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Despite BUILD's failure, housing advocates celebrate legislative wins
1+ hour, 38+ min ago (1383+ words) by Marisa Guerra Echeverria and Medill Illinois News Bureau, Capitol News Illinois June 12, 2026 CHICAGO " After months of negotiations in the spring legislative session resulted in no final action on Gov. JB Pritzker's flagship housing proposal, housing advocates are celebrating a…...
ISBE zeroes in on improving math education in Illinois
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (841+ words) by Peter Hancock, Capitol News Illinois June 11, 2026 SPRINGFIELD " The Illinois State Board of Education formally adopted a plan Wednesday aimed at improving math instruction and boosting student math scores throughout the state. The Illinois Comprehensive Numeracy Plan is described as…...
Red Cross Issues Urgent Call for Blood Donors as Supply Drops Ahead of Summer Surge
1+ week, 6+ day ago (208+ words) The American Red Cross is issuing an urgent appeal for blood and platelet donors after a sharp decline in scheduled donations. The Red Cross reports that about 90% of donations come from scheduled appointments, which have declined significantly in recent weeks....
Supreme Court's Callais Ruling & the 2026 Gerrymandering Wave
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (721+ words) Gerrymandering is the practice of drawing voting district lines to give one party or group an electoral advantage that is out of proportion to its actual share of support. In modern U. S. politics, it most often refers to partisan map-drawing for…...
Pritzker executive order bars state employees from using insider info in prediction markets
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (486+ words) by Maggie Dougherty, Capitol News Illinois April 21, 2026 CHICAGO " Gov. JB Pritzker signed an executive order Tuesday barring state employees from using insider information to place bets on prediction markets like Polymarket and Kalshi. The apps, which allow users to bet…...
Letter to the Editor: Wrong direction
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (255+ words) SJO Daily We teach our kids from an early age that if you don't have anything nice to say, please don't say anything. We all heard our US president's comment on the death of Robert Mueller "Good, I'm glad he's…...
St. Joseph Board to Consider Contract for Interim Public Works Leader
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (214+ words) Village of St. Joseph trustees will consider an agreement on March 24 that would bring in a privately employed interim public works director through an employee-leasing arrangement with MGT Impact Solutions, LLC. The proposed contract would put the interim director under the…...
Lawyers say D. C. court's decision striking down large-capacity magazine ban should be applied to Illinois
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (609+ words) by Peter Hancock, Capitol News Illinois March 19, 2026 SPRINGFIELD " A recent decision from a local appellate court in Washington, D. C. , striking down a ban on large-capacity magazines could have an impact on a pending case challenging a similar ban in Illinois. In…...