The Trump administration says it will begin withholding federal money tied to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) from most Democratic-controlled states as soon as next week unless those states turn over detailed information about people receiving food aid, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said at a Cabinet meeting Tuesday. Rollins […]
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 […]
Illinois has officially declined to adopt the federal “no tax on tips” provision signed into law this summer, meaning service workers across the state will continue to pay Illinois income tax on their tip earnings—even as those same tips are exempt from federal taxation. The decision places Illinois among a […]
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 […]
A comprehensive new state report reveals that 219 Illinois women died while pregnant or within one year of pregnancy during 2021-2022, with Black women facing mortality rates more than double those of White women and substance use disorders emerging as the leading cause of pregnancy-related deaths. The Illinois Department of […]
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 […]
A federal judge on Monday dismissed the criminal indictments against both former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, ruling that interim U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan—a former White House aide with no prior prosecutorial experience—was unlawfully appointed in violation of federal law and the Constitution’s Appointments Clause. Senior U.S. District […]
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 […]
by Brenden Moore, Capitol News Illinois November 20, 2025 Article Summary Gov. JB Pritzker filled two more seats on the Illinois Accountability Commission and announced key staffing hires as the panel ramps up its review of alleged abuses during “Operation Midway Blitz.” The commission is moving forward just as the […]
