Gov. Gavin Newsom said California has deployed more than 1,400 firefighting personnel to battle the blazes. Oregon, Washington, Utah, New Mexico and Arizona dispatched teams to assist.
Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Amy Coney Barrett joined with the court’s three liberals in rejecting his emergency motion.
The Champaign Police Deputy Chief will be retiring after more than 26 years of service to the city.
A new Illinois General Assembly was sworn in for the next two years on Wednesday, with the House and Senate ceremonies taking two starkly different tones.
It is unclear how President-elect Donald Trump will address the war in Israel when he returns to office on January 20, 2025. That has left local Muslims and Palestinians with mixed feelings.
As part of Illinois Public Media’s special series Four More Years: The View from Illinois, the 21st show discusses President-elect Donald Trump’s proposals for immigration reform.
It’s unclear whether prosecutors will be allowed to play the wiretapped call while Madigan is on the stand for cross-examination next week or will have to wait until the trial’s closing arguments later this month, but gaining permission to introduce it is a major win for the feds.
Former President Jimmy Carter will be transported to Washington National Cathedral for a state funeral Thursday.
In today’s deep dive, we will look at how local Arabs and Muslims are viewing a second Trump administration and the conflict in the Middle East.