The United States has been added to the CIVICUS Monitor Watchlist for the second consecutive time in 2025, with the global civil society organization documenting an unprecedented assault on civic freedoms during President Donald Trump’s second term. The country joins five other nations—El Salvador, Indonesia, Kenya, Serbia, and Turkey—on the […]
by Ben Szalinski, Capitol News Illinois July 31, 2025 Article Summary A new Illinois law is scheduled to implement annual mental health screenings in public schools beginning during the 2027-28 school year. The screenings would be available for students in third grade through high school, but parents can opt their […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour has had boys participating in the swimming postseason since 2003. The Bulldogs have fielded a full team since 2014. It has only been in the last four years, however, that the program has started to truly flourish. M-S has produced state-qualifiers four consecutive years. To […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The numbers are what they are, and the players’ rankings in softball are based on what they achieved throughout their prep careers. Perhaps some of Mahomet-Seymour’s athletes deserve to have an asterisk by their names. Aubrie Shores and Karley Yergler, for example, compiled impressive totals. Their […]
The U.S. economy rebounded in the second quarter with 3.0% annualized growth following a first-quarter contraction, while the Federal Reserve maintained interest rates unchanged on July 30. The U.S. economy demonstrated resilience in the second quarter of 2025, with gross domestic product (GDP) expanding at an annualized rate of 3.0% according to […]
Americans in more than 300 cities are preparing for what organizers say will be one of the largest coordinated protest actions of 2025. The “Rage Against the Regime” National Day of Action, spearheaded by the 50501 Movement and supported by local Indivisible groups, is set for Saturday, August 2, and […]
by Peter Hancock, Capitol News Illinois July 29, 2025 Article Summary The Trump administration sent the Illinois State Board of Elections a letter this week requesting troves of voter data. The request included sensitive information about voters and the state’s efforts to scrub the rolls of ineligible voters. The request […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Which of Mahomet-Seymour’s 20 athletic teams was the most successful during the first 25 years of this century? Surprisingly, there is not just one correct answer. It depends on point of view and how success is defined. If the determining factor is state championships in team […]
Ghislaine Maxwell told House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer on Tuesday that she is willing to answer lawmakers’ questions about Jeffrey Epstein, if Congress meets a series of conditions that include a formal grant of immunity and a deposition held outside prison walls. At the same time, the imprisoned British […]
The U.S. dollar is undergoing its sharpest decline in over 50 years. At the beginning of July, the U.S. dollar index, which tracks the value of the American dollar against a basket of major global currencies such as the yen and the euro, had dropped by 10–11%, marking its steepest […]
