Biden weighs public health emergency in support of abortion access — tells advocates, 'Keep protesting'
Yuri Gripas/Abaca/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — “Keep making your point. It’s critically important,” President Joe Biden said as for his message to the thousands of abortion-rights activists who gathered outside the White House on Saturday. President
'Red flag' laws can help reduce gun violence, if more widely used: Experts
DBenitostock/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As gun violence in America continues to take lives, lawmakers are pushing states to implement “red flag” laws, which allow law enforcement or family members to ask a civil court to temporarily
Wildfire near Yosemite National Park inching dangerously close to grove of historic sequoia trees
Bloomberg Creative/Getty Images (FRESNO, Calif.) — A wildfire near Yosemite National Park is creeping closer to a grove of iconic sequoia trees that have been in the region for thousands of years. The Washburn Fire, which originated
No reason US 'will have a serious recession' but economy should cool, Gina Raimondo says
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Following a stronger-than-expected jobs report released on Friday, the Biden administration is continuing to push back on fears of looming economic downtown while working to tame historic inflation. “I don’t see any reason
Bannon now says he will testify for Jan. 6 committee after Trump's OK — with contempt trial looming
Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Steve Bannon, a former top adviser in Donald Trump’s White House, recently told the House panel investigating the Capitol riot that he would be willing to testify since
Trump White House counsel's Jan. 6 interview didn’t contradict other witnesses: Kinzinger
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Rep. Adam Kinzinger, a member of the House select committee investigating last year’s Capitol riot, said Sunday that Trump White House counsel Pat Cipollone didn’t contradict previous testimony by other witnesses and will
Metra plans to balance growing budget with federal money through 2024
(The Center Square) – Metra, the commuter rail system in Chicago and its suburbs, plans to use $705 million in federal money to balance its budget through 2024. Metra’s operating expenses for 2022 are projected to be
Family Video Parent Company Leaving Illinois
It was a company founded in Springfield back in the 1970s… but now the parent company of the defunct Family Video chain says it’s moving its corporate headquarters out of Illinois. CEO Keith Hoogland is relocating
Demonstrators Protest In Springfield Over End Of Roe V. Wade
Dozens of demonstrators turned out Saturday in Springfield to protest the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade. The rally at the Old State Capitol Plaza was organized by several groups, including Resistor Sisterhood
Langfelder: City Still Negotiating Over Proposal To Convert Downtown Hotel To Mostly Apartments
Springfield Mayor Jim Langfelder says the city is still working to reach an agreement that could allow a sale and rezoning of the 30-story Wyndham City Centre downtown. Prospective buyers want to convert most of the