Reps. LaHood, Sorensen split on government shutdown vote
The House voted 222 to 209 mostly along party lines to fund the government. President Trump signed the bill into law Wednesday night.
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A new kind of asbestos case gets its first day in court with nationwide implications
More than 100 people in Bloomington-Normal have died of mesothelioma and other asbestos-related illness because they were exposed to huge amounts of the fiber when they worked at the former Unarco asbestos plant on the city’s west side.
Moderate drought expected to persist in Central Illinois despite rain threats
The lack of rain has led to moderate drought for nearly all of McLean County. The far southeastern tip of the county is in severe drought, along with Champaign-Urbana and eastern Illinois.
Meta signs 20-year agreement to purchase nuclear power from Clinton plant
Facebook owner Meta said Tuesday that it’s signed a 20-year agreement to buy about 1.1 gigawatts of electricity from the Clinton nuclear power plant, starting in 2027, to support its “AI ambitions.”