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 […]
by Maggie Dougherty, Capitol News Illinois November 20, 2025 Article Summary The Illinois Commerce Commission approved a $168 million spending increase for Nicor Gas, 47% less than the $314 million it requested. The regulatory body also approved a $73 million increase for Ameren Illinois, 43% less than the nearly $129 million it requested. The orders also terminated a […]
Two new ramps opened this morning on the I-57/74 interchange reconstruction project west of Champaign, marking the fifth and sixth completed connections as part of the massive $251.8 million infrastructure project. The eastbound Interstate 74 to northbound I-57 flyover ramp and the southbound I-57 to eastbound I-74 ramp opened by […]
The U.S. Department of Education announced this week a reorganization that will transfer management of billions of dollars in federal education programs to four other federal agencies. This is the “major step” toward dismantling the department. While Secretary of Education Linda McMahon framed the November 18 announcement as an effort […]
The U.S. economy added 119,000 jobs in September 2025 while unemployment rate edged up slightly to 4.4%, according to the September jobs report release by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Thursday. The September employment report, delayed by more than six weeks due to a federal government shutdown, revealed ongoing […]
by Brenden Moore, Capitol News Illinois November 19, 2025 Article Summary Gov. JB Pritzker met with Pope Leo XIV in Rome on Wednesday, with the two discussing the Trump administration’s aggressive immigration raids. Both have been outspoken critics of the treatment of immigrants in the United States. The governor wrote […]
by Hannah Meisel, Capitol News Illinois November 19, 2025 Article Summary The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday sided with the Trump administration and granted a stay on a federal judge’s order restricting immigration agents’ use of riot control weapons against protesters, clergy and journalists. Earlier this month, U.S. […]
House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer issued subpoenas to JPMorgan Chase and Deutsche Bank on November 18, 2025, demanding Jeffrey Epstein’s financial records as part of the committee’s ongoing investigation into the federal government’s handling of the Epstein case. Chairman Comer simultaneously sent a letter to […]
by Brenden Moore, Capitol News Illinois November 18, 2025 Article Summary Illinois residents can now add their driver’s licenses and IDs to Apple Wallet, with Google and Samsung wallet support coming soon. This will allow people to use a digital license or ID to enter a bar, at an airport […]
A federal three-judge panel has found that plaintiffs are likely to prove at trial that Texas racially gerrymandered its 2025 congressional map in violation of the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments. The 2-1 decision, issued Monday in the Western District of Texas, is a preliminary injunction that blocks implementation of the new […]
