House committee advances bills adding e-cigarettes, sexting risks to school curriculum
Two bills that would add the risks of e-cigarette use and sexting to public school curriculum will head to the...
Intern ReporterBen Orner was the University of Illinois Public Affairs Reporting program intern for Capitol News Illinois from January until June 2020. Each year, CNI takes at least one intern from the program, working with them to supplement our state government coverage as they earn a master’s degree from UIS.
Two bills that would add the risks of e-cigarette use and sexting to public school curriculum will head to the...
In an effort to tackle the growing problem of plastic pollution, a group of state lawmakers from both legislative chambers...
A bipartisan coalition of state lawmakers and advocacy groups announced an effort in both chambers Thursday to overhaul the way...
Illinois U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin is accusing the U.S. Department of Agriculture of playing favorites with trade war aid payments...
Soybean farmers in Illinois cannot catch a break. After a promising trade deal with China last month gave farmers hope...
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul and two other state attorneys general filed a lawsuit in federal court Thursday to ensure...
If a bill in the Illinois Senate becomes law, carnivals would no longer be allowed to award live animals such...
The luxury helicopter that crashed Sunday morning in California, killing all nine people on board including former NBA star Kobe...
Two Illinois school districts defended their actions against an elementary school teacher and a restoration company before the Illinois Supreme...
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker assumed a ceremonial position Sunday as senators chose a new president. The governor, a Democrat, presided...