by Peter Hancock, Capitol News Illinois December 12, 2025 Article Summary The Trump administration announced it will make $12 billion available for farmers who have suffered lost income due to ongoing trade disruptions with other nations. Jerry Costello II, director of the Illinois Department of Agriculture, says that won’t come […]
by Maggie Dougherty, Capitol News Illinois December 12, 2025 Article Summary JB Pritzker signed a law Friday that will allow terminally ill Illinoisians to end their lives with physician-prescribed medication. The legislation will go into effect in nine months. The law will apply only to mentally capable adults who have […]
by Brenden Moore, Capitol News Illinois December 9, 2025 Article Summary State lawmakers worked behind the scenes for weeks to craft a package to respond to the federal immigration campaign known as “Operation Midway Blitz.” People attending court would be “privileged from civil arrest inside state courthouses and within a […]
by Ben Szalinski, Capitol News Illinois December 8, 2025 Article Summary The three top Democrats running for U.S. Senate recently released their economic proposals to address cost-of-living issues that have become top concerns for voters in 2026. The plans varied in detail, with some differentiation between the candidates’ policies. U.S. […]
by Hannah Meisel, Capitol News Illinois December 4, 2025 Article Summary A Department of Justice attorney told a federal judge Thursday that the Trump administration’s Chicago-area “Operation Midway Blitz” immigration enforcement campaign isn’t over. The lawyer was responding to claims made in a filing this week asking for the judge […]
by Hannah Meisel, Capitol News Illinois December 2, 2025 Article Summary The Chicago-based 7th Circuit Court of Appeals is considering whether a lower court judge overstepped last month when he ordered the release of several hundred immigration detainees to electronic monitoring. Immigration and civil rights groups have so far identified […]
by Maggie Dougherty, Capitol News Illinois December 2, 2025 Article Summary Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill allowing the Illinois Department of Public Health to issue vaccine guidance independent of federal guidelines. It broadens IDPH’s scope to consider the advice of scientific and medical experts who disagree with the guidelines […]
by Ben Szalinski, Capitol News Illinois December 1, 2025 Article Summary A report by the Illinois Economic Policy Institute found federal budget cuts could reduce economic activity in Illinois by $10 billion each year by 2029. The most significant impacts would stem from changes to Medicaid eligibility as more people […]
by Maggie Dougherty, Capitol News Illinois November 26, 2025 Article Summary Following the ICC’s approval of a $73 million rate increase for Ameren, the company’s residential customers can expect to see an average $3.65 increase on their monthly bills starting in January. This compares to $4.25 a month for customers […]
by Peter Hancock, Capitol News Illinois November 22, 2025 Article Summary School officials and education advocates have requested funding increases totaling $747.99 million for the upcoming fiscal year, which begins July 1. The biggest items on the list include the statutory $350 million increase in Evidence-Based Funding, and a $100 […]
