Meisel: House approves framework allowing legislative staff to unionize
Bill faces uncertain future in Senate By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois news@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – Democrats in the Illinois House on Wednesday approved a measure to allow certain legislative staffers to unionize, following in the recent footsteps
Converting parking lots to homeless encampments brings mixed results
(The Center Square) – As municipalities across the United States consider acquiring and converting parking lots into homeless encampments with social services, some oppose the programs, citing high costs and poor safety, while others promote them as
St. John’s Breadline’s Souper Friday fundraiser to feature three different favorites
Springfield’s St. John’s Breadline will be serving made-from-scratch soups on Friday afternoon at the Catholic Pastoral Center. The Center is located at 1615 W. Washington Street, and the event will last 4:00 to 6:00 p.m., or until
Antisemitism is on the rise once more amid ongoing Israel-Hamas war, experts say
Stephanie Keith/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Officials have repeatedly sounded the alarm on the rise of antisemitism in recent years, and the ongoing war in the Middle East between Israel and the terrorist group Hamas appears to
Report: Illinois’ neighbors have better ‘Business Tax Climate’
(The Center Square) – Illinois’ business tax climate lags behind the rest of the nation, including its neighbors, a new report shows. Illinois is ranked 37th for its State Business Tax Climate. The numbers from the Tax
New Mexico 'downwinders' fight for aid after Manhattan Project amid community's cancer concerns
ABC News (TULAROSA, N.M.) — The Trinity Test, the detonation of the first atomic bomb in 1945, was a technical success — the gadget, as it was codenamed, generated 18 kilotons of force, and the explosion set
Illinois quick hits: Johnson travels to DC; OSHA fines Illinois manufacturer
Johnson travels to DC Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson traveled to Washington D.C. Thursday to ask for help with the city’s migrant crisis. Thousands of migrants are awaiting shelter and city officials said they are overwhelmed. Last week,
Biden administration calls for multiple 'pauses' in Israel-Hamas conflict
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — White House national security spokesperson John Kirby on Thursday said that Israel agreed to a temporary pause in the fighting in order for two American hostages to be safely freed last month
Nancy Pelosi slams potential 3rd-party group in 2024, and more campaign takeaways
Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Nancy Pelosi is pushing back on No Labels — “perilous,” she calls it, earning some pushback of her own — as South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott echoed some of the election fraud
Trump team defends his eligibility for office in historic hearings about 14th Amendment, Jan. 6
Ethan Miller/Getty Images, FILE (DENVER) — After two and a half days of testimony about how former President Donald Trump allegedly played a key role in the violence on Jan. 6 and how that should disqualify him