Tornado, Strong Storms Hit Central Illinois
A line of powerful storms has pounded parts of Central Illinois, causing some damage and widespread power outages. There were confirmed reports of a tornado touchdown in Menard County, where many people reported power outages. There was
Pritzker enacts milk requirements for kids’ meals, other measures
(The Center Square) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed four bills Friday that range from requiring restaurants to include milk with kids’ meals with calorie limits, to half-staff flag protocols. Lawmakers passed several bills in October during what
City settles for $5.75 million with those injured in 2020 summer protests
Marilyn Nieves/iStock (COLUMBUS, Ohio) — The city of Columbus, Ohio, has agreed to pay $5.75 million in damages to people injured during a wave of protests last year, according to a settlement reached Thursday. Protests had erupted
Hunger crisis hits Peru, where COVID-19 deaths per capita are highest in the world
Aicha ElHammar/ABC News (LIMA, Peru) — The COVID-19 pandemic spread across South America at an alarming rate in 2021, with the death toll surpassing one million in Latin America and the Caribbean in May, according to the
Social spending plan will help ease pain from record-breaking inflation: White House
Oleg Albinsky/iStock (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden has weighed in on the Department of Labor report out Friday that shows the consumer price index, which measures the prices consumers pay for a market basket of everyday goods
Issa Rae supports Black businesses for the holidays, ‘Get Out’ voted number one screenplay, and more
Frazer Harrison/FilmMagic Issa Rae is supporting Black businesses for the holidays. The Insecure star has teamed with American Express for this weekend’s ByBlack Bazaar pop-up marketplace in Los Angeles on Saturday and Sunday. The shopping event, located at 1005 Mateo
Mads Mikkelsen makes debut as Grindelwald in new ’Fantastic Beasts’ teaser
Marilla Sicilia/Archivio Marilla Sicilia/Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images Harry Potter fans get to return to the world of wizardry with a teaser trailer for Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore. The clip advertising the third film in the Fantastic Beasts franchise offers a retrospective
Lucy Hale reveals ’The Hating Game’ author rallied to cast her in movie adaptation
Raymond Hall/GC Images Lucy Hale loved starring in The Hating Game and it may have something to do with playing a character that shares her name. The 32-year-old actress also revealed it wasn’t a coincidence — but fate — that allowed her
Pritzker signs anti-violence legislation
(The Center Square) – There is now an Office of Firearm Violence Prevention in Illinois, designed to take a holistic approach to the problem of gun violence statewide. The office, part of the Illinois Department of Human
John Legend to bring ‘Phantom of the Opera’ to New Orleans in modern-day retelling
Bruce Glikas/WireImage John Legend is about to give Phantom of the Opera a modern twist. The “All of Me” singer has teamed with partner Mike Jackson and producer Harvey Mason Jr. to take the famous tale out of France and set it in New Orleans, Louisiana. According to The Hollywood