Danny Connolly

friendly neighborhood journalist-man | Capitol MMJ @WCIA3 | @SIUC ‘21 @UISPAR ‘22 | Former: @RiverRegionNews on @WSIUTV & @dailyegyptian | he/him 🏳️‍🌈

[Marching Illini @MarchingIllini]

BIG NEWS 👀

The Marching Illini will be participating in the 100th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York in 2026 🎉

This will be the second appearance in the parade for MI, with the first being in 2015!

#marchingillini | #band158 | #altogetherextraordinary

[Brenden Moore @brendenmoore13]

.@GovPritzker: "Moments ago, the Illinois National Guard received word that the Department of Homeland Security has sent a memo to the Department of War seeking the deployment of 100 military troops to Illinois, claiming a need for the protection of ICE personnel and facilities."

[WCIA @WCIA3]

Former Illinois Governor Jim Edgar has died at the age of 79. On Sunday, leaders all across Illinois remembered Edgar as a leader and as a public servant. https://t.co/bOsz0b9AVk

[WCIA @WCIA3]

BREAKING NEWS: Two years after a Springfield woman’s murder, her ex-boyfriend wanted for the crime has been caught.
https://t.co/LTn8T7GY3u

[WCIA @WCIA3]

Governor JB Pritzker signed Sonya Massey’s law Tuesday afternoon, requiring more transparency when hiring at Illinois law enforcement agencies.
https://t.co/xjLDZrCU5T

[WCIA @WCIA3]

Illinois police officers are now required to have more training to respond to sexual abuse and sexual assault cases, thanks to a new law signed on Friday.
https://t.co/znclSLtYTA

[CBS Evening News with Tony Dokoupil @CBSEveningNews]

BREAKING: Brett Hankison, a former Kentucky police officer convicted in the Breonna Taylor case, has been sentenced to 33 months in prison. https://t.co/VvAe6Dv3SJ

[Mary Ann Ahern @MaryAnnAhernNBC]

Announcement: ⁦@ILComptroller⁩ will NOT run for re-election
Might she officially run for #ChicagoMayor27

[SCOTUSblog @SCOTUSblog]

NEW: In Trump v. CASA, a case about the universal injunctions putting the president's order on birthright citizenship on hold nationwide, the Supreme Court grants the government's applications to partially stay the injunctions from district courts.

[WGN TV News @WGNNews]

BREAKING: Former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan has been sentenced to 90 months in prison and will receive a $2.5 million fine.

Latest here: https://t.co/8lKjJAtL2x

[Brenden Moore @brendenmoore13]

Get your control+f ready... the 3,363-page appropriations bill has been filed. This is the first of a handful of bills that will comprise the Illinois state budget package for FY26: https://t.co/33LthcIKCW

[Jon Seidel @SeidelContent]

#BREAKING Federal prosecutors ask a judge to sentence ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan to 12.5 years in prison

[SCOTUSblog @SCOTUSblog]

BREAKING: The Supreme Court affirms the Oklahoma Supreme Court's decision to block a religious public charter school.

[Cole Henke @cole_Henke]

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem used Emma Shafer's memory and even her old home to attack protections for the immigrant community in Illinois.

This statement from Shafer's mother makes it clear. They never gave consent for this, and they want it to end.

[Jacob Dickey | Meteorologist @jacobdickeywx]

NEW THIS MORNING: Kevin Haarman, the Superintendent of Neoga Schools, sent me this security footage of the tornado as it hit the school district. There are four different angles he shared showing the tornado racing through. It was rated an EF2. @WCIA3 @NWSLincolnIL

[WGN TV News @WGNNews]

#BREAKING Man accused in Highland Park July 4 parade shooting takes guilty plea deal https://t.co/nkESEmSsw1

[Treasurer Michael Frerichs @ILTreasurer]

We’re teaming up with @WCIA3 in Champaign tomorrow for an I-Cash telethon! Tune in from 4:00 to 10:30 PM and see if you have any unclaimed money. Recently, we gave WCIA a tour of the Springfield vault. Read the full story: https://t.co/1cYqMnVCPV

[Ray Long @RayLong]

SPJ leads coalition of news groups condeming calls on the Trump administration to lift its ban on the Associated Press from White House events and cease punishing news organizations based on the accurate and fair reporting administration doesn't like.

https://t.co/CW4mR4rvQm

[Danny Connolly @DConnollyTV]

@maxcottontv @GrayDCnews Congratulations and good luck!

[Jon Seidel @SeidelContent]

Michael Madigan guilty on 10 counts related to ComEd and efforts to secure a state board seat for Danny Solis.

Not guilty or no verdict on the racketeering conspiracy count, the apartment project, Chinatown and AT&T.