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Illinois attorney general joins suit against Postal Service over mail voting rules
10+ hour, 11+ min ago (466+ words) August 26, 2026 / 2:52 PM CDT / CBS Chicago Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced Wednesday he has joined a multistate lawsuit against the U.S. Postal Service challenging new rules that purport to give it authority to regulate mail-in voting in federal elections. The suit…...
Tornadoes hit Indiana, Illinois as destructive storms blast through parts of Midwest
6+ mon, 6+ day ago (291+ words) Updated on: February 20, 2026 / 9:40 AM EST / CBS News Destructive storms blasting through parts of the Midwest spawned tornadoes that hit Indiana and Illinois, as near-hurricane force winds swept parts of the region. A violent tornado ripped through southeastern Illinois on Thursday,…...
Texas National Guard members to leave Illinois, official confirms
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (464+ words) Updated on: November 17, 2025 / 11:22 AM CST / CBS Chicago The Texas National Guard is leaving Illinois after being activated and sent, but never deployed. A National Guard defense official from the U.S. Northern Command confirmed Sunday that all 200 Texas National Guard members now…...
Human arm found in Lake Mattoon identified as Plainfield man, Illinois State Police say
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (116+ words) Updated on: July 1, 2026 / 7:40 PM CDT / CBS Chicago Human remains found in Lake Mattoon last month have been identified. Illinois State Police said on the evening of Sunday, June 28, boaters spotted a human arm in the lake. The arm had a…...
Certain fireworks legal in Aurora: "People get ahold of the big ones, and it ruins it for everyone"
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (458+ words) July 2, 2026 / 7:02 AM MDT / CBS Colorado As fire danger remains top of mind across Colorado, the sale and use of certain fireworks in Aurora is allowed until July 4. The city normally operates under Stage 1 fire restrictions, but temporarily lifts them from…...
1 person dead in Aurora house fire, another displaced
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (83+ words) Updated on: June 22, 2026 / 6:38 AM MDT / CBS Colorado One person is dead after a house fire in Aurora. Aurora Fire Rescue crews rushed to the burning home in the 18600 block of East Bates Circle just before 10 p.m. Sunday. According to investigators, one…...
Gov. JB Pritzker signs Illinois' $56 billion budget for new fiscal year
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (505+ words) June 16, 2026 / 11:42 AM CDT / CBS Chicago Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday signed Illinois' $56 billion budget for the upcoming 2027 fiscal year, which begins July 1. It's the largest budget in state history. The spending plan does not increase state income taxes or sales…...
Aurora police search for victim after 2 teen suspects arrested in RTD station attack
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (231+ words) Updated on: May 27, 2026 / 1:50 PM MDT / CBS Colorado Police in Aurora are searching for the victim in an attack that happened last week at the RTD Florida station. According to investigators, the victim left before help arrived. Officers responded to the…...
Illinois lawmakers considering ban on guns like Glocks
3+ mon, 5+ day ago (631+ words) May 21, 2026 / 3:07 PM CDT / CBS Chicago Illinois lawmakers are considering legislation that a major gun rights organization says would effectively ban one of the nation's most popular types of firearms. The House Gun Violence Prevention Committee voted 9-5 along party lines on…...
Illinois lawsuits accuse tech giants of "stealing" voices of well-known journalists, voice actors to train AI
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (587+ words) May 19, 2026 / 2:14 PM CDT / CBS Chicago Over hundreds of pages in legal filings this week, a group of well-known Chicago-based journalists, podcasters and voice actors accused tech giants like Google, Amazon, Apple, Microsoft and others of "stealing" their voices to train…...