9+ hour, 30+ min ago  (917+ words) SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - The Illinois Senate voted overwhelmingly on Thursday to advance a bill that would regulate how large artificial intelligence model developers handle transparency and catastrophic risk. Senate Bill 315 is part of an eight-bill package and is modeled…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (1060+ words) CHICAGO, Ill. (CNI) - Inside a factory on Chicago's North Side, the smell of simmering soybeans drifts through the air. On a typical day, "I use about 4, 000 pounds of dry beans," Jenny Yang said. She and her team grind, cook and press…...

5+ day, 12+ hour ago  (642+ words) SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois) " Illinois lawmakers are considering legislation that a major gun rights organization says would effectively ban one of the nation's most popular types of firearms. The House Gun Violence Prevention Committee voted 9-5 along party lines on Wednesday…...

1+ mon, 20+ hour ago  (834+ words) ILLINOIS (CNI) - Ahead of an estimated 150, 000 Illinois households losing access to federal food assistance on May 1, Illinois launched two websites aimed at providing work, training and volunteer hours to those households. Job Ready IL collects training programs and employment opportunities,…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (102+ words) DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) - KWQC is bringing home hardware from the Iowa and Illinois Broadcaster News Association award events Saturday. In Iowa KWQC was awarded: In Illinois KWQC was awarded: IBNA (Iowa) is a non-profit corporation of radio and TV news…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago  (872+ words) CHICAGO " Over 1. 7 million Illinois adults will be eligible to have their nonviolent criminal records automatically sealed after Gov. JB Pritzker on Friday signed the long-debated "Clean Slate" Act. House Bill 1836 will require law enforcement agencies and circuit clerks to begin…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (780+ words) SPRINGFIELD " Gov. JB Pritzker and Democrats have added a new abortion access measure to their agenda that would allow people with limited or no insurance to get financial assistance for abortion care in Illinois. House Bill 5408 would take advantage of…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (295+ words) INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (KWQC) - Illinois will face UConn in the Final Four on Saturday at Lucas Oil Stadium, a rematch of their Elite Eight meeting two years ago. The teams also met in November, but both have changed significantly since then....

2+ mon, 16+ hour ago  (1148+ words) SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois) " With gas prices surging to a national average of just under $4 per gallon due to the U. S. bombing of Iran, a yearslong policy standoff over ethanol-blended fuel threatens to push prices even higher in Illinois for a…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (475+ words) Capitol News Illinois has launched its revamped 2026 Election Guide to coincide with the opening of early voting throughout much of the state. The guide has a rundown of key dates, information on how to register and vote early, and a…...