Nika Schoonover
ReporterNika Schoonover is a reporter at Capitol News Illinois, based in Springfield. Email: nschoonover@capitolnewsillinois.com. Nika previously worked at NPR Illinois before entering the UIS Public Affairs Reporting program.
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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Former federal judge was nearly unanimously approved for a full five-year term in spring session -
Measure pushed to fall as lawmakers, advocates disagree about delta-8 regulation -
Cannabis regulation, elections, biometric privacy, ethics measures all filed Friday -
The complaint asserts the plaintiffs should have a constitutional right to carry guns on public transportation and is asking for the law to be overturned as well as receive compensation for the costs of moving forward with the lawsuit. -
Dominic Watson can describe his latest community initiative as executive director of The Springfield Project with just one word: access. Watson, who also serves as president of the Springfield Black Chamber of Commerce, has long envisioned an innovation hub meant to foster minority entrepreneurs. Next month, that vision is finally coming to fruition when Community Access Project (CAP) 1908 is fully up and running in downtown Springfield. -
In a first-of-its-kind hire last month, the Illinois State Museum added a director of tribal relations – a pioneering role in the institution’s 145-year-history. Heather Miller will be responsible for building and repairing relationships between the Springfield-based museum and Native American tribes with historical ties to the state, specifically when it comes to how the state has handled native artifacts and remains. -
