by Illinois Answers Project, Capitol News Illinois June 13, 2025 by Alex Nitkin for ILLINOIS ANSWERS PROJECT CHICAGO - For most new parents, finding last-minute child care usually means an afternoon of frantic phone calls and around $100 dropped on a trusted babysitter. For Brian and Fiona Peterman, it means walking ac...

Day three of the Sangamon County Fair features the grandstand show by country musicians Tracy Byrd with Jake Worthington. The Longmeyer Band and a 90's country tribute group are set to perform in the pavilion. Grandstand attractions include Saturday's rodeo and the demolition derby on Sunday. The fair continues through...

The state of Illinois is investigating an automatic license plate reader system used in a northwest Chicago suburb after a Texas sheriff accessed the system to look for a woman who recently had an abortion. This and hundreds of other searches, according to Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias, violated Illinois law. Po...

Illinois governor to outline state's migrant crisis response to a U.S. House committee By BEN SZALINSKI Capitol News Illinois bszalinski@capitolnewsillinois.com Gov. JB Pritzker will tell a congressional committee Thursday that America's immigration problems are a result of a bipartisan failure to reform the country...

The Animal Protective League announced on Thursday afternoon the date and time for this year's DIM Art House ADOPT! Group Art Show and APL Junior Volunteer Ice Cream Social Fundraiser. The organization noted that it would be holding this year's bash on Saturday, July 12, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Scoop Du Jour, 95 Plum...

Fiscal year 2026 budget allocates money to address Social Security compliance concerns By BEN SZALINSKI Capitol News Illinois bszalinski@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD - Public employees hired since 2011 must continue to wait for pension reform after Illinois lawmakers declined to take up the issue during the sp...

A public open house this evening will outline the latest plans for a greenway in the Third Street Corridor Redevelopment Project stemming from the Springfield Rail Improvement Project. The open house will be from 4 until 7 today at the Dana-Thomas House on Lawrence Avenue, which will be one of the featured attractions ...

But the sponsor says the bill in Illinois could be brought back by the fall, or even sooner By REILLY COOK Medill Illinois News Bureau news@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD - The "Clean Slate" Act, which could have sealed thousands and potentially millions of nonviolent criminal records in Illinois, h...

After years of using privately-owned facilities in several locations, Sangamon County has officially opened a regional morgue to consolidate operations of the coroner's office. During a ribbon-cutting on Wednesday, Sangamon County Coroner Jim Allmon said the facility provides the ability to serve families and counties ...

7th Circuit prepares to hear another appeal By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com Gun rights advocates once again are asking a federal appeals court in Chicago to overturn Illinois' ban on assault-style firearms and large-capacity magazines in a case that may be destined for the U.S....