Updated from last year's bill, it aims to increase transparency of prisoner releases By JADE AUBREY  Capitol News Illinois   jaubrey@capitolnewsillinois.com   SPRINGFIELD - A bill that would reform the Prisoner Review Board passed the Illinois Senate on Thursday, aiming to protect victims and increase trans...

The bill's future is uncertain as it draws fierce opposition from homeschool families, a threat against its sponsor prompting a police investigation and shaky support from Democrats. By MOLLY PARKER and BETH HUNDSDORFER Capitol News Illinois news@capitolnewsillinois.com A bill that would tighten homeschooling regulat...

Chronic wasting disease, or CWD, has been detected in Putnam, Marshall, Adams, and Peoria counties, expanding the geographic presence of the disease in free-ranging deer populations in northern Illinois. Adams County is the first documented case recorded outside of the leading edge of the CWD endemic region. CWD is an ...

The City of Springfield, in partnership with local organizations, is seeking high school juniors and seniors who live in the 62701, 62702, or 62703 zip codes to apply for the 2025 Student Worker Arborist summer internship. This 8-week paid position offers students hands-on experience in community outreach, environmenta...

An Illinois agency has created a data dashboard for measles amid an ongoing outbreak that has spread across the U.S. The Illinois Department of Public Health launched a Measles Outbreak Simulator Dashboard that aims to help school officials as well as the public assess the potential severity of any outbreaks of measles...

Newly released data from Realtor.com for January shows that potential buyers and sellers in Sangamon County saw higher home sale prices than the previous month's median of $160,000. The median home sold for $169,950, according to an analysis of data from Realtor.com. That means January - the most recent month for which...

2025 marks 60 years of the US's means-tested health insurance program, Medicaid. Medicaid, first envisioned as part of 36th President Lyndon B. Johnson's Great Society, has massively grown in importance for Americans living below the poverty line as US healthcare has uniquely ballooned in costs: roughly 3.4 million peo...

The Springfield Civic Garden Club will hold its next monthly meeting on Monday, May 5, 2025, at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 533 South Walnut, in Springfield. Guests are always welcome to attend. The meeting will begin at 9:30 AM. Doors will open at 9:00 AM for refreshments and socializing. The meeting will feature...

JACKSON BRANDHORST, BRIDGETTE FOX, MOLLY PARKER, JULIA RENDLEMAN & LYLEE GIBBS Capitol News Illinois Saluki Local Reporting Lab news@capitolnewsillinois.com The federal government has revoked the visas of some international students studying at universities across Illinois, but college administrators are sharing fe...

Judith Ruiz-Branch Illinois News Connection April 10, 2025 A new study shows how extreme weather conditions negatively affect production yields on Midwest dairy farms, with a disproportionate impact on smaller farms. Researchers at the University of Illinois studied milk production records from nine Midwest dairy farme...