SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (NEXSTAR) — Illinois still has a ban on new construction of large scale nuclear reactors, but there is a push to change that.
The state’s energy demands are increasing with more investments in data centers, AI and other new technologies. Nuclear is seen as a way to increase the state’s energy production while also transitioning from coal and natural gas.
Tony McCombie should consider taking a page from the Sean Casten playbook.
Casten, a Downers Grove Democrat who represents Illinois’ Sixth Congressional District, is hosting a town hall session April 12 in Dixon. That city is in the 16th Congressional District, represented by Peoria Republican Darin LaHood. Casten plans similar events in the 12th and 15th districts, served respectively by Reps.
SPRINGFIELD — Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton has completed five marathons and is a seven-time triathlete. But when she first took up distance running at age 40, she couldn’t even run a mile.
So she challenged herself.
“And when I started running with the running group and I started training for triathlons, they would say, ‘if you could do this, you can do the next one.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (NEXSTAR) — President Donald Trump signed an executive order that calls on federal agencies to require proof of citizenship to register to vote.
It’s an even stronger attempt to increase the burden on voters than many of the Voter ID laws that exist across the country.
By Devese “Dee” Ursery
FanDuel Sportsbook and Horse Racing, formerly Fairmount Park, is bringing a casino to the race tracks.
Accel Entertainment, the new owners of FanDuel, will be introducing a temporary casino with an opening date planned for early May.
The temporary casino will house a healthy mix of games, including some of the newer slot machine themes and some of the most exciting games that are on the market, according to the Senior Vice President of US.
SPRINGFIELD — Argo Community High School sophomore Luciana Deir wants to go into construction after she graduates. Her classmate, Angelica Turza, wants to work in advertising and graphic design.
To get themselves on those paths, earlier this school year they tried to enroll in career and technical education, or CTE, classes at their school in Chicago’s southwest suburbs, even if it meant skipping lunch to fit these courses into their schedules.
Muslim students who eat halal usually only have a few options in the school cafeteria line once they’ve passed the hamburgers, chicken nuggets and deli sandwiches: a slice of cheese pizza, maybe a salad, fruit, yogurt, a carton of milk.
“Just not a lot of healthy, filling choices to pick from,” said Khadija Basith, whose children attend Forest Glen Elementary School in Glen Ellyn.
Poor U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin — the vultures are circling.
For starters, there’s Father Time. Still undefeated, this ravenous super senior is swinging his scythe closer and closer to the octogenarian Democrat from Springfield.
Then, there are the virulently anti-Trump Democrats who remain enraged that Durbin, following the lead of Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, recently voted in favor of a Republican budget bill that averted a federal government shutdown.
The union’s Big Bargaining Team voted in favor of the deal with the Chicago Public Schools, which now must be voted upon by the CTU House of Delegates. Jermont Terry reports.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — A bill by Illinois House Democrats have three major goals. One, ban expulsions from kindergarten through second grade. Two, require superintendent approval for K-2 suspensions. Three, report annual discipline data to Illinois State Board of Education.
Most of the pushback comes from the first two proposals. Some school groups oppose the new plan, but advocate for the bill State Rep.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — Illinois legislative leaders are worried that the Trump administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court to terminate over $600 million in teacher training grants. Higher education leaders told reporters in Chicago Monday that this is yet another hit to diversity initiatives at public universities.
FILE – President Donald Trump speaks at the National Prayer Breakfast at the Capitol in Washington, Feb.
COLLINSVILLE, Ill. (First Alert 4) – Fairmount Park is adding a casino, making it the first racino in Illinois.
The venue will have 271 slot machines, including 40 premium games. The casino’s temporary placement in the grandstand is Phase 1 of a broader redevelopment effort, with the full-size casino coming in Phase 2.
“Soon, folks will be able to come in and enjoy the casino as well as racing here at the track,” said Vince Gabbert, Sr.
RTA Chairman Kirk Dillard joins WGN-TV Political Report to talk about the impending transit fiscal cliff and reform efforts in Springfield.
A state lawmaker is sounding the alarm on cuts to colleges and universities across Illinois.
<p>Bally’s has received another credit downgrade from a key Wall Street ratings agency, dealing the latest tough card to the corporation behind Chicago’s casino.</p><p>Fitch Ratings cited “execution risk in the development of the Chicago projects" along with high debt and other issues for the Rhode Island-based gaming company while lowering their rating from B to B- in a decision announced Friday.</p><p>Fitch
President Donald Trump has not yet completed 100 days in office, but for Democratic governors, the shadow primary for 2028 is underway as they test messages and search for ways to flip the script from the defeatism of their party in Congress.
Into this fray has stepped Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, the progressive billionaire pitching his potent combination of working-class issues, sharp business sense and reputation as a good-natured brawler.
In the past we’ve talked about efforts to bring more carbon sequestration to Central Illinois, as the region is naturally capable of storing carbon captured from the atmosphere. But some of those efforts fall within the range of the Mahomet Aquifer. The water source is used by 800,000 people for drinking, industrial and commercial use.
Lawyers for convicted former House Speaker Michael Madigan are arguing for a new trial in his corruption case, saying prosecutors failed to prove the then-powerful Democrat knew about a scheme by ComEd to pay off his associates and alleging a series of mistakes by the trial judge.
The 73-page motion filed Friday alleged those errors tainted the jury with highly prejudicial evidence, and asked U.S.
Thomas Hardy was a writer and editor for the Tribune, including 10 years as the paper’s top political reporter and a Sunday columnist, before leaving journalism to work as a press secretary for then-Gov. Jim Edgar and then spending 18 years overseeing public affairs for the University of Illinois System.
“He was the epitome of what you would hope a political writer would be,” said Edgar, who hired Hardy from the Tribune in 1997.
