Attorney General Pam Bondi issued an unprecedented order Thursday evening appointing Drug Enforcement Administration chief Terrence Cole as the District’s “emergency police commissioner,” stripping local control over the Metropolitan Police Department and rescinding sanctuary city protections. The legality of Bondi’s action now poses a separate constitutional question. In Order No. […]
The Mahomet Music Festival is set to bring the heart of downtown Mahomet to life on August 22 and 23 delivering a weekend packed with live music, local flavor, and family-friendly fun. The festival, a long-standing tradition in the community, takes over Main Street and draws attendees from across Illinois […]
The Trump administration has released the annual State Department human rights report. The document has been scaled back to just one-tenth the length of its 2023 predecessor. The report eliminates entire sections on abuses against women and LGBTQ people while softening criticism of nations aligned with the Trump administration. According […]
The U.S. Producer Price Index (PPI) experienced its largest monthly increase in three years during July, rising 0.9% compared to the previous month. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Thursday that this jump far exceeded economists’ expectations of just 0.2% growth, while the annual inflation rate at the wholesale level […]
by Ben Szalinski, Capitol News Illinois August 14, 2025 Article Summary Ted Dabrowski, the president of a conservative public policy research organization, said he plans to announce his campaign for governor. Dabrowski joins DuPage County Sheriff James Mendrick in the Republican primary for governor. Former Illinois GOP Chair Don Tracy […]
by Ben Szalinski, Capitol News Illinois August 13, 2025 Article Summary JB Pritzker and Illinois Democrats say they’ve delivered for middle class residents and that’s the blueprint their party should follow in 2026. Democratic candidates for Illinois Senate disagree whether it’s right to receive contributions from corporations as they seek […]
A federal appeals court ruled Wednesday that the government can continue withholding billions of dollars in foreign aid funding that Congress had appropriated for fiscal year 2024. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit voted 2-1 to overturn a district court injunction that had required the State Department and U.S. Agency […]
by Peter Hancock and Ben Szalinski, Capitol News Illinois August 12, 2025 Article Summary U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries made a stop in Springfield one day before keynoting a breakfast with Illinois Democrats. Jeffries, Sen. Dick Durbin, Rep. Nikki Budzinski and Sen. Tammy Duckworth visited Springfield groups to gather […]
by Peter Hancock, Capitol News Illinois August 12, 2025 Article Summary Illinois has long had some of the most rigorous proficiency standards in the nation for student performance. The Illinois State Board of Education is seeking to bring them closer to other states, which will boost proficiency scores in the […]
The U.S. government’s gross national debt has crossed the $37 trillion threshold for the first time in American history. The Treasury Department’s latest daily financial report confirmed this historic high on August 12, revealing that the debt reached $37,004,817,625,842.56. This moment arrives years ahead of pre-pandemic projections, as the Congressional […]
