Author Archives: Caleb Kelch
US posts solid job growth in September, but unemployment rate rises
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. employment growth accelerated in September, but the labor market remained sluggish and failed to keep pace with new job-seekers as employers dealt with fallout from import t...
Nov 20, 2025 Signage for a job fair is seen on 5th Avenue after the release of the jobs report in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., September 3, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo
7th Circuit stays judge's order restricting immigration agents' use of riot control weapons
Article Summary The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday sided with the Trump administration and granted a stay on a federal judge's order restricting immigration agents' use of riot control weap...
Nov 19, 2025 Several immigration enforcement agents push back media and protestors as U.S. Customs and Border Patrol chief Gregory Bovino makes his way out of the federal courthouse in downtown Chicago on Oct. 28. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Washington's Tournament of Champions celebrates 20 years of elite high school basketball
One of the country's most renowned high school basketball tournaments returns to Washington next week, celebrating its 20th anniversary. The Kevin Brown Memorial Tournament of Champions runs November ...
Nov 19, 2025 Kevin Brown Memorial Tournament of Champions
Man arrested near Pekin High School after reports of handguns
A man was arrested near Pekin Community High School Tuesday afternoon after a passerby reported seeing him with what appeared to be handguns. The Pekin Police Department responded to the area of Parkw...
Nov 19, 2025
Pritzker discusses immigration crackdown with Pope Leo XIV in Rome
Article Summary Gov. JB Pritzker met with Pope Leo XIV in Rome on Wednesday, with the two discussing the Trump administration's aggressive immigration raids. Both have been outspoken critics of the tr...
Nov 19, 2025 Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker shakes Pope Leo XIV’s during a meeting in Vatican City on Nov. 19, 2025. (The Vatican)
Illinois Liquor Commission: Mobile IDs provide new resource for preventing sales to minors
Businesses in Illinois selling alcohol now have something new in their toolbox to fight underage drinking and fake identification. According to the Illinois Liquor Control Commission, Mobile IDs, whic...
Nov 19, 2025 Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias announced on Tuesday that Illinois driver's licenses and state IDs will be added to Apple Wallet on Wednesday (Nov. 19)
(Photo from Illinois Secretary of State's website)
Israeli airstrikes kill 25 Palestinians in Gaza, rattling ceasefire, medics say
CAIRO (Reuters) -At least 25 Palestinians were killed in four Israeli airstrikes on Wednesday in a part of Gaza under Hamas control since a shaky ceasefire took effect in October, health authorities s...
Nov 19, 2025 An injured Palestinian receives treatment following an Israeli air strike, according to medics, at Al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza City November 19, 2025. REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas
Trump says US will work to end war in Sudan at Saudi's request
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would work to help end the war in Sudan after Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman asked him to get involved in the matter. "We...
Nov 19, 2025 U.S. President Donald Trump and Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia attend the U.S.-Saudi Investment Forum in Washington, D.C., U.S., November 19, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
Update: Trump signs bill to release Epstein files
Updated at 12:21 a.m. (11/20) WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump signed legislation on Wednesday ordering the Justice Department to release documents from its long-running investigation into...
Nov 19, 2025 U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks during the announcement of a law enforcement action during a press conference at the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., U.S., November 19, 2025. REUTERS/Tom Brenner
Saudi crown prince hosted at friendlier US Congress
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Members of Congress hosted Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, on the second day of a visit to Washington that has aimed to tout stronger-tha...
Nov 19, 2025 Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman and U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) walk through Statuary Hall at the U.S. Capitol, on their way to a meeting with members of Congress, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., November 19, 2025. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
