by Peter Hancock, Capitol News Illinois August 21, 2025 Article Summary JB Pritzker and legislative leaders have suggested Illinois should exercise more regulatory authority over premiums that insurance companies charge for homeowners coverage. That began after State Farm Insurance announced it was raising rates in Illinois by an average 27.2%. […]
The waters of the Middle Fork River are about to get a little more… cardboard. On August 30, the Forest Preserve’s Middle Fork Campground Swim Beach will host the 2nd Annual Cardboard Boat Regatta from 1:00 to 4:30 p.m. The regatta challenges teams of one to two people to design, build, and race boats using nothing […]
The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) has confirmed famine conditions in Gaza City and surrounding areas. This is the first time famine has been declared in the Middle East. The IPC declares famine when three critical thresholds are met simultaneously: The latest analysis confirms that all three criteria have […]
The U.S. Supreme Court has delivered a divided ruling allowing the Trump administration to proceed with cutting hundreds of millions of dollars in National Institutes of Health research grants while blocking some aspects of the government’s anti-diversity policies. In a 5-4 split decision, the Court partially granted the government’s emergency […]
A federal judge in Manhattan has rejected the Justice Department’s bid to make public the grand jury materials from the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking case. U.S. District Judge Richard Berman issued a 14-page decision on Wednesday denying the government’s request to unseal approximately 70 pages of grand jury transcripts and […]
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced Tuesday that the entire southern border wall will be painted black at President Donald Trump’s direct request. Speaking at a press briefing near a section of the border barrier in Santa Teresa, New Mexico, Noem explained the strategic reasoning behind the paint job: “Now […]
On August 19, President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social expressing his dissatisfaction with the Smithsonian museums and their coverage of American history, particularly their treatment of slavery. In his post, Trump wrote: “The Museums throughout Washington, but all over the Country are, essentially, the last remaining segment of ‘WOKE’. […]
Billboard for Proud Boys hate group removed in southern Illinois after public pressure by Molly Parker, Capitol News Illinois August 19, 2025 Article Summary The recruiting billboard for a right-wing extremist group, the Proud Boys, was removed in Clinton County after an outpouring of outrage. The advertising company that put […]
Texas State Representative Nicole Collier spent Monday night locked inside the Texas Capitol building after refusing to comply with Republican demands for round-the-clock police surveillance. Collier, a Democratic representative from Fort Worth serving District 95, chose to remain confined within the House chamber rather than sign what Democrats called “permission […]
President Donald Trump made headlines this week with a series of provocative statements during his White House meetings with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leaders. The comments ranged from a hot mic moment about Vladimir Putin to remarks about elections during wartime and his path to heaven. On Monday, […]
