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Illinois State Police investigating fatal ICE shooting of Silverio Villegas González
Hannah Meisel, Capitol News IllinoisMay 6, 2026
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A special unit of the Illinois State Police has launched an investigation into the fatal shooting of...
May Day protests across Illinois link labor, immigration rights and anti-war calls
Chloe Park and Medill Illinois News Bureau, Capitol News IllinoisMay 4, 2026
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Tens of thousands of Illinoisans joined more than 50 May Day rallies...
Pritzker urges Congress to ‘be like Illinois’ in protecting abortion services
By GRACE KINNICUTTCapitol News Illinoisgkinnicutt@capitolnewsillinois.com
SPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker called on Congress Wednesday to “be like Illinois” and codify abortion access into federal law.
Pritzker...
Bill would provide $500 tax credit to volunteer firefighters and EMS workers
By GRACE KINNICUTTCapitol News Illinoisgkinnicutt@capitolnewsillinois.com
SPRINGFIELD – Members of the Illinois Firefighters Association joined state legislators at a news conference Wednesday to outline a measure...
House passes bill to reimburse teachers for college tuition, fees
By GRACE KINNICUTTCapitol News Illinoisgkinnicutt@capitolnewsillinois.com
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois House passed a bill Wednesday that would reimburse public school teachers for tuition and mandatory fees...
Census numbers unveiled; ‘uncertainty’ about evictions in Illinois
SPRINGFIELD – Nearly every county in Illinois lost population over the past decade, mirroring a national trend of greater concentrations of people leaving rural...
