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'Protect the boss' or faulty memory: ex-Madigan aide's grand jury testimony scrutinized
CHICAGO (Capitol News Illinois) - Taking occasional notes - a habit hard-wired after more than 25 years as Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan's chief of staff - Tim Mapes sat and listened to openi...
Will Stevenson Aug 10, 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)
US consumer prices rise moderately in July; weekly jobless claims above expectations
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. consumer prices increased moderately in July amid lower costs for goods, including used motor vehicles, a trend that could persuade the Federal Reserve to leave interest ra...
TJ Carson Aug 10, 2023 Shoppers crowd a supermarket to buy food ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. November 22, 2022. REUTERS/Jim Vondruska
Drought levels in central Illinois are decreasing. Here's the latest numbers
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Drought is decreasing in central Illinois after relief from recent rains and cooler temperatures in the past week. The latest U.S. Drought Monitor report released Thursday shows all ...
TJ Carson Aug 10, 2023 (National Weather Service)
Donald Trump's aides set to enter pleas in US classified documents case
FORT PIERCE, Florida (Reuters) - Two aides to Donald Trump are set to enter pleas in federal court in Florida on Thursday in a case accusing the former U.S. president of unlawfully taking classified d...
Julia Bradley Aug 10, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump greets the crowd during a campaign rally in Windham, New Hampshire, U.S., August 8, 2023. REUTERS/Reba Saldanha/File Photo
House committee releases more Biden bank records
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Members of the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday released more bank records said to be related to the Biden family's business dealings. The committee's chairman James Comer cla...
Julia Bradley Aug 10, 2023 Nelson Runkle / CC
Hawaii wildfires kill 36 as 'apocalypse' hits Maui island resort city
KAHULUI, Hawaii (Reuters) -At least 36 people have died after wildfires, fanned by winds from a faraway hurricane, devastated much of the resort city Lahaina on Hawaii's Maui island, the Maui County s...
Julia Bradley Aug 10, 2023 A charred boat lies in the scorched waterfront after wildfires fanned by the winds of a distant hurricane devastated Maui's city of Lahaina, Hawaii, U.S. August 9, 2023. Mason Jarvi/Handout via REUTERS
Assassination of presidential candidate shocks Ecuador
QUITO (Reuters) - The assassination of Ecuadorean presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio shocked the South American country, where rising drug-related violence is a major concern for voters, le...
Julia Bradley Aug 10, 2023 Ecuadorean presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio speaks during a campaign rally in Quito, Ecuador August 9, 2023. REUTERS/Karen Toro
Utah man killed in FBI raid linked to alleged threats against Biden, VP Harris
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The FBI said its agents shot and killed a Utah man on Wednesday during a raid that a source said targeted the man for allegedly making threats against U.S. President Joe Biden, V...
Will Stevenson Aug 09, 2023 Midwest Communications
Fair starts Thursday with the theme, 'Harvest the fun'
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - With the 2023 Illinois State Fair about to get underway, Gov. JB Pritzker and Department of Agriculture Director Jerry Costello II officially unveiled this ...
Will Stevenson Aug 09, 2023 The Illinois State Fair butter cow is pictured on Wednesday after it was unveiled by Gov. JB Pritzker on the state fairgrounds in Springfield. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)
Biden highlights economic transformation at New Mexico wind tower plant
BELEN, New Mexico (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden took his economic pitch to New Mexico on Wednesday to boast how his signature legislation helped turn a previously shuttered facility into a wind ...
Will Stevenson Aug 09, 2023 U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the economy at Arcosa, a wind tower manufacturing facility, in Belen, New Mexico, U.S., August 9, 2023. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst