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Gov. Pritzker vetoes bill that would have allowed new nuclear construction
(Capitol News Illinois) - Gov. JB Pritzker on Friday vetoed a bill that would have lifted a 1980s moratorium on the construction of new nuclear reactors. The passed in May with three-fifths majorities...
Aug 11, 2023 Sen. Sue Rezin, R-Morris, watches on May 19 as the Senate votes on her bill lifting the state’s moratorium on nuclear plant construction. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Doctor charged with recording female employees of OSF St. Francis in a bathroom
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man has been arrested on charges accusing him of secretly recording people in an employee bathroom at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center. Peoria County State's Attorney Jodi Hoos...
Aug 11, 2023 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
'No cell phone, no email': Ex-FBI agent testifies Madigan relied on 'tight inner circle'
CHICAGO (Capitol News Illinois) - Longtime Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan was elevated to that powerful position in 1983 - the same year Motorola launched the first-ever commercially available...
Aug 11, 2023 Tim Mapes, the former chief of staff for longtime Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, exits the Dirksen Federal Courthouse in Chicago on Monday. He is standing trial for perjury and obstruction of justice. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
UPDATE: State legislative leaders react to Illinois Supreme Court upholding constitutionality of assault weapons ban
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Governor J.B. Pritzker says he is "pleased" with the Illinois Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of the state's assault weapons ban. The 4-3 ruling on Friday upholds the...
Aug 11, 2023 (State of Illinois)
UPDATE: Illinois Supreme Court upholds assault weapon ban, but federal test remains
UPDATED 6:04 P.M. SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - The state's ban on high-powered weapons and high-capacity magazines passed a state constitutional test Friday as it awaits a potentially m...
Aug 11, 2023 State Rep. Dan Caulkins, R-Decatur, holds a news conference at the Illinois State Fair Friday after the state Supreme Court sided against him by ruling that the state's ban on "assault weapons" does not run afoul of the state constitution. (Credit: Blueroomstream.com)
UPDATE: Woman struck and killed Friday morning in Peoria. Here's what we know
UPDATED 3:56 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood is identifying the victim in a fatal car-versus-pedestrian accident in Central Peoria Friday morning during a round of severe weath...
Aug 11, 2023 (IDOT Camera at University and Hudson via 25 News)
Severe storms leave thousands without power in Central Illinois
Updated 9:51 a.m. Power is gradually being restored to Ameren Illinois customers following severe storms Friday morning. The Ameren Outage Map as of 9:50 a.m. showed nearly 2,800 customers in Peoria C...
Aug 11, 2023 (Ameren Illinois)
UPDATE: Victim identified, suspect named, in fatal Peoria stabbing
UPDATED 3:58 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. - The victim of the city of Peoria's 12th homicide of the year has been identified, and a suspect has been named. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood says an autopsy on ...
Aug 11, 2023 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office/Peoria Police Department)
OSHA: A Peoria dentist fired a longtime employee over her COVID-19 concerns
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria dentist is getting fined by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration for firing someone who ended up being a federal whistleblower. OSHA says a federal judge in Peoria...
Aug 10, 2023 (Midwest Communications)
37 workers at state-run developmental center targeted in PPP fraud probe
(Capitol News Illinois) - At Ludeman Developmental Center in Park Forest, 37 employees have been fired, resigned or face pending disciplinary action after a state watchdog found that they defrauded a ...
Aug 10, 2023 (File/Capitol News Illinois)
