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Olivia Luesing/Southern Illinois SourceBJC HealthCare announced in October that it is dropping its participation at the end of this year in the Medicare Advantage plans offered by insurers Aetna and Anthem. That includes TRAIL, the state of Illinois’ Aetna-administered Medicare Advantage health insurance program for eligible state, teacher and community college retirees. -
file photo/Capitol News IllinoisIncumbent Gov. JB Pritzker has leaned into his business background during his nearly eight years in office while flexing the levers of government to incentivize companies to relocate to or expand their footprint in Illinois.Republican nominee Darren Bailey, on the other hand, favors a laissez-faire approach focusing on less state spending and lower tax rates.
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Soybean processing plants have a documented history of explosions because of leaked Hexane, a flammable substance. ADM itself identified in 1997 a scenario similar to what preceded an explosion in September 2023. -
Consumer and environmental groups carried over 10,000 public comments through the streets of Chicago on Thursday before hand delivering them to the Illinois Commerce Commission. -
A Sangamon County judge found Department of Children and Family Services Director Heidi Mueller in contempt of court for failing to comply with his June order to produce records and pay court mandated fees. -
The McLean County Sheriff’s Office said U.S. Marshals arrested Mary Hammel, 40, in Tazewell County on Tuesday on a preliminary charge of drug-induced homicide. -
Democratic Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton and former Illinois Republican Party Chair Don Tracy aren’t the only candidates on the ballot for U.S. Senate in Illinois. Whitfield Harrington, a Chicago pastor and former financial services professional, is offering voters an option outside the two established parties. -
Pritzker is taking out $40 million from his vast personal wealth to boost candidates in contentious races — and building coalitions with Democrats across the country, including in 2028 early primary states. “It’s a terrific strategy,” says former presidential candidate Howard Dean. -
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Judge Jason Chambers sentenced Tomiyale Anderson, 23, of Hampton, Georgia to life in prison after the 2022 shooting at a Bloomington house party. -
The 1938 radio drama caused confusion, frightened some and launched the career of Orson Welles. -
Bailey making final tour through Illinois, imploring voters to show up
