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 […]
Both the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate moved swiftly on Tuesday to compel the Justice Department to publicly release files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, sending the legislation to President Donald Trump’s desk. The House voted overwhelmingly 427-1 to pass the Epstein Files Transparency Act, with Louisiana […]
On November 14, Indiana Senate President Pro Tem Rodric Bray announced that there weren’t enough votes within the Republican-controlled chamber to move forward with a special redistricting session scheduled for December 1. The decision blocked Trump’s efforts to redraw Indiana’s congressional maps, which currently give Republicans a 7-2 advantage. Supporters […]
Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE) announced Monday that public universities across the state reached their highest enrollment levels in 10 years, with nearly 190,000 students enrolled during the fall 2025-26 academic semester. This marks the second consecutive year of enrollment growth. Total enrollment at […]
Downtown Champaign will mark a milestone celebration on November 29, as the community gathers for the 25th Annual Parade of Lights. This year’s theme, “Silver Bells: 25 Years of Holiday Cheer,” honors a quarter-century of holiday tradition in the heart of the city. The parade begins at 5:00 p.m., featuring […]
Illinois lawmakers have sent public health legislation to Governor JB Pritzker’s desk that would establish state-level vaccine guidelines independent of federal recommendations and provide millions in financial support to independent pharmacies across the state. House Bill 767, passed during the fall veto session, is a response to uncertainty at the […]
Nearly 400 clinical trials testing treatments for cancer, heart disease, infectious diseases, and other conditions have been disrupted by grant terminations at the National Institutes of Health, affecting more than 74,000 research participants, according to a new study published today in JAMA Internal Medicine. The research reveals that between February […]
