Category Archives: Top Stories
US Thanksgiving dinner cost drops for third year, Farm Bureau says
(Reuters) -The cost of a Thanksgiving dinner for 10 will be lower for a third straight year thanks to steep discounting in turkey prices, but about half the items that grace a typical U.S. holiday tab...
Nov 19, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Butterball frozen turkey, part of Walmart's basket of Thanksgiving goods, is displayed for sale at a store in Valley Stream, New York, U.S., November 6, 2025. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper/File Photo
Trump administration announces steps in dismantling Education Department
(Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump's administration is taking steps to dismantle the Department of Education, the White House said on Tuesday, as it moves to shrink the federal government's role i...
Nov 18, 2025 FILE PHOTO: The U.S. Department of Education building, weeks into the continuing U.S. government shutdown, in Washington, D.C., U.S., October 21, 2025. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper/File Photo
Duckworth staffer dismissed in the wake of immigration accusations
Article Summary U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth's office sent a letter Monday to U.S. Immigration and Customs Acting Director Todd Lyons, stating that her office terminated the employment of Duckworth staff...
Nov 18, 2025 Illinois’ U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth speaks at an event in Springfield on Aug. 13, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Settlement reduces upcoming Illinois American Water bills
PEORIA, Ill. - Some Illinois American Water customers may see a reduced amount on their next bill, or no amount at all. 25 News reports the bill credit comes from the company receiving proceeds from a...
Nov 18, 2025 Illinois American Water
Senate President Don Harmon avoids $10M fine after election board deadlocks
Article Summary The State Board of Elections voted 4-4 along party lines as to whether Senate President Don Harmon should pay a nearly $10 million fine for allegedly violating state campaign finance l...
Nov 18, 2025 Senate President Don Harmon, D-Oak Park, confers with Sen. Ram Villivalam on the Senate floor on Oct. 30, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
IDOT, ISP urge people to be safe on roads for winter weather
MORTON, Ill. - State transportation leaders are reminding people to be safe on the roads this upcoming winter. Representatives with IDOT, Illinois State Police, and local unions kicked off their "Wint...
Nov 18, 2025 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Central Illinois lawmakers discuss their vote to release Epstein files
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Central Illinois Congressmen are reacting to their votes to force the release of files connected to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The U.S. House passed a measure ...
Nov 18, 2025 25 NEWS
Allegiant pilots demand pay raise, better schedules in pickets at US airports
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Allegiant Air pilots picketed at 22 U.S. airports on Tuesday, demanding higher pay and better scheduling as labor contract talks with the carrier have stalled after several years o...
Nov 18, 2025 Airline passengers walk next to an Allegiant Air commercial flight near an air traffic control tower operated by Serco nc. at the Ogden-Hinckley Airport in Ogden, Utah, March 11, 2013. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart
Illinois launching Mobile ID with Apple Wallet
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Starting Wednesday, November 19th, iPhone users will be able to add their Illinois driver's license or state ID in Apple Wallet and present their ID using their iPhone and Apple Wa...
Nov 18, 2025 Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias announced on Tuesday that Illinois driver's licenses and state IDs will be added to Apple Wallet on Wednesday (Nov. 19)
(Photo from Illinois Secretary of State's website)
US jobless benefits rolls in mid-October were the highest since August, Labor Dept says
(Reuters) -The number of Americans receiving unemployment benefits stood at a two-month high in mid-October at the time when the Labor Department would have been conducting its survey of U.S. househol...
Nov 18, 2025 A "now hiring" sign is displayed on a local business, in Encinitas, California, U.S. August 1, 2025. REUTERS/Mike Blake
