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CHICAGO (Capitol News Illinois) - In the summer of 2018, Tim Mapes' name had only recently faded from unflattering headlines after he was forced to re...

UPDATED 8:00 P.M. SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - A new law allowing Illinoisans to sue so-called crisis pregnancy centers under the state...

(Capitol News Illinois) - As another of Illinois' border states is set to enact a near-total abortion ban this week, Gov. JB Pritzker on Monday announ...

CHICAGO (Capitol News Illinois) - So-called crisis pregnancy centers can now face lawsuits if they engage in "deceptive acts" aimed at deterring women...

Anchor Fred Martino talks with Illinois State Senator Dale Fowler. Analysis from Hannah Meisel of Capitol News Illinois and Jeremy Gorner of the Chicago Tribune.

CHICAGO (Capitol News Illinois) - In a whirlwind visit to Chicago on Wednesday, President Joe Biden trotted out a re-election campaign message built o...

The judges on the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals are being asked to decide whether Illinois’ recently enacted assault weapons ban violates the Second Amendment’s right to bear arms. 

Illinois becomes the first state to bar book bans, and a follow-up to an investigation into abuse and mismanagement at a state developmental facility.

James Weiss is married to former state Rep. Toni Berrios, D-Chicago, and could be sentenced up to 20 years on counts of bribery and lying to the FBI.

The 2023 spring legislative session came to an end in the early hours of Saturday morning after the Illinois House gave its approval to a $50.6 billion spending plan for the upcoming fiscal year that begins July 1. Heres whats in it and what opponents objected to.