Perspectives on Progress: Meyers-Martin says police reform, societal ‘attitude’ change needed to advance racial equity Perspectives on Progress: Meyers-Martin says police reform, societal ‘attitude’ change needed to advance racial equity Thursday, June 18, 2020 Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin said her summer plans include identifying police reforms that will reduce officers’ use of force.
Pritzker: Illinois ‘shouldn’t have a second spike’ of COVID-19 if safety rules are followed Pritzker: Illinois ‘shouldn’t have a second spike’ of COVID-19 if safety rules are followed Wednesday, June 10, 2020 SPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker said Wednesday that the state is on pace to enter the next phase of reopening from a COVID-19-related shutdown later this month, and he doesn’t expect a second surge of the virus in the fall as long as safety guidelines are followed.
State allows summer school openings, opens testing to everyone State allows summer school openings, opens testing to everyone Thursday, June 4, 2020 Summer schools can open with safety guidelines in place and state-run COVID-19 testing sites are now open to everyone. Read more
Test your state news knowledge by taking the CNI weekly news quiz! Test your state news knowledge by taking the CNI weekly news quiz! Sunday, May 31, 2020 Capitol News Illinois intern reporter Ben Orner will forever have a legacy of starting the weekly CNI news quiz! His last day with us was Friday, so this is his last quiz. That's our way of... Read more
Another 74,000 file first-time unemployment claims in Illinois Another 74,000 file first-time unemployment claims in Illinois Thursday, May 7, 2020 Another 3.2 million Americans filed for unemployment during the week ending May 2, including more than 74,476 Illinoisans. Read more
House Republicans slam Pritzker’s reopening plan House Republicans slam Pritzker’s reopening plan Wednesday, May 6, 2020 Republican members of the Illinois House of Representatives on Wednesday criticized Gov. JB Pritzker’s multi-phase plan to reopen Illinois by region, saying it does not act quickly enough to... Read more
Illinois to loosen election rules for independents, third-party candidates Illinois to loosen election rules for independents, third-party candidates Tuesday, April 21, 2020 Illinois ballot eligibility requirements will be loosened for third-party candidates affected this election cycle by state efforts to combat the novel coronavirus pandemic. Read more
Is this a good Friday to take a quiz? You bet it is! Is this a good Friday to take a quiz? You bet it is! Friday, April 10, 2020 Test your knowledge of Illinois government news with the Capitol News Illinois news quiz! (10 questions: 5 state gov't/politics, 1 Chicago, 1 downstate, 1 sports, 1 geography, 1 trivia) Read more