Jerry Nowicki
Bureau ChiefJerry Nowicki is bureau chief of Capitol News Illinois and has been with the organization since its inception in 2019.
Before joining CNI, Nowicki spent two years on Illinois Senate staff as a legislative aide to state Sen. Steve Landek. Prior to that, he was editor of the LeRoy Farmer City Press, which won the 2015 David B. Kramer Memorial Trophy for Illinois’ best small weekly newspaper.
Complementing his Statehouse and reporting experience, Nowicki has lived in a variety of Illinois communities. He grew up in Evergreen Park, a southwest suburb of Chicago, and has lived for a time in each of New Lenox, Bloomington, Champaign and LeRoy. He currently resides in Springfield.
He has a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Illinois State University and obtained his master’s degree in communication from Purdue University in May 2019.
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Gov. JB Pritzker on Friday signed into law a measure that will allow for the limited development of new nuclear power generation technology in the state. -
Courts will see longer detention hearings, new parameters for jailing accused defenders -
Pritzker calls Illinois a ‘beacon for national success’ when it comes to 2024 elections. -
In 4-3 decision, justices say state constitution was not violated -
3 downstate companies have signed contracts to receive tax credits, create and maintain jobs -
Revenues – excluding federal stimulus funds – outperformed estimates by $12B over past 2 years -
Expiring temporary tax relief measures were aimed at curbing inflation -
Activists accuse governor of ‘aligning himself with anti-immigrant Republicans’ -
Reporters receive behind-the-scenes tour of $300 million renovation project -
Republican joins all Illinois’ former governors except Blagojevich
