Nika Schoonover
JournalistNika Schoonover is a reporter at Capitol News Illinois, based in Springfield. Email: nschoonover@capitolnewsillinois.com
Capitol News Illinois is a nonprofit, nonpartisan news service covering state government. It is distributed to more than 400 newspapers statewide, as well as hundreds of radio and TV stations. It is funded primarily by the Illinois Press Foundation and the Robert R. McCormick Foundation.
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Governor’s Mansion hosts Annual Manufacturers’ Association event
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State museum has 2nd largest collection of unrepatriated remains, per news investigation
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Would cost state $35 million annually for 10 years
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2014 regulation subjected them to lower level of scrutiny for passenger safety
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Governor advises pharmacies against ‘capitulating’ to ‘threats’ by Republican AGs
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Measure would extend recently signed law retroactively for all individuals sentenced while under 21
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Would protect against intentional publishing of addresses, social security numbers, more
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Grant program targets vacancies in 170 school districts accounting for 80% of vacancies
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Highest-ever balance slated to exceed $1.9 billion by end of fiscal year
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Group to consider cannabis oversight commission, other industry reforms