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Durbin defends shutdown vote, says it wasn’t coordinated with Schumer

From Capitol News Illinois: Saying that he could not justify “playing with other people’s lives” as millions of Americans went without their paychecks and benefits, Sen. Dick Durbin on Thursday defended his vote to reopen the government earlier this week

By Brenden Moore - Capitol News Illinois

Northern lights dazzle across northern Illinois in rare sighting

For those who might have missed the dazzling, rare sighting of the northern lights in northern Illinois Tuesday night, there may still be another chance to see them Wednesday.

By Claire O'Brien●

Aviation dysfunction could spill over to Thanksgiving with no fix, transportation secretary warns

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is raising fears of aviation meltdowns that could impact Thanksgiving travelers, if Congress doesn’t end the federal government shutdown.

By Marni Pyke - Daily Herald Media Group●

Taxes, sanctuary status and electability key issues in GOP gubernatorial joust

Buoyed by a raucous Kane County crowd, Republican candidates in the Illinois gubernatorial primary race debated taxes, crime and electability Monday.

By Marni Pyke - Daily Herald Media Group●

Supreme Court extends its order blocking full SNAP payments, with shutdown potentially near an end

The Supreme Court on Tuesday extended an order blocking full SNAP payments, amid signals that the government shutdown could soon end and food aid payments resume

By The Associated Press●

CEO: Trucking industry will suffer ‘a miserable blow’ with toll hike; spikes also loom for all every 2 years

State lawmakers’ passage of Senate Bill 2111 on Oct. 31 saves Metra, Pace and the CTA from a massive shortfall leading to service cuts and layoffs. But tucked into the bailout is a toll hike that will devastate the trucking industry, a trucking executive says.

By Marni Pyke - Daily Herald Media Group●