Category Archives: Top Stories
Senate committee passes bill to protect prescription info for trans, abortion patients
Article Summary A new bill would preserve the privacy of transgender and abortion patients by removing testosterone from the state's Prescription Monitoring Program and prohibiting the state from addi...
Apr 30, 2026 State Sen. Adriene Johnson talks to Planned Parenthood Illinois Action lobbyist Michael Zirir during a Senate committee hearing on Wednesday, April 29, 2026. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jenna Schweikert)
Accountability Commission refers federal agents for investigation, possible prosecution for conduct last fall
Article Summary The Illinois Accountability Commission voted to approve its final report on Thursday, creating a record of misconduct by federal immigration agents amid Operation Midway Blitz. The 204...
Apr 30, 2026 The Illinois Accountability Commission Vice Chair Patricia Brown Holmes announced on April 30, 2026, that the commission is sending referral letters to appropriate law enforcement agencies for investigations of federal agents where the commission has determined reasonable cause to believe those agents violated agency policy, state or federal criminal law, or individual human rights. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Maggie Dougherty)
US House passes bill to fund DHS agencies including Secret Service, TSA
WASHINGTON, April 30 (Reuters) - With financing for the U.S. Secret Service and airport security about to run dry, the Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday passed bipartisan ...
Apr 30, 2026 FILE PHOTO: The U.S. Capitol Building and Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 16, 2026. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper/File Photo/File Photo
US military commanders to brief Trump on military options against Iran, US official says
WASHINGTON, April 30 (Reuters) - Top U.S. military leaders including Admiral Brad Cooper, the head of Central Command, will brief President Donald Trump later on Thursday on potential military action ...
Apr 30, 2026 U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during an event with Artemis II astronauts in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 29, 2026. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
Illinois lawmakers punt remap amendment after SCOTUS Voting Rights Act ruling
Article Summary Senate President Don Harmon, D-Oak Park, said the Senate will not move forward with a constitutional amendment rewriting the state's redistricting rules after a ruling by the U.S. Supr...
Apr 30, 2026 Senate President Don Harmon, D-Oak Park, said state lawmakers need more time to
evaluate a U.S. Supreme Court ruling before proceeding with a constitutional
amendment. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Feds say they'll drop conspiracy charge against remaining 'Broadview Six' protesters
Article Summary In an unexpected move Wednesday, prosecutors said they intend to pursue the dismissal of the main conspiracy charge against a handful of politically active protesters who demonstrated ...
Apr 30, 2026 Former 9 th District congressional candidate Katherine
“Kat” Abughazaleh addresses reporters following her Nov. 12, 2025, arraignment
hearing in Chicago. She and five others were charged with “impeding” a federal agent
while protesting outside of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing facility
in suburban Broadview in September. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Maggie
Dougherty)
Prosecution of ex-FBI chief Comey over seashell post is flawed, experts say
By Jan Wolfe April 30 (Reuters) - The latest criminal charges against James Comey are fundamentally flawed and will be dismissed on free speech grounds, according to legal experts, who said the former...
Apr 30, 2026 FILE PHOTO: FBI Director James Comey testifies before the House Intelligence Committee hearing into alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. election on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., March 20, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo
Concerned citizens rally at Detweiller Playground to keep Caroline Street open
By Taylor Fleming PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - A couple dozen concerned citizens gathered at Detweiller Playground Wednesday, hoping to prevent a possible land sale to O'Brien Steel. As of Wednesday, the ...
Apr 30, 2026 Detweiller Park's playground sits off Caroline Street and the Illinois River. Neighbors are concerned about losing access to Caroline Street if the property is sold. (25 News)
Pekin puts 11-month pressure on data center developers to finalize contract
By Angeles Ponpa PEKIN, Ill. (25 News) - As of Monday, the proposed data center in Pekin has an 11-month timeline before additional due diligence money would be required to keep the contract moving fo...
Apr 30, 2026 (City of Pekin)
Caterpillar's quarterly profit rises on strong construction, power equipment sales
April 30 (Reuters) - Caterpillar reported a higher first-quarter profit on Thursday, led by strong demand for its power generation and construction equipment, sending its shares up nearly 5% in premar...
Apr 30, 2026 The Caterpillar logo is seen in this illustration taken August 3, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
