by Peter Hancock, Capitol News Illinois August 25, 2025 Article Summary The U.S. Department of Justice is seeking access to Illinois’ complete, unredacted statewide voter registration database, including voters’ personal information such as dates of birth, driver’s license numbers and partial Social Security numbers. The Illinois State Board of Elections […]
by Ben Szalinski, Capitol News Illinois August 25, 2025 Article Summary JB Pritzker and the state’s top Democrats condemned President Donald Trump’s threat to deploy the military in Chicago to fight crime. The state’s leaders said Trump’s plan has similarities to authoritarian regimes. Deploying troops to Chicago raises legal questions […]
by Jerry Nowicki, Capitol News Illinois August 22, 2025 Article Summary Article Summary The Citizen Participation Act now explicitly protects news reporting from “strategic lawsuits against public participation.” The Illinois Supreme Court had previously ruled that news reporting itself wasn’t covered if it was not investigative in nature or eliciting […]
Billboard for Proud Boys hate group removed in southern Illinois after public pressure by Molly Parker, Capitol News Illinois August 19, 2025 Article Summary The recruiting billboard for a right-wing extremist group, the Proud Boys, was removed in Clinton County after an outpouring of outrage. The advertising company that put […]
by Andrew Adams, Capitol News Illinois August 19, 2025 Article Summary Former federal officials are backing an effort to reform the state legislature’s redistricting process. Congressional districts would be unaffected. Illinois’ state Senate map gives a partisan advantage to Democrats, and its House map isn’t compact enough, according to researchers […]
by Molly Parker, Capitol News Illinois August 18, 2025 Article Summary A billboard promoting the Proud Boys, a right-wing extremist group, has been put up near a high school in Clinton County in southern Illinois. The group, which has been labeled a hate group, has ties to the Jan. 6 […]
by Peter Hancock, Capitol News Illinois August 15, 2025 Article Summary In response to a July letter, the Illinois State Board of Elections provided the U.S. Department of Justice with the same limited voter data that it provides to political parties. The DOJ, however, countered that it wanted more specific […]
by Ben Szalinski, Capitol News Illinois August 14, 2025 Article Summary Ted Dabrowski, the president of a conservative public policy research organization, said he plans to announce his campaign for governor. Dabrowski joins DuPage County Sheriff James Mendrick in the Republican primary for governor. Former Illinois GOP Chair Don Tracy […]
by Ben Szalinski, Capitol News Illinois August 13, 2025 Article Summary JB Pritzker and Illinois Democrats say they’ve delivered for middle class residents and that’s the blueprint their party should follow in 2026. Democratic candidates for Illinois Senate disagree whether it’s right to receive contributions from corporations as they seek […]
by Peter Hancock and Ben Szalinski, Capitol News Illinois August 12, 2025 Article Summary U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries made a stop in Springfield one day before keynoting a breakfast with Illinois Democrats. Jeffries, Sen. Dick Durbin, Rep. Nikki Budzinski and Sen. Tammy Duckworth visited Springfield groups to gather […]
