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Legislation that would allow community colleges to offer four-year bachelor’s degree programs has hit a roadblock in the General Assembly. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)

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Pritzker’s community college initiative stalls in House committee

Mar 20, 2025

Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center in rural Anna, Illinois, was built more than 150 years ago. (Whitney Curtis for ProPublica)

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Federal DOJ launches probe into Illinois’ treatment of people with disabilities

Mar 19, 2025

Sen. Christina Castro, right, and Samir Tanna, deputy legislative director for Gov. JB Pritzker, testify before a Senate committee Tuesday on a bill that would require all school districts in Illinois to adopt policies restricting cell phone use in classrooms. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)

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Cell phone ban legislation clears Senate committee

Mar 19, 2025

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Illinois lawmakers pursue restrictions on search warrants after botched raid in Chicago

Mar 19, 2025

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Illinois’ community colleges see nearly 9% spike in spring enrollment

Mar 18, 2025

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The Prisoner Review Board office in Springfield in 2024. (Capitol News Illinois file photo by Andrew Campbell)

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Prisoner Review Board sued for negligence a year after released prisoner killed Chicago boy

Mar 18, 2025

Jeremy Kudon, president of the Sports Betting Alliance, testifies in front of the Illinois House Gaming Committee in Springfield this week in favor of legalizing internet gambling, also known as iGaming. Sportsbooks like FanDuel and DraftKings are eager to expand their nascent iGaming business into more states and claim Illinois could see a revenue windfall from the industry. But opposition is stiff. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jade Aubrey)

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Lawmakers mull betting on internet gambling while existing industry warns it’ll fold

Mar 17, 2025

Gov. JB Pritzker lashes out at the Trump administrations over mass layoffs at the U.S. Department of Education and its attempts to dismantle the agency during remarks to a gathering of Illinois Education Association officials on Thursday, March 13, 2025. (Credit: Illinois.gov)

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In remarks to teachers union, Pritzker lashes out at Trump’s education cuts

Mar 14, 2025

Police theorize the truck hit a bump near this railroad bridge on Binney Station Road near Staunton and threw Davenport from the truck. (Photo by Beth Hundsdorfer/Capitol News Illinois)

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‘You are flying.’ Inside the harrowing 100-mile police chase in Sangamon County

Mar 13, 2025

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‘Right to Play’ bill that would affect high school athletes advances in House

Mar 13, 2025

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Hundreds rally at the Capitol to oppose homeschool bill

Mar 07, 2025

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Pritzker wants Illinois to be latest state to ban cellphones in classroom

Mar 07, 2025

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Gov. JB Pritzker discusses his proposed fiscal year 2026 budget with reporters at the Capitol on Feb. 19, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)

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Legislative revenue estimate more than $700M lower than Pritzker’s proposed budget

Mar 05, 2025

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The Illinois Capitol in Springfield pictured in May 2024. (Capitol News Illinois file photo)

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With electricity price spikes coming, environmental and industry groups pitch reform

Mar 05, 2025

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Apples are pictured at County Market in Springfield. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Campbell)

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Trump administration ends reimbursements for Illinois food programs

Mar 04, 2025

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Longtime Springfield lobbyist Mike McClain, left, and former Commonwealth Edison CEO Anne Prammaggiore, right, were convicted in 2023’s “ComEd Four” trial alongside longtime ComEd lobbyists Jay Doherty and John Hooker. A federal judge on Monday granted a retrial on several bribery counts against them, though it’s unclear whether the feds will opt to retry those charges. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)

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Judge grants retrial on most bribery counts in ‘ComEd 4’ case nearly 2 years post-verdict

Mar 04, 2025

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Illinois bill aims to add more oversight of homeschooling

Mar 03, 2025

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Passengers for the CTA Red Line wait for their train to arrive in 2023. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)

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Lawmakers grill mass transit leaders as clock ticks toward funding ‘cliff’

Feb 28, 2025

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