Author Archives: Caleb Kelch
US judge blocks Trump administration from suspending food aid benefits
BOSTON (Reuters) -A federal judge in Rhode Island on Friday blocked President Donald Trump's administration from suspending all food aid for millions of Americans amid the ongoing government shutdown....
Oct 31, 2025 Workers distribute groceries at La Colaborativa’s food pantry in Chelsea, Massachusetts, U.S., October 29, 2025. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
Pritzker warns immigration crackdown becoming 'wider and more intense'
Article Summary JB Pritzker argued the Trump administration's claim that federal immigration officers are targeting the "worst of the worst" criminals in the United States without legal authorization ...
Oct 30, 2025 Gov. JB Pritzker is flanked by immigration advocates and state lawmakers in his Capitol office on Thursday, Oct. 30. He called for the federal government to stop its aggressive immigration enforcement tactics, especially for the Halloween holiday. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
'Drop in the bucket': Illinois measures to offset SNAP cuts will not alleviate problem
Article Summary JB Pritzker signed an executive order allocating $20 million to state food banks and food pantries in preparation for a pause in SNAP benefits expected to go into effect Saturday. A fe...
Oct 30, 2025 Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton speaks on Oct. 30 with food assistance advocates and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients about the impact of a looming federal cutoff in SNAP funding. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Maggie Dougherty)
7th Circuit temporarily halts judge's order for daily appearances from Border Patrol's Bovino
Article Summary S. Customs and Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino was set to appear in front of a federal judge Wednesday evening for the first of his court-ordered daily check-ins over immigratio...
Oct 29, 2025 The back of a U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agent’s tactical vest can be seen as agents escort Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino outside Chicago’s Dirksen Federal courthouse on Oct. 28. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Democratic candidates, officeholders indicted for 'impeding' agent outside ICE facility
Article Summary Illinois 9th Congressional District Democratic candidate Kat Abughazaleh is among six people indicted for "impeding" a federal immigration agent during a protest last month outside of ...
Oct 29, 2025 The Dirksen Federal Courthouse is pictured in Chicago. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Hannah Meisel)
Sean Grayson Found Guilty of Second-Degree Murder in Murder Trial
UPDATED - 3:12 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - The jury has delivered its verdict in the death of Sonya Massey, finding former Sangamon County Sheriff's Deputy Sean Grayson guilty of second-degree murde...
Oct 29, 2025 Attorney Antonio Romanucci speaks in downtown Peoria with members of Sonya Massey's family and supporters after Sean Grayson was convicted of second-degree murder in Massey's death last year in Springfield. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Two Men Shot at Central Peoria Apartment Complex Saturday Night
Two men were wounded in a shooting at a central Peoria apartment complex Saturday night. Peoria Police were called to the 1400 block of West Covington Court Apartments at 7:52 p.m. on reports of two p...
Oct 25, 2025
Teen Wounded in South Peoria Shooting Saturday Afternoon
A 19-year-old man suffered a graze wound in a shooting on Peoria's south side Saturday afternoon. Peoria Police responded to two separate Shotspotter activations within minutes of each other. The firs...
Oct 25, 2025
Natural gas rate increases likely for Ameren, Nicor customers next year
Article Summary Nicor Gas and Ameren Illinois customers will likely see a rate increase on their bills next year, pending a final decision from state regulators in the coming weeks. An administrative ...
Oct 24, 2025 The Michael A. Bilandic Building, pictured in spring 2024, houses the offices of the Illinois Commerce Commission. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Wall Street notches record closing highs on cool inflation, solid earnings
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Cooler-than-expected inflation data and upbeat corporate earnings lifted all three major U.S. stock indexes to record closing highs on Friday, setting the stage for next week's ear...
Oct 24, 2025 Futures-options traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange's NYSE American in New York City, U.S., October 22, 2025. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
