Jerry Nowicki
Bureau Chief for Capitol News IllinoisJerry 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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No ‘slated’ GOP candidates will be kept off ballot after rulings from Supreme Court, elections boardKennedy to remain on Illinois presidential ballot, 2 third-party candidates removed -
Organized labor has been everywhere at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago this week, from the main stage to the Illinois delegation’s morning breakfast gatherings. -
Party chair, national committee representatives all stepping down -
Lawmakers wrapped up the spring session this week, sending a new budget to the governor. -
With governor’s $1.1 billion plan in question, General Assembly considers its options -
But admin’s letter to agency directors serves parallel purpose of warning lawmakers -
Noncitizen health care cost estimates have continued to decline since Pritzker capped enrollment -
Corporate operating losses, sportsbooks profits among subjects of tax changes -
Another measure would prohibit small single-use plastic bottles at hotels. -
Gov. J.B. Pritzker unveiled his nearly $53 billion budget this week. But not everyone is on board.
