By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com It’s safe to say that Mahomet teen-ager Austin Ater knows what he is doing. In less than eight weeks during his recent summer vacation, he started a project, made it show-worthy and then showed the Grand Champion in his division at the Illinois State Fair. As […]
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, […]
Illinois has launched a direct admissions initiative called “One Click College Admit.” The program, officially announced by Governor JB Pritzker and higher education leaders on August 19, is a shift in college admissions that waives application fees, essays, and letters of recommendation for Illinois students. Through this streamlined system, high […]
by Andrew Adams, Capitol News Illinois August 19, 2025 Article Summary Former federal officials are backing an effort to reform the state legislature’s redistricting process. Congressional districts would be unaffected. Illinois’ state Senate map gives a partisan advantage to Democrats, and its House map isn’t compact enough, according to researchers […]
by Molly Parker, Capitol News Illinois August 18, 2025 Article Summary A billboard promoting the Proud Boys, a right-wing extremist group, has been put up near a high school in Clinton County in southern Illinois. The group, which has been labeled a hate group, has ties to the Jan. 6 […]
