U.S. District Judge Robert W. Gettleman issued a temporary restraining order on Wednesday requiring federal immigration authorities to immediately improve conditions at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview, Illinois, after hearing testimony describing what he called “unnecessarily cruel” treatment of detainees. The order, issued at 4:15 p.m. on […]
by Brenden Moore, Capitol News Illinois November 5, 2025 Article Summary Illinois lawmakers passed 24 bills during the two-week fall veto session. House Bill 767 would allow IDPH Director Sameer Vohra to issue state-specific guidelines while granting more authority to the department’s Immunization Advisory Committee. It awaits Gov. JB Pritzker’s […]
The Federal Aviation Administration announced Wednesday that it will reduce scheduled flights by 10 percent at 40 major U.S. airports beginning Friday morning unless Congress reaches a government shutdown deal. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy disclosed the capacity reductions during a Wednesday press briefing, describing them as a necessary step to […]
President Donald Trump sparked confusion Tuesday when he posted on Truth Social that SNAP benefits would only be distributed once Democrats end the government shutdown, shortly before White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt clarified that the administration is complying with a federal court order to provide partial food assistance. In […]
by Ben Szalinski, Capitol News Illinois November 4, 2025 Article Summary Illinois lawmakers approved a bill last week to “decouple” some state taxes on businesses from the federal government. The changes allow Illinois to collect more taxes from corporations after the federal domestic policy bill passed this summer reduced taxes […]
by Peter Hancock, Capitol News Illinois November 3, 2025 Article Summary A bill that failed on the House floor last week would have given state insurance regulators authority to review and approve rates charged for homeowners’ insurance in Illinois. JB Pritzker and legislative leaders called for the legislation following State […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Here are some numbers. They are not random: 8-9, 1-1, 1-5, 0-10. The four sets of numbers represent the final won-loss records at Mahomet-Seymour for the first year when girls began competing in various sports. The soccer team ended with 8 wins and 9 losses in […]
All four schools in the Mahomet-Seymour Community Unit School District 3 received the highest possible designation of “exemplary” on the 2025 Illinois Report Card. The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) released the annual report on October 30, using data from the 2024 school year that includes academic performance, student […]
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Monday it will use contingency reserves to pay approximately half of November benefits for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). In a supplementary declaration filed in Rhode Island federal court, Patrick A. Penn, Deputy Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services at USDA, […]
by Beth Hundsdorfer and Illinois Answers Project, Capitol News Illinois October 31, 2025 Article Summary A man who is undocumented was detained inside the Clinton County Courthouse in Carlyle as he arrived for a Spanish-language traffic docket. Immigration arrests in and around county courthouses would be barred under legislation that […]
