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2019 Year in Review
Newly-elected Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker dominated Statehouse news in Illinois during 2019, but federal corruption probes involving several sittin…
6 years, 9 months ago
llinois Supreme Court Chief Justice Anne Burke
Capitol News Illinois reporter Rebecca Anzel talks with the new chief justice of the Illinois Supreme Court, Anne Burke, about her legal career, goal…
6 years, 10 months ago
Veto Session Roundup
A roundup of the final week of the 2019 veto session in Illinois. Pension fund consolidation, ethics reform, a failed effort to pave the way for a Ch…
6 years, 10 months ago
Previewing Week 2 of Veto Session
Lawmakers return to the Statehouse on Nov. 12 for the final three days of the veto session. Peter Hancock and Rebecca Anzel preview what's ahead.
6 years, 11 months ago
Justice Lloyd Karmeier Reflects on His Career
Illinois Supreme Court Justice Lloyd Karmeier sits down with Capitol News Illinois' Rebecca Anzel for a one-on-one interview to discuss the court, ch…
6 years, 11 months ago
Veto Session Week 1 Recap
Capitol News Illinois' Jerry Nowicki talks with Sam Dunklau of NPR Illinois about the happenings of the first week of veto session, including the arr…
6 years, 11 months ago
Veto Session Preview
A pension consolidation proposal, some cleanup to legislation legalizing adult use recreational marijuana, and a bill to ban flavored tobacco and vap…
6 years, 11 months ago
Election Security 2020
The Illinois election system was the target of Russian hackers in 2016. Can that happen again in 2020? Matt Dietrich, spokesman for the Illinois Stat…
6 years, 11 months ago
Sandoval Probe, death penalty and insulin costs
The federal probe into Sen. Martin Sandoval heats up with the release of unredacted copies of the federal search warrant that was executed last month…
6 years, 11 months ago
Sandoval, Sterigenics and Paid College Athletes
Amid an FBI probe, Gov. J.B. Pritzker calls on a state senator to step down as chairman of the Transportation Committee; Sterigenics says it will not…
7 years ago