Capitol News Illinois A state pilot program designed to erase medical debt for 300,000 Illinois residents has already helped thousands eliminate $72 million of debt, the governor’s office announced Thursday. The Medical Debt Relief Pilot Program launched on July 1 – the start of the state’s 2025 fiscal year. Since then, it has erased debt […]
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Judge weighs whether to acquit ex-AT&T boss after hung jury in corruption case
Capitol News Illinois CHICAGO — Paul La Schiazza, the ex-boss of AT&T Illinois accused of bribing a powerful politician, could be a free man next month. After three hours of oral arguments on Thursday, a federal judge is now weighing whether to grant the former telecom exec’s request for acquittal following a high-profile mistrial earlier […]
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‘Make it a federal court suit’: Jurors hear wiretap of McClain describing subcontracts alleged to be bribes
Capitol News Illinois CHICAGO – For nearly eight years, former Chicago Ald. Frank Olivo had a monthly ritual. The retired politician would sign an invoice for $4,000 – always identical but for the date – that said the money was owed for “services rendered in connection with Commonwealth Edison.” Most months, Olivo would go to […]
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Illinois Democrats brace for second Trump administration amid return to Springfield
Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD – During Donald Trump’s first term as president, Gov. JB Pritzker and Democrats in the Illinois General Assembly spent much of their time enacting laws and policies in direct opposition to the conservative agenda they saw coming from the White House. Those included the 2019 Reproductive Health Act that declared abortion […]