Meisel: ‘Protect the boss’ or faulty memory: ex-Madigan aide’s grand jury testimony scrutinized
Tim Mapes’ perjury and obstruction of justice trial begins with opening statements By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois hmeisel@capitolnewsillinois.com CHICAGO – Taking occasional notes – a habit hard-wired after more than 25 years as Illinois House Speaker
Illinois Department of Public Health announces it’s offering myriad of health and public safety services at 2023 state fair
The Illinois Department of Public Health will provide a variety of health and public services during the State Fair. IDHP will offer free immunizations, physicals, and dental exams for school-aged children – regardless of their insurance status. The
Ohio referendum jolts marquee Senate race
Drew Angerer/Getty Images (SANDUSKY, Ohio) — Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose put Ohio’s Issue 1, a measure that could have ultimately hindered statewide attempts at protecting abortion access, at the center of his recently announced campaign
SCOTUS pauses Purdue Pharma bankruptcy plan over whether it can shield founders from opioid liability
Pavlo Gonchar/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday temporarily blocked Purdue Pharma’s plan to emerge from bankruptcy that shielded the founding Sackler families from liability in the nation’s opioid epidemic. The
The perfect storm of weather conditions that led to the devastating wildfires in Maui
NOAA (NEW YORK) — A perfect storm of weather conditions led to the massive inferno that has killed dozens of people in Maui and caused widespread destruction on an island best known as paradise. The fires, which
Thursday marks one year anniversary of U.S. Pact Act
Today marks the one-year anniversary of President Biden’s signing of the PACT Act. The legislation expands disability benefits and healthcare coverage for veterans, particularly those who were exposed to toxic burn pits while serving overseas after the
Political jockeying follows presidential candidates to the annual Iowa State Fair
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images, FILE (DES MOINES, Iowa) — Grilling pork chops, chowing down on corn dogs, visiting the famous “Butter Cow” dairy sculpture: these festivities and more await the 2024 presidential candidates starting Thursday at the Iowa
Ohio's abortion-related ballot vote: Takeaways and political fallout
ilbusca/Getty Images (COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Republicans suffered their latest electoral setback on a vote related to abortion, this time over a referendum in Ohio on Tuesday, leaving party operatives who spoke with ABC News saying the same
Who are the detained American citizens released from prison in Iran?
Neda Sharghi via Twitter (WASHINGTON) — Five American citizens considered to be unjustly detained have all been moved into house arrest in Iran after previously being imprisoned there, U.S. officials said Thursday. Four of the five were
Changes coming to troubled Illinois facility, but some say it’s not enough
(The Center Square) – Changes are being made at a state-run mental health facility, but some question if it will be enough to right the wrongs of multiple years of abuse. The Office of Inspector General for