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Bloomington-Normal restaurant watcher Larry Carius' count shows signs the restaurant scene has rebounded from the pandemic, which hit the industry harder than most.

State Rep. Dan Brady of Bloomington says a bill Illinois legislators approved that gives employers greater authority to enforce COVID-19 vaccine requirements should have included a COVID testing option.

House Republicans unveiled a bill that has to be approved by Friday to avoid a government shutdown. And, what we know about Mark Carney, who won the leadership contest for Canada's Liberal Party.

Democrats slammed President Donald Trump as their common enemy during State Fair festivities in Springfield on Wednesday. The state’s top leaders lined up to highlight ways they’ve fought Trump’s agenda, arguing voters should give them another term to continue executing their anti-Trump platform.

Robert talks with Joan Murray, Reporter for WPBF-TV, Channel 25, in West Palm Beach, Florida, about the truck carrying ballots from Palm Beach County and Miami-Dade County to the Leon County Courthouse in Tallahassee, Florida.

More than 2 million people are without power after Hurricane Ian made landfall along Florida's southwest coast Wednesday.

NPR's Eric Westervelt reports on allegations of police misconduct in the Washington, DC suburb of Prince George's County, Maryland. PG County police officers have shot 12 suspects in just over a year, killing five of them. The FBI is conducting a criminal investigation into the latest case, in which an undercover PG County detective killed an unarmed suspect after following him through the District of Columbia and into Fairfax County, Virginia. The Justice Department is considering whether to open a broader civil rights investigation into the various allegations.

NPR's Andy Bowers reports that a fight in Nevada County, California, over a November ballot measure could energize the growing national property rights movement. The initiative, known as Measure D, would expand on the constitutional requirement for the government to pay residents for any property it takes from them. Measure D says even if the government doesn't actually take that property, but only restricts its use, it has to pay.

With more than 34,000 members, the Facebook group Lost Dogs of King County has a 92% success rate for reunions. The group's founder says happy reunions are rewarding for dogs, cats and people.

The Normal Public Library Board and staff, Town of Normal officials, and citizens providing input are all considering a library that could be one of the…