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Gov. JB Pritzker addresses the media Friday during a news conference in his Capitol office in

Business owners, public employees argue state owes lost revenue, wages

By REBECCA ANZEL Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD — Illinois Gov. JB…

May 23, 2020

Senate GOP: Stay in session until we have bipartisan reopening plan

By JERRY NOWICKI Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD – On just the…

May 23, 2020

Gov. JB Pritzker and Dr. Ngozi Ezike, director of the Illinois Department of Public Health, brief the media Friday on the state's COVID-19 pandemic during a news conference in the governor's office at the Capitol in Springfield. (Pool photo by Justin L. Fowler/State Journal-Register)

Child care on pace for mass May 29 reopening

By JERRY NOWICKI Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD – All of the…

May 23, 2020

Sen. Andy Manar, D-Bunker Hill, delivers his remarks during debate on the Senate floor at the Illinois State Capitol on Friday in Springfield. (Pool photo by Justin L. Fowler/State Journal-Register)

Lawmakers eying $41 billion budget with $5 billion in borrowing

By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD – Illinois lawmakers worked…

May 23, 2020

Rep. Kelly Burke, D-Evergreen Park, answers questions about vote-by-mail legislation during the spring legislative session Thursday. The Illinois House of Representatives is conducting its spring session at the Bank of Springfield Center in Springfield instead of in its chamber in the Illinois Capitol building a few blocks away because it affords more space to practice social distancing amid the COVID-19 pandemic. (Pool photograph by Ted Schurter of The State Journal-Register in Springfield.)

Illinois House advances major expansion of mail-in voting

By BEN ORNER and REBECCA ANZEL Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD —…

May 22, 2020

Gov. JB Pritzker faced a number of questions from news media throughout the state Thursday on issues ranging from youth sports activities to worship services. (Pool photograph by Justin Fowler of the State Journal-Register of Springfield)

Pritzker administration working on guidance for reopening next week

By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker…

May 22, 2020

Protesters outside the Bank of Springfield Center in the capital's downtown call for Illinois to reopen sooner than the timeline provided in Gov. JB Pritzker's Restore Illinois plan. Members of the state House met inside the arena for the first of a three-day special session Wednesday. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Ben Orner)

House GOP calls for — but doesn’t expect — vote on reopening plan

By JERRY NOWICKI Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD — House Republicans are…

May 20, 2020

Accident

Driver Charged

The driver of an SUV was ticketed after the vehicle she was…

May 20, 2020

That’s a lot of groceries —Pictured are Joanne Anderson, representing the Cass County Food Pantry, and Chris Barrett, Cass County Division President for Petefish, Skiles & Co. Bank, with a check for the food pantry. (Photo provided.)

Petefish, Skiles secures food pantry donation

Petefish, Skiles & Co. Bank secured $20,000 in COVID-19 relief grants…

May 20, 2020

Meredosia redistributes TIF Money, finishes cannabis village ordinance

The Meredosia Village Board has received funds from the TIF account…

May 20, 2020