A new report warns that heating costs will jump 9.2 percent compared to last year. The National Energy Assistance Directors’ Association (NEADA) released an updated winter outlook on Monday showing that surging electricity and natural gas prices, combined with colder-than-average weather conditions, will push the average household heating cost to […]
by Ben Szalinski, Capitol News Illinois December 16, 2025 Article Summary Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill to provide $1.5 billion in new revenue for public transportation agencies while creating a new Chicago-area oversight agency. The plan does not include any statewide tax increases but does raise a sales tax […]
The U.S. labor market showed only modest movement in the U.S. Bureau of Labor’s Report, with the unemployment rate holding at 4.6 percent and total nonfarm payroll employment rising by 64,000 jobs, according to the latest Employment Situation report released Tuesday. Payrolls have shown little net change since April. In […]
Illinois residents now have until December 31 to enroll in health insurance coverage that takes effect January 1, 2026, as Get Covered Illinois announced an extension of its first open enrollment deadline under the state’s newly independent marketplace. Get Covered Illinois is the state’s official health insurance marketplace and operates […]
Democrats on the House Oversight Committee released 89 photographs from Jeffrey Epstein’s estate, including images of President Donald Trump alongside novelty condoms bearing his likeness, former President Bill Clinton with Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, and other powerful figures, including Steve Bannon and Bill Gates. The release comes just days before […]
The House of Representatives passed the Protect America’s Workforce Act on December 11, overturning President Donald Trump’s executive orders stripping collective bargaining rights from federal workers. The legislation marks the first time the current Congress has voted to overturn a Trump executive order. Twenty House Republicans crossed party lines to […]
The United States is experiencing its worst measles outbreak since the disease was declared eliminated in 2000, with confirmed cases reaching 1,912 as of December 9, 2025, the highest annual total in more than three decades. There have been 47 outbreaks reported in 2025, and 88% of confirmed cases (1,673 […]
A federal grand jury in Alexandria, Virginia, declined Thursday to indict New York Attorney General Letitia James on mortgage fraud charges, marking the second time in seven days that Department of Justice prosecutors have failed to secure charges against James. Federal prosecutors presented their case to the Alexandria grand jury […]
House Republicans have introduced a new health care package aimed at lowering costs through regulatory reforms rather than extending federal tax credits. The bill, titled the Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act (H.R. 11), was introduced by Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA) just days after the Senate failed to advance […]
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has unveiled changes to the Electronic System for Travel Authorization that would expand the personal information required from millions of foreign visitors seeking visa-free entry to the United States, according to a Federal Register notice published December 10. The proposed revisions would make social media […]
