Nov. 19 after federal prosecutors…
New veterans home opens in Chicago
November 11, 2020

Gov. J.B. Pritzker joined U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth and other state officials to commemorate the opening of the new Chicago Veterans Home on Wednesday, Nov. 11. The home is the first…

Chicago Democrat Steans to resign from Illinois Senate

January 20, 2021

SPRINGFIELD — Sen. Heather Steans, a Chicago Democrat, plans to resign at the end of the month, after a 12-year tenure in the Illinois Senate. “It’s been the privilege of a lifetime…

COVID-19 numbers in Illinois continue to show progress

January 20, 2021

SPRINGFIELD – The state continued to see progress with its rolling seven-day average COVID-19 case positivity rate, which decreased for the 12th straight day Wednesday, Jan. 20….

Bill allows victims to collect pretrial interest on civil damages

January 19, 2021

Editor’s note: This story is part of an ongoing “Lame Duck Look Back” series in which Capitol News Illinois is following up on the major bills that passed both chambers of the…

State’s COVID-19 positivity rate continues to drop

January 19, 2021

SPRINGFIELD – The state’s COVID-19 seven-day average case positivity rate dropped to 5.7 percent Tuesday, Jan. 19, the lowest it has been since Oct. 23. The positivity rate peaked…

Vote by mail, remote voting, bills fail in lame duck session

January 19, 2021

SPRINGFIELD — The 101st Illinois General Assembly took historic action by passing legislation to end cash bail prior to electing a Black House Speaker for the first time in the 102nd General…

COVID-19 mitigations rolled back in 9 regions

January 18, 2021

SPRINGFIELD – Nine of 11 regions in the state’s COVID-19 mitigation plan have seen mitigations lifted in the past week, with two moving all the way back to Phase 4 restrictions….

Heightened security measures remain in place at Illinois Capitol

January 18, 2021

SPRINGFIELD – While there have been no confirmed threats made against the Illinois Capitol, heightened security measures remain in place “out of an abundance of caution” after…

Chicago Democrat Steans to resign from Illinois Senate

Black Caucus puts Welch forth as speaker candidate

Higher education reform bill aims for racial equity

Facing second trial, former baseball coach vows exoneration on sex assault charges

Free COVID-19 testing available at state mobile sites

ComEd defendants plead not guilty in bribery case

Chicagoan to serve as fifth Illinois poet laureate

Madigan on hot seat as others indicted in ComEd bribery scheme

New veterans home opens in Chicago

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Chicago Democrat Steans to resign from Illinois Senate

COVID-19 numbers in Illinois continue to show progress

Bill allows victims to collect pretrial interest on civil damages

State’s COVID-19 positivity rate continues to drop

Vote by mail, remote voting, bills fail in lame duck session

COVID-19 mitigations rolled back in 9 regions

Heightened security measures remain in place at Illinois Capitol

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