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US Supreme Court conservatives lean toward Republican bid to limit mail-in voting
WASHINGTON, March 23 (Reuters) - Conservative U.S. Supreme Court justices signaled skepticism on Monday toward a Mississippi law challenged by Republicans that allows a five-day grace period for mail-...
Mar 23, 2026 FILE PHOTO: The facade of the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 14, 2026. REUTERS/Will Dunham/File Photo
Trump says there are 'major points of agreement' in talks with Iran
WASHINGTON, March 23 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday said there have been talks between the United States and Iran over the past day in which the two sides had "major points of agree...
Mar 23, 2026 U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media before departing Palm Beach International Airport aboard Air Force One, in West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., March 23, 2026. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Raw milk proponents push for fewer restrictions on Illinois sales despite state health warnings
Article Summary Raw milk advocates saw Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s appointment as Health and Human Services Director as a win, but it hasn't translated to loosened regulations in Illinois. The Illinois De...
Mar 23, 2026 Cows on the Little Brown Cow Dairy Farm in Delavan. (Provided by Terry Hoerbert, Little Brown Cow Dairy)
UPDATE: Crash involving semi-truck causes I-474 closure Monday morning
UPDATE 11:52 A.M. BARTONVILLE, Ill. - Illinois State Police says I-474 near Bartonville is now reopened. --------------------------------------- BARTONVILLE, Ill. - A portion of Interstate 474 near Ba...
Mar 23, 2026 (Illinois State Police)
Illinois Central College selects new president
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - Illinois Central College has found its new leader. The Board of Trustees has picked Doctor Jamonica Rolle as the college's next president, starting on July 1st. Rolle comes to East...
Mar 23, 2026 (Broward College)
ICE agents begin deploying at some US airports
WASHINGTON, March 23 (Reuters) - U.S. immigration agents began deploying at some U.S. airports on Monday to aid security screening as staffing absences by unpaid airport security officers cause massiv...
Mar 23, 2026 Passengers maneuver through a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoint after hundreds of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents were ordered to deploy to airports to help fill TSA staffing gaps, at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. March 23, 2026. REUTERS/Alyssa Pointer
Trump backs down on strikes on Iran's power network, says US and Tehran holding talks
WASHINGTON, March 23 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump backed down on targeting Iran's power network on Monday, saying the U.S. and Iran have held constructive talks and that he would postpone any st...
Mar 23, 2026 U.S. President Donald Trump disembarks Air Force One as he arrives at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., March 18, 2026. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper
State official 'disappointed' ISU did not send out emergency alerts after mass shooting
By Howard Packowitz NORMAL, Ill. (25 News) - Illinois State University Police Chief Aaron Woodruff is supporting the decision of his overnight shift supervisor not to issue emergency alerts following ...
Mar 23, 2026 (25 News)
ISP arrests Pekin man for possession of child sexual abuse materials
PEKIN, Ill. - A 46-year-old Pekin man has been taken into custody for possession of Child Sexual Abuse materials, according to Illinois State Police. ISP arrested Christian Hundt, of Pekin, last week ...
Mar 23, 2026 46-year-old Christian Hundt. (Illinois State Police)
Robert Mueller, special counsel who probed but did not charge Trump, dies at 81
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, March 21 (Reuters) - Robert Mueller, the no-nonsense former FBI chief who documented Russia's interference in the 2016 U.S. election and its contacts with Donald Trump's cam...
Mar 23, 2026 FILE PHOTO: Former Special Counsel Robert Mueller departs from the U.S. Capitol following his testimonies before the House of Representatives, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S. July 24, 2019. REUTERS/Tom Brenner/File Photo
