The parents of a 10-year-old girl who allegedly was assaulted repeatedly by a 14-year-old student in the Taylorville School District have filed a federal lawsuit against the school district and the school bus company. The lawsuit, filed by a Chicago law firm, contains five counts against the Taylorville School District and Durham School Services, including […]
Jade Aubrey, Capitol News Illinois
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State highway cameras could be used to investigate human trafficking
A bill passed in this year’s legislative session would rewrite the definition of a “forcible felony” to allow Illinois State Police to use images obtained from automatic license plate readers in cases involving human trafficking and involuntary servitude. Automatic license plate readers are cameras that capture images of vehicle license plates. After obtaining pictures captured […]
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Pritzker signs order to protect personal autism data in response to federal action
Gov. JB Pritzker issued an executive order May 7 that bars state agencies from collecting and disclosing data about autism to the federal government unless it’s medically or legally necessary. The order was in response to a move by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services earlier Wednesday to research and create a national […]
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Driver of deadly crash at after-school camp is a former State Police employee
The driver of a vehicle involved in a deadly crash Monday at an after-school program formerly worked for the Illinois State Police, the agency investigating the crash. The ISP identified the driver as Marianne Akers, 44, of Chatham. She worked at the ISP from June 2006 to August 2018, an ISP spokesman confirmed Tuesday. The […]
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Republican bills aim to assist Illinois in its battle against fentanyl
Illinois Republican senators have filed bills that would combat the state’s fentanyl crisis and further punish major possessors of the drug. One bill would reclassify a fentanyl overdose as a “poison,” while another would consider major fentanyl possessors a threat to public safety. According to the Illinois Department of Public Health, Illinois experienced 3,261 fatal opioid-related […]
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As federal deadline approaches, Illinois Secretary of State urges residents to “Get Real”
With a deadline approaching for U.S. citizens to obtain Real IDs, Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias is urging Illinois residents to “Get Real.” Real ID is a federally-standardized identification card that requires stricter proof of identity to obtain than the regular state driver’s licenses or ID cards. All Drivers Services facilities in Illinois are issuing […]
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Second ‘50501’ protest held outside Illinois Capitol
A second protest against the Trump administration took place in front of the Illinois Capitol Monday, less than two weeks after the first such protest was held. The protest was part of the “50501 movement,” which calls for 50 protests in 50 states on one day. This is the same entity that put together a […]
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Protestors gather outside Illinois Capitol, call for Trump’s impeachment
Hundreds of protesters gathered in front of the Illinois State Capitol Wednesday to protest President Donald Trump’s administration and Elon Musk. The group stood in the rain holding signs and chanting phrases like “dump Trump, deport Elon” and “no Trump, no KKK, no fascist USA.” The protest was announced in an Instagram post last week as […]
