Local Government
Szalinski: Legislature kills bill that would have expanded resentencing for youth offenders
By BEN SZALINSKI Capitol News Illinois bszalinski@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois House shot down legislation Thursday that would have allowed some people incarcerated for crimes they committed when they were under 21 to become eligible for release. In a rare rebuke of a Democrat-sponsored bill, a bi...
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Fox: Bill banning dwarfism slur as mascot passes House
By BRIDGETTE FOX Capitol News Illinois bfox@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD - The House passed a bill Tuesday that would ban public schools from using mascots that discriminate against people with disabilities. The bill, if signed into law, currently would affect just one high school in St. Clair County. Freeburg ...
Apr 12, 2025
Szalinski: Senate OKs police hiring reform, Sangamon County recall in response to Sonya Massey's death
By BEN SZALINSKI Capitol News Illinois bszalinski@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD - 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 deputy charged with her murder, Sean Grayson, had a troubled emp...
Apr 12, 2025
Hundsdorfer: Trial of sheriff's deputy accused in shooting death of Sangamon County woman moved
By BETH HUNDSODRFER Capitol News Illinois bhundsdorfer@capitolnewsillinois.com The trial of a former Sangamon County sheriff's deputy accused of the murder of an unarmed Black woman in 2024 will be moved 85 miles north to Peoria County. A Sangamon County judge granted a motion Tuesday for a change of venue without an o...
Apr 08, 2025
