by Ben Szalinski, Capitol News Illinois September 23, 2025 Article Summary JB Pritzker signed an executive order requiring state agencies to identify spending reductions and reserve 4% of their budgets as the state anticipates slowing revenue growth. Pritzker pointed to economic indicators showing slowing growth, poor job reports and increasing […]
President Donald Trump made controversial claims about autism on Monday during a White House press briefing, announcing that the Food and Drug Administration will warn doctors against prescribing acetaminophen (Tylenol) to pregnant women. Trump announced that the Food and Drug Administration would begin “strongly recommending that women limit Tylenol use during pregnancy unless […]
Parkland College Theatre will kick off its 2025–26 season with the British farce Out of Order (An Actors’ Studio Production), opening October 2 at the Second Stage Theatre. Directed by Mike O’Brien, the fast-paced comedy follows government minister Richard Willey, whose plan for a romantic evening with opposition secretary Jane Worthington […]
The Giertz Gallery at Parkland College will open a new exhibition, The Great Outdoors: A Group Exhibition, on October 6. The exhibition brings together ceramics, printmaking, mixed media, watercolor, and oil painting from five nationally recognized artists whose work highlights the often-blurred boundary between wilderness and human development. Through scenes of […]
Jimmy Kimmel will return to his late-night show on Tuesday after a six-day suspension that triggered nationwide debate over free speech, government intimidation, and corporate capitulation in American media. Disney announced Monday that “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” would resume airing September 23, ending a suspension that began September 17 following comments […]
The White House announced on Monday that a sale agreement for TikTok is nearing completion. According to a senior White House official, ByteDance’s ownership will be capped at less than 20%, with the Chinese government having approved the arrangement. Oracle, the American tech giant led by co-founder Larry Ellison, an […]
President Donald Trump signed a proclamation on September 19, implementing one of the most dramatic changes to the H-1B visa program in decades by requiring a $100,000 fee for new applications, effective September 21, 2025. The presidential proclamation restricts entry for H-1B nonimmigrant workers unless their employer pays a $100,000 […]
The Supreme Court granted President Donald Trump’s request to fire Federal Trade Commission member Rebecca Kelly Slaughter on Monday while announcing it will hear arguments in December that could overturn a 90-year-old precedent limiting presidential control over independent agencies. In a 6-3 decision issued September 22, the Supreme Court granted […]
The Mahomet-Seymour School District Board of Education has approved a new employment contract for Kristopher Kahler as Chief School Business Official (CSBO), setting his annual salary at $164,200 for a two-year term beginning October 1, 2025. The contract, signed on August 18, is a significant salary increase in the district’s […]
For the first time in nearly a decade, the Mahomet-Seymour School District has recorded an enrollment decline, with current figures showing 3,402 students compared to last year’s peak of 3,461. The 59-student decrease represents a 1.7% decline from the 2024-25 school year, marking the end of a seven-year consecutive growth […]
