Replacing Mendoza: Candidates vie to be state’s first new comptroller in a decade
The comptroller candidates talk to Capitol News Illinois.
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Carbondale educator accused of exploiting young girl in violent online ‘cult’
He encouraged the girl to send sexually explicit videos of herself, as well as videos of her cutting herself.
Pritzker signs legislation for energy bill transparency, utility discount program
The new laws mandate line-by-line reporting of all bill charges and raise the threshold on energy assistance to include more ...
IDOC worker pleads guilty to padding the payroll of her correctional officer husband
Maggi Tudor, 34, who worked as an account technician at the Pinckneyville Correctional Center, pleaded guilty to two counts of ...
Southern Illinois man convicted in federal case involving 3D-printed guns
State and federal authorities across the country have struggled to regulate 3D-printed firearms.
Mentally ill man restrained in chair for 3 days settles case in Williamson County
A man settled his civil rights case with Williamson County for $27,500 after he was restrained in a chair for ...
Comptroller candidates spar over taxes, experience in candidate forum
Five Democrats are running to replace Comptroller Susana Mendoza in Illinois.
State official: renewable investments ‘best thing’ to lower energy costs
Illinois lawmakers are gearing up to address several energy-related issues during their spring legislative session.
Judge closes Franklin County Juvenile Detention Center after ‘facility in crisis’ fails to meet new state standards
The facility closed abruptly on December 31. The judge who moved to close the facility said staffing shortages made it ...
After Pritzker’s budget address, lawmakers jockey for their own spending priorities
Even factoring in the possibility of a “mild recession” this year, the proposed budget Gov. JB Pritzker laid out on ...
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