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No candy for you. Some towns ban older kids from trick-or-treating on Halloween

When are kids too old to go trick-or-treating? In some U.S. towns, it's illegal for teenagers to indulge in the sweetest part of Halloween – one even threatened jail time.

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Final Associated Press Illinois high school football rankings for 2023

The latest rankings of Illinois high school football teams in each class, according to an Associated Press panel of sportswriters.

Chicago Sun-Times

How Islamophobia and anti-Palestinian racism are manufactured through disinformation

In political communication, a big lie — what is known as the “illusory truth effect” — is when the constant repetition of misinformation makes people more likely to accept it as truth.

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Illini allow 18 fourth-quarter points to lose against visiting Wisconsin

Braedyn Locke threw a 3-yard TD pass to lineman Nolan Rucci with 27 seconds left to lift Badgers

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Son of Chicagoans, Hersh Goldberg-Polin among five Hamas hostages with Illinois ties

The parents of hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin were raised in Chicago. Of the 12 U.S. citizens seized by Hamas, five have Illinois connections — more than previously known.

Chicago Sun-Times

Biden says support for Israel and Ukraine is ‘vital’ for U.S. security, will ask Congress for billions

In an Oval Office address, the president mourned the slaying of Chicago-area 6-year-old Wadea Al-Fayoume and the stabbing of his mother, calling on Americans to denounce antisemitism and Islamophobia.

Chicago Sun-Times

Bears will not see Raiders QB Jimmy Garoppolo in Week 7

Raiders quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo has been ruled out for Sunday's matchup against the Bears.

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Associated Press Illinois high school football rankings for Week 9

The latest rankings of Illinois high school football teams in each class, according to an Associated Press panel of sportswriters.

Chicago Sun-Times

Funeral-goers mourn the death of a 6-year-old boy killed in an anti-Muslim stabbing

Authorities have charged Joseph M. Czuba with murder, hate crimes and other charges. One Muslim leader said the stabbing was an attack "on all of us."

WEKU

Landlord charged with killing boy claims he felt in danger after listening to right-wing radio on Israel-Hamas

Joseph Czuba, 71, ccused of killing Wadea Al-Fayoume and injuring mother in shocking attack

The Independent UK

Caitlin Clark’s Amazing Iowa Journey Continues

After leading the Hawkeyes to a drama-filled title game, the nation’s best player is back to collect more memories—and maybe a championship.

Sports Illustrated

A 104-year-old woman dies before Guinness can confirm her record as oldest skydiver

Dorothy Hoffner, 104, went skydiving Oct. 1 and died Monday in her sleep. Guinness World Records is still working to confirm if Hoffner broke the record for the oldest person to jump from a plane.

WEKU

Basketball Museum of Illinois finds a home in Bedford Park

The architects of the museum’s concept and vision are now doing all they can to bring attention to it while celebrating the state’s passion for basketball.

Chicago Sun-Times

A tanker crash, a poison plume and five lives lost: Horror in the heart of American farmland

A perfect storm of events last Friday led to a massive gas spill in rural Illinois, which resulted in five deaths and five more victims airlifted to area hospitals. Sheila Flynn details the terror brought on by the night’s disaster — and small communities’ tough questions as loved ones continue…

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10 takeaways from the Bears’ exciting win over the Commanders

From DJ Moore's killer mentality to Greg Stroman's big plays, here are our takeaways from the Bears win over Washington.

Chicago Sun-Times

Associated Press Illinois high school football rankings for Week 7

The latest rankings of Illinois high school football teams in each class, according to an Associated Press panel of sportswriters.

Chicago Sun-Times

‘Hillbilly Elegy’ senator rebuffs Sen. Dick Durbin’s 4th bid to confirm Chicago federal prosecutor

Offering shifting stories, Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio is blocking the confirmation of April Perry and Rebecca Lutzko, tapped to be the U.S. attorneys in Chicago and Cleveland.

Chicago Sun-Times

McCarthy ousted as speaker — how House members from Illinois voted

The three Illinois Republicans in the House, Mary Miller, Darin LaHood and Mike Bost, voted to keep McCarthy as speaker. All 14 Democrats from Illinois voted to remove him.

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The Independent UK

McCarthy to call vote Tuesday on effort to oust him and says he won't cut a deal with Democrats

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy will put a motion on the floor that will determine his fate as speaker as he attempts to call the bluff of a small faction of the far-right lawmakers who are determined to see his removal from leadership

Roll Call

Rule for Legislative Branch bill would reinstate member COLA ban - Roll Call

Members with potentially tight reelection bids ahead of them in 2024 filed a series of amendments to prevent the pay bump.

Chicago Sun-Times

Attempt to pass a tanker may have led to deadly chemical crash in downstate Teutopolis

Five people were killed and five others hospitalized when a tanker truck hit a trailer, releasing ammonia fumes. About 500 residents of Teutopolis were evacuated.

The Independent UK

Father, two children and two others killed in toxic tanker crash in Illinois are named

The crash and the subsequent anhydrous ammonia leak led to the deaths of five people on Friday night

Chicago Sun-Times

5 dead after crash, chemical leak in downstate Teutopolis

About 500 people were being evacuated from the area of the crash in central Illinois due to an anhydrous ammonia leak.

Chicago Sun-Times

Why Chicago Rep. Mike Quigley was the only Democrat to vote no on the House stopgap funding bill

Rep. Mike Quigley, D-Ill., the co-chair of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus, protested funding for Ukraine dropped from the stopgap funding bill the House passed on Saturday. He was the only Democratic no vote.

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A truck crash in Illinois kills 5 and forces temporary evacuation over ammonia leak

The crash caused a large plume of anhydrous ammonia that caused dangerous air conditions in Teutopolis. Residents were later allowed to return to their homes after being evacuated.

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