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As state regulators warn of impending energy shortfalls, capacity prices rise again
Article Summary A new report by state regulators projects energy shortfalls will begin in northern Illinois by 2029 and the rest of the state by 2031 if lawmakers and grid operators don't act. The sho...
Dec 19, 2025 Power lines carry electricity over fields near Glasford. (Capitol News Illinois file photo by Andrew Adams)
Trump said he has no bigger healthcare plans: Obamacare will 'repeal itself'
WASHINGTON, Dec 19 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said he does not plan to unveil a broader healthcare overhaul and that there was no need to repeal the Affordable Care Act, which provides ac...
Dec 19, 2025 U.S. President Donald Trump delivers an address to the nation from the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., December 17, 2025. Doug Mills/Pool via REUTERS
Pentagon says it fails eighth audit, targets 2028 to pass
WASHINGTON, Dec 19 (Reuters) - For the eighth year in a row, the Pentagon has failed an annual audit, the Department of Defense said on Friday, continuing a pattern of financial accountability problem...
Dec 19, 2025 A general view of the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., U.S., October 15, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Washington's new city administrator outlines initial priorities
WASHINGTON, Ill. (25 News) - Washington's new city administrator starts his new job on January 19. City officials appointed Jeff Fiegenschuh to the position on Monday. As city administrator, Fiegensch...
Dec 19, 2025 (City of Washington--Facebook page)
Missing Tazewell County man found dead
TAZEWELL COUNTY, Ill. - A Tazewell County man who was reported missing last weekend has been found dead near Hopedale. Tazewell County Coroner Charles Hanley said the Coroner's Office responded Thursd...
Dec 19, 2025 (Tazewell County)
Trump administration officials race to meet Friday deadline for Epstein files
Dec 19 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's Justice Department faces a Friday deadline to release a massive trove of documents from its investigations into the late financier and convicted sex offende...
Dec 19, 2025 A giant photo of U.S. President Donald Trump and late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is displayed on the National Mall by activist groups Glasgow Actions Team and Everyone Hates Elon, ahead of the expected release of the Epstein files, in Washington D.C. U.S. December 15, 2025. REUTERS/Leah Millis
Illinois Accountability Commission hears testimony about excessive force by ICE agents. Felt like a 'war zone'
Article Summary The Illinois Accountability Commission held its first public meeting Thursday to review and document misconduct of federal immigration agents in Chicago. The commission heard testimony...
Dec 19, 2025 Illinois Accountability Commission Chair Judge Rubén Castillo, Vice Chair Patricia Brown Holmes and Commissioner Susan Gzesh listen to public comments at the Dec. 18 commission meeting. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Maggie Dougherty)
TikTok signs deal to sell US unit to American investor-led venture
WASHINGTON, Dec 18 (Reuters) - TikTok's Chinese owner, ByteDance, signed binding agreements with three major investors to sell just over 80% of the company's U.S. assets to American and global investo...
Dec 18, 2025 FILE PHOTO: The TikTok app icon on a smartphone in this illustration taken October 27, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Update: Gunman in Brown University shooting found dead, linked to MIT killing
Updated at 4 a.m. BOSTON/PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Dec 18 (Reuters) - The suspect in last weekend's mass shooting at Brown University is dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, with investigators ce...
Dec 18, 2025 A member of the FBI returns equipment to their vehicle at a storage facility where the Brown University shooter, identified by authorities as Claudio Neves Valente, took his own life, in Salem, New Hampshire, U.S., December 18, 2025. REUTERS/CJ Gunther
16-year-old arrested in connection with Peoria carjacking spree
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police have arrested two additional juveniles in connection with a December 6th crime spree that involved stolen vehicles, carjackings at gunpoint, and dangerous high-speed chase...
Dec 18, 2025
