Capitol Cast

Capitol Cast: 'The Madigan Enterprise'

The Capitol News Illinois team discusses Gov. JB Pritzker's budget address, including some of the history behind the budget impasse ...

The Better Government Association's Bryan Zarou and University of Illinois political science professor Brian Gaines talk with Peter Hancock about ...

Peter Hancock and Jerry Nowicki discuss Gov. JB Pritzker's trip to the U.N. climate conference, an Illinois Supreme Court case ...

Peter Hancock and Jerry Nowicki discuss passage of new congressional district maps and other legislation during the recently-completed fall veto ...

The Illinois Senate was back in the Statehouse and passed some significant legislation while the House continued to hold remote ...

On the anniversary of Gov. JB Pritzker's statewide disaster declaration, the Capitol News Illinois team discusses how the pandemic has ...

The CNI news team discusses the election of a new Democratic Party state chairwoman, the state's staggering pension debt, pushes ...

A new survey of Illinois school districts shows a large and persistent teacher shortage that is getting worse in many ...

Gov. JB Pritzker delivered his third budget address since taking office and longtime Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan resigned from ...