Late flurry gives No. 25 Illinois a 64-53 win over Oakland
Oakland took an early 8-0 lead before Illinois went ahead for the first time 17-15 and led by just one at halftime.
Biden says workers need ‘a fair shot’ as he celebrates the labor deal saving an Illinois auto plant
Biden learned in June that the Stellantis plant was set to close and he made keeping it open a priority. The plant will expand as part of the tentative contract with the UAW. Biden met with UAW President Shawn Fain and Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker, and plans to hold a fundraiser later in Chicago.
Illinois Senate approves plan to allow new nuclear reactors
Proponents say the plan endorsed Wednesday will ensure the state can meet its carbon-free power production promise by 2045.
Kentucky Gov. Beshear wins reelection. Ohio passes amendment on abortion rights.
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris are cheering Ohio’s vote to ensure access to abortion and other forms of reproductive health care.
Judge chides Trump as ex-president testifies in civil fraud trial: ‘This is not a political rally’
State Supreme Court Judge Arthur Engeron also said “we don’t have time to waste” and that “we have one day to do this.” The comments came in response to answers that the judge said he considered irrelevant to the case and repetitive.
Right turn on red? With pedestrian deaths rising, US cities are considering bans
Most U.S. cities have maintained the right-on-red rule since a 1970s mandate from the federal government aimed at conserving energy by preventing cars from idling at stop lights.
Illinois stuns Minnesota 27-26 on TD pass by Paddock in final minute after late QB switch for injury
The Illini faced fourth-and-11 from their 15-yard line with 1:24 left when John Paddock came in cold with the drive of his life that knocked the Gophers out of their tie for first place in the diluted Big Ten West Division.
Sheryl Crow, Missy Elliott and Chaka Khan make the crowd go wild at Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Country music was represented by Willie Nelson, punk had Rage Against the Machine, the late George Michael repped pure pop and Link Wray defined guitar heroes.
Federal appeals court upholds Illinois semiautomatic weapons ban
Two members of a three-judge panel of the 7th District U.S. Court of Appeals recognized a difference between firearms for personal use and those the state law reserves for “trained professionals,” semiautomatic weapons, including the popular AR-15.
UAW and Stellantis reach tentative contract deal as union adds strike at Tennessee GM factory
The union says the Stellantis contract also saves jobs at a factory in Belvidere, Illinois, that Stellantis had planned to close.
Law enforcement official tells Associated Press that Maine mass killing suspect has been found dead
A law enforcement official tells The Associated Press that Robert Card is believed to have died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Maine’s governor Janet Mills says 18 people were killed and 13 were injured in shootings in Lewiston
Police were searching for the man who opened fire at two locations in the Maine town.
Mike Johnson, a staunch conservative from Louisiana, is elected House speaker with broad GOP support
Republican congressman Mike Johnson of Louisiana has been elected House speaker. Republicans eagerly gave Johnson the gavel on Wednesday by a vote of 220-209, with a few absence.
Recovering from attack that killed Illinois boy, Palestinian American mother urges prayers for peace
Authorities say the family’s suburban Chicago landlord singled them out because of their Islamic faith and as a response to the escalating Israel-Hamas war.
States sue Meta claiming its social platforms are addictive and harming children’s mental health
Dozens of US states, including Illinois, California, New York, Arizona and Indiana are suing Meta Platforms Inc. for harming young people’s mental health and contributing the youth mental health crisis by knowingly designing features on Instagram and Facebook that addict children to the platforms.