by Nikoel Hytrek and Jerry Nowicki, Capitol News Illinois January 9, 2026 Article Summary A judge on Friday granted five states’ request for a temporary restraining order that will prevent the Trump administration from freezing $10 billion to their states for child care and family services programs. Attorney General Kwame […]
by Maggie Dougherty, Capitol News Illinois January 8, 2026 Article Summary The Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act incentivizes battery storage among other measures aimed at bolstering grid reliability. It creates “virtual power plants” aimed at harvesting wind and solar energy from homes and businesses to help fuel the grid. […]
by Hannah Meisel, Capitol News Illinois January 8, 2026 Article Summary A Chicago federal judge on Thursday declined to immediately grant a motion by protesters who sued the Trump administration over immigration agents’ use-of-force tactics this fall after an appeals court stayed her order restricting agents’ ability to use riot […]
by Brenden Moore, Capitol News Illinois January 8, 2026 Article Summary S. Rep. Robin Kelly plans to file impeachment articles against Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem after federal agents shot and killed a woman in Minneapolis on Wednesday. The move is backed by her rivals in the race […]
by Peter Hancock, Capitol News Illinois January 7, 2026 Article Summary The Trump administration has frozen distribution of about $10 billion in federal funding for five Democratic-led states, including about $1 billion for Illinois. States covered by the freeze now must submit detailed documentation justifying all expenses under the programs […]
by Maggie Dougherty, Capitol News Illinois January 6, 2026 Article Summary Peoples Gas has filed a $202.3 million rate hike request with the Illinois Commerce Commission. If approved in full, typical residential Peoples Gas customers can expect to pay $10-11 more per month starting in 2027. Peoples Gas said the […]
by Peter Hancock, Capitol News Illinois January 6, 2026 Article Summary IDHS says it inadvertently stored protected health information on a publicly accessible website involving more than 32,000 Division of Rehabilitation Services customers and more than 672,600 Medicaid and Medicare Savings Program recipients. The information was stored on a mapping […]
by Brenden Moore, Capitol News Illinois January 5, 2026 Article Summary JB Pritzker is not making a graduated income tax a priority in 2026, despite backing the idea in principle and mounting budget pressures. Democratic lawmakers have introduced proposals to put a progressive tax amendment on the ballot, citing a […]
by Maggie Dougherty, Capitol News Illinois December 31, 2025 Article Summary Illinois’ fourth report on maternal mortality trends identified 94 pregnancy-related deaths in 2021 and 2022, an increase from past reports. The report found that 91% of all pregnancy-related deaths were potentially preventable, including all those resulting from mental health […]
by Beth Hundsdorfer, Capitol News Illinois December 29, 2025 Article Summary U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement rejected a stay filed on behalf Ismael Ayuzo Sandoval. Now, he faces return to Mexico where he fears violence from drug traffickers. ICE moved Ayuzo to Greene County Jail in Springfield, Missouri, last week to […]
