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Senate President Don Harmon, D-Oak Park, is pictured in the Illinois Senate on May 31, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)

1 week ago in IL State News, Local, ZZZ App Top Stories

Elections board deadlocks on $10M fine for Senate President Don Harmon

Split vote creates confusion as board postpones action for another month.

A group of people in military fatigues walks into an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview on Thursday, Oct. 9. National Guard troops were deployed to the facility earlier in the day. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)

1 week ago in Crime, IL State News, Local, National, ZZZ App Top Stories

Trump agrees to extend judge’s block on deploying National Guard as Supreme Court weighs case

Unclear when high court might rule on administration’s plea for intervention.

ICE agents

1 week ago in Crime, IL State News, Local, National, ZZZ App Top Stories

Takeaways from AP report on a Chicago raid that signals a major escalation of immigration crackdown

The immense show of force signaled a sharp escalation in the White House’s immigration crackdown and amplified tensions in a city already on edge.

Chicago

1 week ago in Crime, IL State News, Local, National, ZZZ App Top Stories

In Chicago, an immense show of force signals a sharp escalation in White House immigration crackdown

The apartments of dozens of other U.S. citizens were also targeted, residents said, and at least a half-dozen Americans were held for hours.

1 week ago in Local, ZZZ App Top Stories

Clinton man killed in one-car crash

Victim is Thomas Lobano, 29.

1 week ago in Crime, IL State News, Lifestyle, Local, National, ZZZ App Top Stories

Sean Grayson Trial: Day 2 Blog

Check back here for live blog coverage of day 2 of the trial.

1 week ago in Business, Entertainment, IL State News, Local, National, ZZZ App Top Stories

Newspapers closing, news deserts growing for beleaguered news industry

While entrepreneurs are launching digital news sites, often backed by philanthropies, they haven't sprouted at a rate that makes up for the losses, the report from Northwestern University said.

Jeanette Mancusi holds a American flag with the writing outside an ICE (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement) processing facility in the Chicago suburb of Broadview, Ill., Monday, Oct. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

1 week ago in Crime, IL State News, Local, National, ZZZ App Top Stories

ICE would need more money to expand use of bodycams in Chicago crackdown, official says

Kyle Harvick, deputy incident commander with CBP, said Border Patrol agents who are part of Operation Midway Blitz have cameras. He said 201 are in the Chicago area.

People could be seen rallying near Main and Jefferson Streets in Peoria Monday morning, from a second floor window of the Peoria County Courthouse. Seen are only part of those who showed up.

1 week ago in Crime, IL State News, Local, National, ZZZ App Top Stories

Jury selection complete in Sean Grayson murder trial; opening statements Wednesday

With 12 jurors and 3 alternates picked Monday, motions will be the focus of Tuesday's court proceedings.

Springfield Police Department shield

1 week ago in Local

3 arrested for 1 bank robbery, suspect wanted for another

Suspects in the Saturday robbery are in custody. No suspect identified yet in an October 9th bank robbery.

1 week ago in Sports

Red-hot Mbappé, Kane and Haaland lead Madrid, Bayern and City as Champions League returns

Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and Manchester City return to the Champions League with Kylian Mbappé, Harry Kane and Erling Haaland enjoying red-hot starts to their seasons.

1 week ago in National

Amazon cloud computing outage disrupts Snapchat, Ring and many other online services

A problem at Amazon's cloud computing service disrupted internet use around the world early Monday, taking down dozens of online services, including social media site Snapchat, the Roblox and Fortnite video games and chat app Signal.

1 week ago in Entertainment

Horror sequel ‘Black Phone 2’ dials up a No. 1 opening

The horror sequel "Black Phone 2" topped the North American box office charts this weekend with $26.5 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.

The wrecking ball continues demolition of a smokestack at the former Pillsbury Plant.

1 week ago in Local, ZZZ App Top Stories

Pillsbury plant demolition progresses

The long-awaited demolition of the Pillsbury Plant is in full swing.

1 week ago in World

Thieves steal crown jewels in 4 minutes from Louvre Museum

In a minutes-long strike Sunday inside the world's most-visited museum, thieves rode a basket lift up the Louvre 's facade, forced a window, smashed display cases and fled with priceless Napoleonic jewels, officials said.

1 week ago in Lifestyle

Advice to feed babies peanuts early and often helped thousands of kids avoid allergies

A decade after a landmark study proved that feeding peanut products to young babies could prevent development of life-threatening allergies, new research finds the change has made a big difference in the real world.

A classic home

1 week ago in History, IL State News, Lifestyle, Local, ZZZ App Top Stories

Counties with the most pre-war homes in Illinois

Stacker ranked the counties with the most pre-war homes in Illinois using data from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Monk -- Meow Mobile Cat of the Week

1 week ago in Local, Pet of the Week, ZZZ App Top Stories

Meet Monk — Meow Mobile Cat of the Week

Monk is "a super sweet tabby boy."

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3 hours ago in Entertainment

Kelsey Grammer, 70, announces the birth of his 8th child: ‘Isn’t that lovely?’

It's a boy — named Christopher — for 70-year-old actor Kelsey Grammer and his wife Kayte Walsh. The "Frasier" star announced his latest baby news on Monday's edition of the "Pod Meets World" podcast.

3 hours ago in Entertainment

40 years later, Michael J. Fox looks back on ‘Back to the Future’

It's been 40 years since "Back to the Future" debuted in theaters, but neither time, nor Parkinson's disease has done much — regardless of what he says — to diminish Fox's boyish good nature.

9 hours ago in Trending, World

Hurricane Melissa is set to hit Jamaica as its strongest storm since records began

Hurricane Melissa was set to pummel Jamaica on Tuesday as a catastrophic Category 5 storm, the strongest to lash the island since recordkeeping began 174 years ago.

9 hours ago in Lifestyle, Trending

How Americans will be celebrating Halloween, according to a new AP-NORC poll

About two-thirds of U.S. adults will celebrate Halloween in some way this year, with parents of kids under 18 especially likely to have plans, according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.

9 hours ago in Entertainment

A newly discovered Dr. Seuss manuscript will celebrate America’s 250th anniversary

A newly discovered Dr. Seuss manuscript featuring the Cat in the Hat and celebrating the United States will be published next year, just in time for America's 250th anniversary.