Author Archives: Caleb Kelch
US expects more flight delays as controllers soon to miss paychecks
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) -U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Friday said he expects more flights to be delayed, with air traffic controllers set to miss their first paycheck as a federal govern...
Oct 24, 2025 National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) President Nick Daniels speaks during a press conference to discuss the impact of the government shutdown on air safety workers and travel at Philadelphia International Airport in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., October 24, 2025. REUTERS/Rachel Wisniewski
Carney ready to resume US-Canada trade talks halted by Trump over Reagan ad
TORONTO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Friday that Canada stands ready to resume trade talks with the United States that President Donald Trump halted over an anti-tariff adv...
Oct 24, 2025 U.S. President Donald Trump and Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney meet in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., October 7, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
Trump's troop deployments to Portland and D.C. face tests in court
(Reuters) -Federal judges in Portland, Oregon and Washington, D.C. held hearings on Friday in legal battles over the deployment of National Guard troops to the U.S. cities, as President Donald Trump s...
Oct 24, 2025 A protestor holds a sign at a rally at Mark O. Hatfield Federal Courthouse, as protestors anticipate a ruling by Federal District Court Judge Karin Immergut regarding President Donald Trump's plan to deploy National Guard members in Portland, in Portland, Oregon, U.S., October 3, 2025. REUTERS/John Rudoff/File Photo
Experts Testify on Fourth Day of Sean Grayson Murder Trial
PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - The fourth day of testimony in the Sean Grayson murder trial brought several law enforcement witnesses to the stand Thursday. Grayson, a former Sangamon County sheriff's deput...
Oct 23, 2025 Macon County Sheriff's Office
With East Wing nearly demolished, White House looks for more donors to help fund ballroom
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The White House is looking for more donors to help fund President Donald Trump's $300 million ballroom. The president's team has released a list of companies and wealthy individu...
Oct 23, 2025 A demolition crew takes apart the facade of the East Wing of the White House, where President Trump's proposed ballroom is being built. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Fate of Illinois' first-in-the-nation credit card 'swipe fee' ban awaits judge's ruling
Article Summary A federal judge this week heard oral arguments in a case challenging Illinois' first-in-the-nation law prohibiting financial institutions from charging fees on the tip and tax portions...
Oct 23, 2025 The Dirksen Federal Courthouse in Chicago. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Hannah Meisel)
Pritzker forms independent commission to document misconduct of federal agents
Article Summary JB Pritzker signed an executive order creating a new commission to document unlawful actions by federal agents. The commission has three primary goals: Creating a public record of abus...
Oct 23, 2025 Gov. JB Pritzker signs an executive order in Chicago on Thursday, Oct. 23, creating the Illinois Accountability Commission to document abuses by federal agents. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Maggie Dougherty)
Trump calls off federal agent deployment to San Francisco
WASHINGTON/OAKLAND (Reuters) -Donald Trump will not deploy federal agents to San Francisco, the U.S. president and the California city's mayor said in separate social media posts on Thursday, a surpri...
Oct 23, 2025 Canada geese fly overhead while people hold placards as they protest against the arrival of federal agents at the Coast Guard base in Alameda, California, U.S, October 23, 2025. REUTERS/Manuel Orbegozo
Peoria Heights Names New Interim Fire Chief
The Village of Peoria Heights has appointed a new interim fire chief. 25 News reports that Austin Szentez, 34, is stepping into the role after serving as deputy chief. He joined the department on a pa...
Oct 23, 2025 1470-100.3 WMBD/Mike Sabol
New teachers union leaders in Illinois call for tax shift to fund K-12, higher education
Article Summary Stacy Davis Gates, president of the Chicago Teachers Union and a close ally of Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, has been elected president of the Illinois Federation of Teachers. The uni...
Oct 23, 2025 New leaders at the Illinois Federation of Teachers include, from left: Pankaj Sharma, secretary-treasurer; Stacy Davis Gates, president; Cyndi Oberle-Dahm, executive vice president, and John Miller, membership secretary.
