By ANDREW ADAMS Capitol News Illinois aadams@capitolnewsillinois.com An appeals court last week reversed state regulators’ approval of a permit for the Illinois portion of an 800-mile, high-voltage transmission line, setting up a possible fight at the state’s Supreme Court. The Grain Belt Express, or GBX, is owned by Chicago-based Invenergy and is meant to carry […]
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Capitol Briefs: Biden designates Springfield 1908 Race Riot Monument
By JERRY NOWICKI & ANDREW ADAMS Capitol News Illinois news@capitolnewsillinois.com President Joe Biden signed a proclamation on Friday to designate the “Springfield 1908 Race Riot National Monument” on the 116th anniversary of the deadly riot in the state capital. “We’re allowing history to be written – what happened – so our children, our grandchildren, everybody […]
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Live updates from the Democratic National Convention in Chicago
CNI NEWS TEAM Capitol News Illinois news@capitolnewsillinois.com The CNI news team is on the scene at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Check back frequently for live updates. DNC DAY 2: Live updates from Chicago 10:20 p.m. – Obama delivers keynote Former President Barack Obama criticized former President Trump, saying, “We do not need […]
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In Cairo, massive 3D printer provides affordable housing hope
By MOLLY PARKER Capitol News Illinois mparker@capitolnewsillinois.com CAIRO – A massive 12-ton 3D printer has arrived in Cairo to construct a duplex on vacant land behind the town’s city hall. The towering gantry system stretches into the sky as the machine, guided by a computer rendering, layers a specialty concrete mix like toothpaste squeezed from […]
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As DNC opens in Chicago, state leaders tout Illinois as a ‘model of Democratic success’
By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois hmeisel@capitolnewsillinois.com CHICAGO – In announcing Chicago would host of the 2024 Democratic National Convention more than a year ago, national party leaders referred to Illinois as a key part of the “blue wall” of Midwestern states crucial to President Joe Biden’s 2020 election. Instead of choosing a venue in […]
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Illinois Democrats see abortion rights as ‘fundamental’ issue in 2024
By PETER HANCOCK & JERRY NOWICKI Capitol News Illinois news@capitolnewsillinois.com CHICAGO – Illinois delegates to the Democratic National Convention focused their attention Tuesday on reproductive rights, which some leaders say could eclipse the economy as a defining issue of the 2024 election campaign. “We want to be able to take care of our families. We […]
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First State-in-the-Nation Landmark Bill to Cover Alzheimer’s Treatments for State Employees
Gov. J.B. Pritzker again has taken a leadership role in the fight to end Alzheimer’s by signing into law an historic piece of legislation aimed at improving access to Alzheimer’s treatment for state employees across Illinois. This groundbreaking measure mandates the State Employees Group Insurance Program provides coverage for all medically necessary FDA-approved treatments and […]
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New Fentanyl Notification Law to Save More Lives
A new state law, led by State Rep. Anna Moeller and State Sen. Mary Edly-Allen from a west suburban resident, aims to help prevent more unnecessary deaths tied to suspected fentanyl usage, by giving law enforcement more tools for investigations. Cort Stevens of Elgin learned in March 2022 of a loophole in state law when […]
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Attorneys for Sonya Massey’s family call for legislative change
By BETH HUNDSDORFER Capitol News Illinois news@capitolnewsillinois.com Members of Sonya Massey’s family and their attorneys called a news conference Wednesday to push for federal and state legislation in the wake of Massey’s shooting. Civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump called former Sangamon County Sheriff’s Deputy Sean Grayson “a ticking time bomb waiting to explode,” but also […]
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Capitol Briefs: Pritzker signs executive order for strategic plan on aging Illinoisans
By HANNAH MEISEL & ANDREW ADAMS Capitol News Illinois news@capitolnewsillinois.com Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday kicked off a decade-long process to address the needs of aging Illinoisans, signing an executive order to hire a chief planning officer within the state’s Department on Aging. With the U.S. Census Bureau estimating that approximately one quarter of Illinois’ […]