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After Trump’s EPA reverses landmark climate change ruling, what does it mean for Illinois?

By Gabriel Castilho and Medill Illinois News Bureau
Apr 12, 2026 8:45 pm - Illinois government and environmental organizations fear new federal policy changes could change the calculus for plant operators and potentially slow planned plant closures. On Feb. 12, the Trump administration announced the repeal of the “endangerment finding,” which provides the backbone for federal government environmental regulations on greenhouse gas emissions.
Illinois House approves ban on junk fees, Pritzker’s abortion fund proposal

By Ben Szalinski, Brenden Moore, Nikoel Hytrek and Jenna Schweikert
Apr 12, 2026 11:49 am - For the second time in three years, the Illinois House voted to ban hidden “junk fees” that are often added to the total cost of ticketed events, hotel rooms and other goods and services. The legislation, sponsored by Rep. Bob Morgan, a Democrat from Deerfield, passed 77-18. It was among more than 80 bills the House approved Thursday afternoon.
License suspension or speed control? Lawmakers explore alternative for reckless drivers

By Ben Szalinski
Apr 08, 2026 6:00 pm - Illinois drivers who have their license suspended for speeding or reckless driving violations could have an alternative under legislation being considered in the Statehouse.
‘A load of garbage’: Barrington officials oppose zoning change bill

By Steve Zalusky
Apr 07, 2026 3:52 pm - Barrington officials are concerned about proposed legislation they say could upend local zoning, crowd single-family neighborhoods with multi-family buildings and alter the character of the village.
Power, water and worry: How growing data center concerns are being addressed locally and statewide

By Eric Peterson
Apr 07, 2026 2:24 pm - Data center development in Illinois is facing the prospect of greater regulation at both the local and statewide levels after initially being embraced in many suburbs.
CEJA workforce hubs deliver hope, but will they deliver jobs?

By Reece Dower
Apr 06, 2026 1:36 pm - Of the 805 students who have graduated from CEJA workforce hubs, only 124 had found employment in the renewable energy sector or adjacent industry as of March 2026, according to figures supplied to Capitol News Illinois by the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, a rate of roughly 15%.
Illinois considers abortion assistance for people with little or no insurance

By Nikoel Hytrek
Apr 06, 2026 1:10 pm - Gov. JB Pritzker and Democrats have added a new abortion access measure to their agenda that would allow people with limited or no insurance to get financial assistance for abortion care in Illinois.
‘Quite alarming’: Cary mayor critical of state zoning, parking legislation

By Michelle Meyer
Apr 06, 2026 1:10 pm - Cary Mayor Mark Kownick used the recent annual state of the village address to warn residents of possible state legislation that would put substantial limits on local control of things from housing to parking.
Republicans, Pritzker point fingers over cause of rising property taxes

By Ben Szalinki
Apr 01, 2026 6:30 pm - Illinois Republicans say Democratic policies are to blame for rising property taxes in the state, after Gov. JB Pritzker said earlier this week school districts bear part of the responsibility.
Whether stadium is in Arlington Heights or Hammond, McCaskey says he’s ‘good either way’

By Christopher Placek
Apr 01, 2026 6:24 pm - Bears Chairman George McCaskey said Wednesday he is comfortable with building a new stadium at either the team’s 326-acre Arlington Heights property or a 340-acre site near Wolf Lake in Hammond, Indiana.

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