Articles filed under Capitol News Illinois
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Lawmakers moving forward on public defender reformApr 18, 2025 1:44 pm - SPRINGFIELD — When Elisabeth Pollock took over as the Champaign County public defender in 2022, one of her team’s attorneys was handling 500 cases in a courtroom that sho...
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Pared-back ‘Right to Play’ bill advances in General Assembly, awaits Senate actionApr 18, 2025 1:34 pm - The Illinois House gave its approval to legislation that would give high school athletes a limited right to compete in non-school events or on non-school teams during the same season in which they play for their school.
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Jones testifies that FBI asked him to wear a wire on hospital CEO, other lawmakersApr 18, 2025 1:25 pm - Federal agents asked state Sen. Emil Jones III to wear a wire against a politically connected hospital CEO and his fellow lawmakers in Springfield, the senator testified Thursday in his own defense at his federal corruption trial.
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Mink farming industry toes the line as Illinois lawmakers consider regulationsApr 16, 2025 9:38 am - A bill in Springfield, sponsored by Rep. Joyce Mason, a Gurnee Democrat, would regulate the mink industry at the state level, creating mink farm licensing and requirements. But proponents and opponents have vastly different opinions on what it really aims to do.
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Supreme Court rules House Republicans waited too long to challenge mapsApr 12, 2025 4:00 am - Court dismisses Republicans' compactness challenge to Illinois legislative maps, prompting GOP to pursue ballot referendum and judicial ethics reform.
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Senate OKs police hiring reform, Sangamon County recall in response to Sonya Massey’s deathApr 12, 2025 4:00 am - The Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office came under intense scrutiny after an unarmed Black woman was shot and killed by a deputy in her Springfield home in July 2024. The de...
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Firefighting helicopter refill pump awarded “Coolest Thing Made in Illinois” in 2025Apr 12, 2025 4:00 am - MTH Pumps' aerial firefighting pump, designed to rapidly refill helicopter water tanks, is named the 2025 "Coolest Thing Made in Illinois.
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‘Chilling silence’: Waves of Illinois’ international university students lose their visasApr 12, 2025 4:00 am - Colleges, universities and students in Illinois are growing increasingly concerned about the federal government rescinding international students’ visas.
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State Supreme Court: House Republicans waited too long to challenge mapsApr 09, 2025 8:41 pm - SPRINGFIELD – Illinois House Republicans waited too long to file a lawsuit challenging legislative maps drawn in 2021, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled Wednesday.
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Will data center boom strain Illinois’ power grids, force rate hikes?Apr 09, 2025 4:18 pm - Illinois and the suburbs have been at the forefront of the national data center boom, but state lawmakers are working to gauge and mitigate the impact these centers have on climate and energy consumption.