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George Santos expelled from Congress, how Illinois members voted

Three members from the Illinois delegation declined to vote to expel the New York congressman from the U.S. House.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 1, 2023

Congress weighs proposals to renew key surveillance authority as deadline looms - Roll Call

With a month until a key spy authority expires, lawmakers face conflicting proposals about adding privacy protections for Americans.

Roll Call · Nov 29, 2023

Illinois high school football state championship scores

All the scores from this weekend’s title games at ISU.

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 24, 2023

Stopgap funds bill leaves plenty of post-Thanksgiving leftovers - Roll Call

The House stopgap would punt final appropriations decisions, but there would still be a variety of other measures on lawmakers' “to-do” list.

Roll Call · Nov 13, 2023

Biden meets Xi Jinping this week as more Americans see China as a critical threat

Voter concern about the rise of China has spiked. But it's unlikely that foreign policy issues will outweigh domestic issues to drive decisions at the polls a year from now.

WEKU · Nov 13, 2023

Late flurry gives No. 25 Illinois a 64-53 win over Oakland

Terrence Shannon Jr. scored 15 points and No. 25 Illinois went on a 16-5 run to end the game to turn back upset-minded Oakland on Friday night in Champaign.

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 11, 2023

College hoops preview: Kansas rocks, Big Ten is overdue; we’ll see about Illini and ’Cats

Let’s talk about what to watch for this season. Ten storylines:

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 7, 2023

5 candidates will face off in Miami. Here's how to watch the third GOP debate

Five Republican candidates — minus the front-runner — are set to debate in Florida on Wednesday night. Here's who will be there — and who won't be — and how to watch.

WEKU · Nov 7, 2023

The father of a mass shooting suspect stands trial for helping him get a gun license

Robert Crimo Jr. is charged with seven counts of reckless conduct — one for each person his son, Robert Crimo III, is accused of killing in Highland Park, Ill., on Independence Day last year.

WEKU · Nov 6, 2023

Highland Park massacre suspect’s dad’s trial starts Monday in possible preview of son’s trial

If the son takes a plea deal, the trial may be the public’s only look into the evidence against him. Prosecutors say they will call 10 witnesses and read transcripts from the son’s police interrogation in the trial against his father, Robert Crimo Jr.

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 5, 2023