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Duckworth said on NPR's Morning Edition she called for an independent investigation for any use of force by immigration agents in the spending bill. Her request was denied.

Woodford County Sheriff Chief Deputy Dennis Tipsword said deputies were called to the southbound lanes of Interstate 39 just north of El Paso around 12:05 p.m. for the two-vehicle crash.

In a police brutality case that drew national attention, Sean Grayson fatally shot the Black Springfield area woman in her home in 2024 after she had called 911 to investigate a possible prowler. His second-degree murder conviction carried a maximum sentence of 20 years.

The statement from Rep. Darin LaHood, a former federal prosecutor, appears to break from the Trump administration's claims about what happened — as well as its efforts to block state and local law enforcement from participating in the investigation.

After hearing from State Farm’s CEO, Gov. JB Pritzker cited ‘factual inaccuracies’ in the company’s stance against legislation to empower the state to force refunds to hefty insurance premium increases.

The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for McLean, Mason, Peoria, Tazewell, Woodford, Fulton and Schuyler counties from 9 a.m. Saturday until midnight Sunday night.

Brendan Heffner said he's concerned that many in law enforcement have lost what he calls the “warrior mindset" and it's putting officers and the public at risk.

Gov. JB Pritzker signed a law that will automatically seal a person's non-violent criminal record three years after completing a sentence. When a felony conviction is sealed it will not show up on a background check that, removing restrictions on getting certain loans, jobs and buying or renting a home.

The warning is in effect from 3 a.m. to noon Friday for McLean, Woodford, Tazewell, Peoria, Marshall, Stark and Knox counties.

Impact Central Illinois granted the food bank $118,000 to fund the truck, held at the Midwest Food Bank facility in Peoria.