Ben Szalinski
Ben joined CNI in November 2024 as a Statehouse reporter covering the General Assembly from Springfield and other events happening around state government. He previously covered Illinois government for The Daily Line following time in McHenry County with the Northwest Herald. Ben is also a graduate of the University of Illinois Springfield PAR program. He is a lifelong Illinois resident and is originally from Mundelein.
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Nearly 2M Illinoisans could lose benefits as federal shutdown continues -
NTSB investigating crash in Montana; cause of the accident not yet released -
Split vote creates confusion as board postpones action for another month -
Pritzker is one of the wealthiest elected officials in American history -
Pritzker signed bill eliminating statewide tax, allowing local governments to create their own -
State spending likely to increase significantly in coming years as Medicaid, SNAP requirements set in -
Lower courts denied downstate congressman’s lawsuit challenging Illinois mail-in voting law -
Chicago-area transit agencies face funding shortfall beginning in mid-2026 -
New political action committee led by Pritzker ally backs Stratton -
Bailey was 2022 GOP nominee who called city a ‘hellhole,’ lost to Pritzker by 13 points
