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Home of French mayor ram-raided and torched by rioters
PARIS (Reuters) - The home of a Paris suburb mayor was ram-raided and set alight while his wife and children were asleep inside during the unrest that has gripped the country following Tuesday's shoot...
Jul 02, 2023 L'Hay-les-Roses mayor Vincent Jeanbrun, France July 2, 2023. REUTERS/Yves Herman
Federal appeals court weighs constitutionality of Illinois' assault weapons ban
CHICAGO (Capitol News Illinois) - A three-judge panel of a federal appeals court is now deciding whether state and local bans on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines are constitutional. In a ca...
Jul 02, 2023 The Dirksen Federal Courthouse in Chicago, where a three-judge panel on Thursday heard oral arguments in a group of cases challenging the constitutionality of Illinois' and other local governments' ban on the sale of assault weapons and high-capacity magazines. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Hannah Meisel)
Fireworks use at home dangerous, says State Fire Marshal
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - While many communities are discouraging the use of fireworks at home because of the recent drought that has let up somewhat, many might not heed that warning, so state officials ar...
Jul 02, 2023 poppet with a camera / CC
Power outages for Ameren keep going down
Update: 4:17 a.m. 7/3 COLLINSVILLE, Ill. - Ameren is continuing to try and get the lights back on following Thursday's "derecho" that moved through the state. The Ameren Illinois Outage Map shows 28,6...
Jul 02, 2023 (Ameren Illinois via Facebook)
Law enforcement beefing up patrols over the long holiday weekend
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Illinois drivers should expect to see increased police patrols statewide through the Fourth of July holiday. Illinois Department of Transportation Spokesperson Paul Wappel says sta...
Jul 01, 2023 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Hollywood actors extend contract talks, temporarily averting strike
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Hollywood's actors union and major Hollywood studios agreed on Friday to keep negotiating through mid-July, staving off the immediate threat of a second labor strike in the ente...
Jul 01, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Members of SAG-AFTRA and the Writers Guild of America walk the picket line outside Paramount Studios in Los Angeles, California, U.S., June 7, 2023 REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
Collins: Threat of more severe weather on Saturday
PEORIA, Ill. - There's a chance that Central Illinois will see more severe weather this weekend. 25 News First Alert Chief Meteorologist Chuck Collins says with the warm and humid air mass that's in p...
Jul 01, 2023 (Midwest Communications)
Power restoration efforts continue following Thursday 'derecho'
Update: 7/1 6:38 a.m. PEORIA, Ill. -- Ameren Illinois crews have been working around the clock since severe storms rolled through Central Illinois on Thursday, leaving thousands of local residents in ...
Jun 30, 2023 (Ameren Illinois)
State's 'rainy day' fund hits record-high balance ahead of new fiscal year
(Capitol News Illinois) - There are no champagne toasts or fireworks, but when the clock strikes 12 a.m. on Saturday, it's the start of a new year in Illinois - a new fiscal year, that is. And just as...
Jun 30, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Illinois Comptroller's Office)
US Supreme Court's liberals warn of LGBT ruling's ripple effects
(Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court's conservative-majority ruling letting certain businesses refuse to provide services for same-sex marriages could impact an array of customers beyond LGBT people, ac...
Jun 30, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Gay marriage supporters hold a gay rights flag in front of the Supreme Court before a hearing about gay marriage in Washington April 28, 2015. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo
