Category Archives: Top Stories
Judge declines to extend 'swipe fee' injunction to credit card companies
CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS - A federal judge on Thursday declined to issue an injunction to stop an Illinois law that bans certain credit card fees from applying to credit card companies and Illinois banks...
Feb 06, 2025 The Dirksen Federal Courthouse is pictured in Chicago. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Hannah Meisel)
Peoria County State's Attorney, Jodi Hoos, speaks out against juvenile crime in Peoria
PEORIA Ill. - After a series of juvenile arrests made in the Peoria area recently - local officials are speaking out. Peoria County State's Attorney, Jodi Hoos, spoke with WMBD's "The Greg and Dan Sho...
Feb 06, 2025 Peoria County State's Attorney Jodi Hoos. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Illinois lawmakers try again to ban certain food additives
CAPITAL NEWS ILLINOIS - For the second legislative session in a row, Sen. Willie Preston, D-Chicago, is pushing to ban several chemicals from Illinois food items. But this time, Preston and his bipart...
Feb 06, 2025 Democratic Sen. Willie Preston, center, speaks at a Statehouse news conference Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025, about his bill to ban certain additives from foods sold in Illinois. Joining him were, from left: Sens. Rachel Ventura; Seth Lewis; Lakesia Collins; and Rep. Michael Crawford.
Protestors gather outside Illinois Capitol, call for Trump's impeachment
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) -- Hundreds of protesters gathered in front of the Illinois State Capitol Wednesday to protest President Donald Trump's administration and Elon Musk. The grou...
Feb 06, 2025 Protestors hold signs and chant in front of the Illinois State Capitol to protest President Donald Trump’s administration on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jade Aubrey)
US sues Illinois, Chicago for impeding immigration efforts
(Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Justice sued Illinois and the city of Chicago on Thursday, accusing them of impeding the Trump administration's immigration enforcement policies and seeking a court ...
Feb 06, 2025 FILE PHOTO: A bus transporting migrants detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) prepares to drive away from the ICE Broadview Service Staging Area in Broadview, Illinois, U.S. January 31, 2025. REUTERS/Vincent Alban/File Photo
House Democrats push security probe of Elon Musk's team
(Reuters) - Democrats on the U.S. House oversight committee on Thursday called for an investigation of potential national security threats posed by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency. In ...
Feb 06, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Elon Musk walks on Capitol Hill on the day of a meeting with Senate Republican Leader-elect John Thune (R-SD), in Washington, U.S. December 5, 2024. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo
Trump to create religious office in White House, target 'anti-Christian bias'
(Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he would create a White House faith office and direct Attorney General Pam Bondi to lead a task force on eradicating what he called anti-Christi...
Feb 06, 2025 U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the annual National Prayer Breakfast at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., February 6, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Trump administration presses government workers to accept buyout ahead of deadline
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Trump administration ramped up pressure on U.S. government workers on Thursday to accept a buyout offer ahead of a midnight deadline as labor unions urged members to remain i...
Feb 06, 2025 Demonstrators rally during a protest against U.S. President Donald Trump and the actions he has taken in the first weeks of his presidency, outside of the Department of Labor (not pictured) in Washington, U.S., February 5, 2025. REUTERS/Nathan Howard/File Photo
Pair arrested in Peoria for unlawful use of weapon and attempting to elude police
PEORIA Ill. - Two individuals have been arrested after an early-morning altercation with Peoria Police. According to officers, just after 2:00am Wednesday, they conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle i...
Feb 05, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
Pritzker signs law to prioritize placing foster children with family members
SPRINGFIELD - Foster care officials will have to prioritize placing children with their relatives under a new law signed by Gov. JB Pritzker on Wednesday. Pritzker signed the Kinship in Demand Act, or...
Feb 05, 2025 Gov. JB Pritzker signs the KIND Act Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025, at the Illinois Capitol. The new law requires the state to prioritize family members when placing children in foster care. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Bridgette Fox)
