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'No cell phone, no email': Ex-FBI agent testifies Madigan relied on 'tight inner circle'
CHICAGO (Capitol News Illinois) - Longtime Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan was elevated to that powerful position in 1983 - the same year Motorola launched the first-ever commercially available...
Will Stevenson Aug 11, 2023 Tim Mapes, the former chief of staff for longtime Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, exits the Dirksen Federal Courthouse in Chicago on Monday. He is standing trial for perjury and obstruction of justice. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
UPDATE: Hunter Biden likely to face trial as US special counsel named
UPDATED 12:43 P.M. WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden may be headed for trial on criminal charges after talks on a potential plea deal reached impasse, the newly named U.S. S...
Will Stevenson Aug 11, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Hunter Biden, son of U.S. President Joe Biden, departs federal court after a plea hearing on two misdemeanor charges of willfully failing to pay income taxes in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S. July 26, 2023. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
UPDATE: State legislative leaders react to Illinois Supreme Court upholding constitutionality of assault weapons ban
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Governor J.B. Pritzker says he is "pleased" with the Illinois Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of the state's assault weapons ban. The 4-3 ruling on Friday upholds the...
TJ Carson Aug 11, 2023 (State of Illinois)
UPDATE: Illinois Supreme Court upholds assault weapon ban, but federal test remains
UPDATED 6:04 P.M. SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - The state's ban on high-powered weapons and high-capacity magazines passed a state constitutional test Friday as it awaits a potentially m...
TJ Carson Aug 11, 2023 State Rep. Dan Caulkins, R-Decatur, holds a news conference at the Illinois State Fair Friday after the state Supreme Court sided against him by ruling that the state's ban on "assault weapons" does not run afoul of the state constitution. (Credit: Blueroomstream.com)
UPDATE: Woman struck and killed Friday morning in Peoria. Here's what we know
UPDATED 3:56 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood is identifying the victim in a fatal car-versus-pedestrian accident in Central Peoria Friday morning during a round of severe weath...
Julia Bradley Aug 11, 2023 (IDOT Camera at University and Hudson via 25 News)
Severe storms leave thousands without power in Central Illinois
Updated 9:51 a.m. Power is gradually being restored to Ameren Illinois customers following severe storms Friday morning. The Ameren Outage Map as of 9:50 a.m. showed nearly 2,800 customers in Peoria C...
Julia Bradley Aug 11, 2023 (Ameren Illinois)
UPDATE: Judge rules Trump can share some evidence publicly in 2020 election case
UPDATED 10:42 a.m. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal judge on Friday ruled that former U.S. President Donald Trump will be allowed to publicly share some non-sensitive evidence that will be used in his...
Julia Bradley Aug 11, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally in Windham, New Hampshire, U.S., August 8, 2023. REUTERS/Reba Saldanha/File Photo
US Senator Joe Manchin says 'thinking seriously' about leaving Democratic Party
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Joe Manchin, a maverick Democrat who has often bucked party leadership, told a radio station in his home state of West Virginia on Thursday that he is "thinking ser...
Julia Bradley Aug 11, 2023 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) speaks at the 2023 Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., May 1, 2023. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
Maui wildfire death toll hits 55 and may rise; recovery to take years
KAHULUI, Hawaii (Reuters) -Maui's wildfires have killed at least 55 people, a toll expected to rise, and unleashed destruction on the resort town of Lahaina that will take many years and billions of d...
Julia Bradley Aug 11, 2023 An aerial view as smoke rises from burnt areas amidst wildfires in Maui, Hawaii, U.S., August 9, 2023, in this screenshot taken from a social media video. Vince Carter/via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES.
UPDATE: Victim identified, suspect named, in fatal Peoria stabbing
UPDATED 3:58 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. - The victim of the city of Peoria's 12th homicide of the year has been identified, and a suspect has been named. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood says an autopsy on ...
Julia Bradley Aug 11, 2023 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office/Peoria Police Department)