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US judge permanently blocks Trump order requiring voters to prove citizenship
NEW YORK (Reuters) -A federal judge on Friday permanently blocked part of an executive order from Republican U.S. President Donald Trump, ruling that the president cannot require voters to show passpo...
Oct 31, 2025 U.S. President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 11, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
'They are literally targeting people.' ICE comes to southern Illinois
Article Summary A man who is undocumented was detained inside the Clinton County Courthouse in Carlyle as he arrived for a Spanish-language traffic docket. Immigration arrests in and around county cou...
Oct 31, 2025 Jose Jeronimo Guardian, 48, was detained for deportation at the Clinton County Courthouse on Monday, October 27, 2025, in Carlyle, Illinois. The men who arrested Guardian declined to identify themselves and took him out of the courthouse in handcuffs. Guardian is undocumented and was attempting to go to a Spanish-language traffic court for charges unrelated to his immigration status. (Illinois Answers Project photo by Janelle O’Dea)
Man injured after being struck by handgun in South Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - An investigation is underway after a man suffered a head injury reportedly from being struck multiple times by a handgun early Friday morning in South Peoria. Peoria Police says officer...
Oct 31, 2025
US judge blocks Trump administration from suspending food aid benefits
BOSTON (Reuters) -A federal judge in Rhode Island on Friday blocked President Donald Trump's administration from suspending all food aid for millions of Americans amid the ongoing government shutdown....
Oct 31, 2025 Workers distribute groceries at La Colaborativa’s food pantry in Chelsea, Massachusetts, U.S., October 29, 2025. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
Man sentenced for fatal South Peoria hit-and-run crash in 2023
PEORIA, Ill. - A man has been given the maximum sentence in a deadly hit-and-run in South Peoria two years ago. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says 41-year-old John Timothy Jr. was senten...
Oct 31, 2025 John Timothy, Jr. (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
Chance for lots of cash with Halloween candy in Mega Millions drawing
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Someone could get a bucket of cash instead of candy for Halloween this year. Friday's Mega Millions jackpot sits at $754 million after no one matched all six numbers in Tuesday's d...
Oct 31, 2025 (Mega Millions Consortium)
Disney networks go dark on YouTube TV after failed talks
(Reuters) -Disney's networks went dark on Google's pay-TV platform YouTube TV after negotiations to reach a licensing deal failed, the companies said in separate statements late on Thursday. The affec...
Oct 31, 2025 ESPN+ logo is displayed in this illustration taken on July 13, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
Trump calls for US Senate to scrap filibuster rule
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Republican U.S. President Donald Trump called on Thursday for the removal of the Senate's filibuster rule, to bypass a Democratic roadblock during a government shutdown now in it...
Oct 31, 2025 U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media on board Air Force One en route to the U.S., October 30, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
Princeville High finishes 12th in T-Mobile competition
PRINCEVILLE, Ill. (25 News) - The final results are in for Princeville High School in T-Mobile's Friday Night 5G lights competition. On Thursday, it was announced that the school finished 12th overall...
Oct 31, 2025 Princeville High School is in the running to win a $1 million prize from T-Mobile to upgrade their athletic stadium.
Lawmakers approve $1.5B transit funding package without statewide tax increases
Article Summary A new transit funding bill passed Thursday night raises $1.5 billion for public transportation agencies, mostly in the Chicago area. The proposal calls for diverting sales tax revenue ...
Oct 31, 2025 Reps. Eva-Dina Delgado and Kam Buckner watch the House of Representatives discuss their proposal to reform Chicagoland public transit. The two Chicago Democrats led a House working group tasked with overseeing negotiations. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
