On Thursday, Governor JB Pritzker visited Kumler Outreach Ministries Food Pantry in Springfield to meet with leadership and discuss the potential impacts of proposed federal funding cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program as part of the budget bill still working through the United States Congress. As part...

Chicago Transit Authority and other agencies face $770 million annual funding gap By ANDREW ADAMS & BEN SZALINSKI Capitol News Illinois news@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD - With two days left in the legislative session, lawmakers in Springfield announced a pair of plans for how to reform Chicagoland transi...

by Isabella Schoonover and Medill Illinois News Bureau, Capitol News Illinois May 28, 2025 SPRINGFIELD - Legislation that would require Illinois public libraries to have life-saving medications on hand for people experiencing opioid overdoses and provide staff training has unanimously passed the Illinois Senate and is ...

The Illinois State Library has dedicated a reading room in honor of former Governor Jim Edgar. Secretary of State and State Librarian Alexi Giannoulias joined state and local officials in a dedication ceremony Wednesday afternoon recognizing Edgar's contributions to Illinois' library and literacy programs. Edgar was Se...

The Springfield Police Department has recognized three of its officers with Life Saving Awards for helping a young man on a bridge threatening to jump. The department said Officers Jolene Balog, Logan Coventry and Jack Clement responded last month to a bridge on Sixth Street as the man climbed over the rail and held on...

Bill paves the way for a 'racino' in Decatur with support from out-of-state investors By SIMON CARR Medill Illinois News Bureau news@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD - In the backstretch of the legislative session, horse racing advocates are pushing to revitalize the industry in Illinois and its accompanying horse...

By BEN SZALINSKI & JERRY NOWICKI Capitol News Illinois news@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD - Gov. JB Pritzker said Wednesday he will not sign a budget that includes broad tax hikes to fund new spending as lawmakers are in the final hours of budget negotiations. "Anything that's broad-based and would have ...

The Illinois State Fair Box Office opens for in-person ticket purchases Monday, June 2. Regular box office hours are 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Monday through Friday. However, for one day only on June 2, all in-person buyers will receive one free adult admission ticket for every concert and/or event ticket purchased, making ent...

by Illinois Answers Project, Capitol News Illinois May 28, 2025 by Madison Hopkins and Meredith Newman Illinois Answers Project CHICAGO - A single mother in Kenwood changed jobs in order to find child care - even though it meant possibly working fewer hours and less pay. A couple in Park Ridge has paid so much for care...

Memorial Health announced on Tuesday that parents of babies born at Decatur Memorial Hospital, Jacksonville Memorial Hospital, and Springfield Memorial Hospital will be given free infant sleep sacks as part of a Safe Sleep initiative in conjunction with the Illinois Perinatal Quality Collaborative. "Sudden Infant ...