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- Just in: Commanders rally past Eagles 27-10 on Sunday Night Football (NBC New York)
- Just in: Buccaneers shut out Falcons 16-0 (ESPN)
- Just in: Daylight saving time has ended; clocks fell back one hour overnight (CBS News)
- Just in: Bloomington officials react to deadly Sunday shooting near Illinois Wesleyan (WGLT)
- Just in: Bills roll past Ravens 36-10 in Buffalo (ESPN)
- Just in: Pritzker won't rule out a 2028 presidential run in Meet the Press interview (NBC News)
- Just in: Steady early-vote turnout as Pritzker and Bailey make their final push (ABC7 Chicago)
- Just in: Packers beat Panthers 27-19 at Lambeau Field (Packers.com)
- Just in: Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy hospitalized after suffering a stroke (NPR)
- Just in: Lions edge Vikings 19-15, handing Minnesota its first loss of the season (ESPN)
- Just in: Eight shot, one fatally, early Sunday in Bloomington near Illinois Wesleyan (WLPO / Starved Rock Media)
- Just in: Tom's Take: a look at three key Starved Rock Country races before Tuesday (WLPO / Starved Rock Media)
- Just in: Trump makes final campaign stops ahead of Tuesday's midterm elections (NPR)
- Just in: La Salle County Clerk's Office open for Sunday voting until 4 p.m. in Ottawa (WLPO / Starved Rock Media)
- Just in: At least six people shot near University of Delaware; police say no ongoing threat (6abc Philadelphia)
- Just in: Bears head to Seattle to face the Seahawks on Monday night (ChicagoBears.com)
- Local: Peoria OKs taking passenger-rail effort to next step — but some call it a 'boondoggle' (WCBU Peoria)
- Local: Next step approved for the Peoria-to-Chicago passenger-rail route (25 News (WEEK))
- Local: Bloomington's Eastland Mall likely to come down for an open-air retail center (WGLT)
- Local: McLean County schools follow a statewide improvement in graduation rates and proficiency (WGLT)
- Local: Normal is watching statewide data-center talks amid a shared sales-tax fight (WGLT)
- Illinois: Illinois' open U.S. Senate race: a third-party candidate pitches voters an alternative (WNIJ / Northern Public Radio)
- Illinois: Perspective: Why is this midterm election so important? (WNIJ / Northern Public Radio)
- Illinois: 2026 midterms set a new record for political ad spending (25 News (WEEK))
- Illinois: One killed, two wounded in North Lawndale shooting (Chicago Sun-Times)
- Illinois: How to vote in Tuesday's Illinois general election (Chicago Sun-Times)
- National: Virginia and D.C. sue to block construction of Trump's arch (NPR (via WCBU))
- National: Justice Department seeks to isolate Alaska ballots amid a criminal probe over a Senate candidate (NPR (via WCBU))
- National: Judge orders an inquiry into potential DOJ misconduct in Trump's golf-course case (NPR (via WCBU))
- National: Candidates make their final push as Trump leans on telerallies before Tuesday's vote (CBS News)
- National: Nearly 2 in 3 teens and tweens now use AI chatbots, new research finds (NPR (via WCBU))
- International: Israel is in a political deadlock after its election — what comes next? (NPR / Al Jazeera)
- International: Thousands rally in Israel urging a 'Jewish-Arab' coalition to oust Netanyahu (Al Jazeera)
- International: At least four Palestinians killed in Gaza as Israeli attacks continue (Al Jazeera)
- International: Evacuees from Russian-occupied Oleshky arrive back in Ukraine via Belarus (Al Jazeera)
- International: Tension and clashes as hundreds of thousands protest again in France (Al Jazeera)
- Sports: Blackhawks' gut-punch OT loss to Bruins spoils Bedard's 'best game of the year' (Chicago Sun-Times / NHL.com)
- Sports: Bulls dismantled in Boston; rookie Caleb Wilson turns the criticism on himself (Chicago Sun-Times)
- Sports: Blues rally for three third-period goals to beat the Red Wings 5-4 (NHL.com / ESPN)
- Sports: Around the NHL on Halloween: Oilers blank Islanders, Senators rout Sharks (ESPN)
- Sports: NBA's Halloween slate: Rockets rout Thunder, 76ers edge Hornets (ESPN)
- Light Features: The National Symphony Orchestra is at a crossroads. Can it survive? (NPR (via WCBU))
- Light Features: In the '70s and '80s, 'SCTV' spoke directly to me (NPR (via WCBU))
- Light Features: Oyster stocks have plunged in the Chesapeake — one resident wants to bring them back (NPR (via WCBU))
- Light Features: Your writing was flagged as AI. What does that actually mean? (NPR (via WCBU))
- Light Features: From ghostwriters to false identities: our favorite fake-music scandals of the 21st century (NPR (via WCBU))
- Funny & Offbeat: Man moves ice cubes with his mouth to break a Guinness World Record (UPI Odd News)
- Funny & Offbeat: San Francisco company is offering $20 an hour to walk robot dogs (UPI Odd News)
- Funny & Offbeat: Man holds a knuckle handstand for a record-breaking 1 minute, 23 seconds (UPI Odd News)
- Funny & Offbeat: Hazmat team removes a mysterious cylinder from a Florida beach (UPI Odd News)
- Funny & Offbeat: Five spooky 'Odd News' mysteries for Halloween (UPI Odd News)
- Just in: Commanders rally past Eagles 27-10 on Sunday Night Football (NBC New York)
- Just in: Buccaneers shut out Falcons 16-0 (ESPN)
- Just in: Daylight saving time has ended; clocks fell back one hour overnight (CBS News)
- Just in: Bloomington officials react to deadly Sunday shooting near Illinois Wesleyan (WGLT)
- Just in: Bills roll past Ravens 36-10 in Buffalo (ESPN)
- Just in: Pritzker won't rule out a 2028 presidential run in Meet the Press interview (NBC News)
- Just in: Steady early-vote turnout as Pritzker and Bailey make their final push (ABC7 Chicago)
- Just in: Packers beat Panthers 27-19 at Lambeau Field (Packers.com)
- Just in: Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy hospitalized after suffering a stroke (NPR)
- Just in: Lions edge Vikings 19-15, handing Minnesota its first loss of the season (ESPN)
- Just in: Eight shot, one fatally, early Sunday in Bloomington near Illinois Wesleyan (WLPO / Starved Rock Media)
- Just in: Tom's Take: a look at three key Starved Rock Country races before Tuesday (WLPO / Starved Rock Media)
- Just in: Trump makes final campaign stops ahead of Tuesday's midterm elections (NPR)
- Just in: La Salle County Clerk's Office open for Sunday voting until 4 p.m. in Ottawa (WLPO / Starved Rock Media)
- Just in: At least six people shot near University of Delaware; police say no ongoing threat (6abc Philadelphia)
- Just in: Bears head to Seattle to face the Seahawks on Monday night (ChicagoBears.com)
- Local: Peoria OKs taking passenger-rail effort to next step — but some call it a 'boondoggle' (WCBU Peoria)
- Local: Next step approved for the Peoria-to-Chicago passenger-rail route (25 News (WEEK))
- Local: Bloomington's Eastland Mall likely to come down for an open-air retail center (WGLT)
- Local: McLean County schools follow a statewide improvement in graduation rates and proficiency (WGLT)
- Local: Normal is watching statewide data-center talks amid a shared sales-tax fight (WGLT)
- Illinois: Illinois' open U.S. Senate race: a third-party candidate pitches voters an alternative (WNIJ / Northern Public Radio)
- Illinois: Perspective: Why is this midterm election so important? (WNIJ / Northern Public Radio)
- Illinois: 2026 midterms set a new record for political ad spending (25 News (WEEK))
- Illinois: One killed, two wounded in North Lawndale shooting (Chicago Sun-Times)
- Illinois: How to vote in Tuesday's Illinois general election (Chicago Sun-Times)
- National: Virginia and D.C. sue to block construction of Trump's arch (NPR (via WCBU))
- National: Justice Department seeks to isolate Alaska ballots amid a criminal probe over a Senate candidate (NPR (via WCBU))
- National: Judge orders an inquiry into potential DOJ misconduct in Trump's golf-course case (NPR (via WCBU))
- National: Candidates make their final push as Trump leans on telerallies before Tuesday's vote (CBS News)
- National: Nearly 2 in 3 teens and tweens now use AI chatbots, new research finds (NPR (via WCBU))
- International: Israel is in a political deadlock after its election — what comes next? (NPR / Al Jazeera)
- International: Thousands rally in Israel urging a 'Jewish-Arab' coalition to oust Netanyahu (Al Jazeera)
- International: At least four Palestinians killed in Gaza as Israeli attacks continue (Al Jazeera)
- International: Evacuees from Russian-occupied Oleshky arrive back in Ukraine via Belarus (Al Jazeera)
- International: Tension and clashes as hundreds of thousands protest again in France (Al Jazeera)
- Sports: Blackhawks' gut-punch OT loss to Bruins spoils Bedard's 'best game of the year' (Chicago Sun-Times / NHL.com)
- Sports: Bulls dismantled in Boston; rookie Caleb Wilson turns the criticism on himself (Chicago Sun-Times)
- Sports: Blues rally for three third-period goals to beat the Red Wings 5-4 (NHL.com / ESPN)
- Sports: Around the NHL on Halloween: Oilers blank Islanders, Senators rout Sharks (ESPN)
- Sports: NBA's Halloween slate: Rockets rout Thunder, 76ers edge Hornets (ESPN)
- Light Features: The National Symphony Orchestra is at a crossroads. Can it survive? (NPR (via WCBU))
- Light Features: In the '70s and '80s, 'SCTV' spoke directly to me (NPR (via WCBU))
- Light Features: Oyster stocks have plunged in the Chesapeake — one resident wants to bring them back (NPR (via WCBU))
- Light Features: Your writing was flagged as AI. What does that actually mean? (NPR (via WCBU))
- Light Features: From ghostwriters to false identities: our favorite fake-music scandals of the 21st century (NPR (via WCBU))
- Funny & Offbeat: Man moves ice cubes with his mouth to break a Guinness World Record (UPI Odd News)
- Funny & Offbeat: San Francisco company is offering $20 an hour to walk robot dogs (UPI Odd News)
- Funny & Offbeat: Man holds a knuckle handstand for a record-breaking 1 minute, 23 seconds (UPI Odd News)
- Funny & Offbeat: Hazmat team removes a mysterious cylinder from a Florida beach (UPI Odd News)
- Funny & Offbeat: Five spooky 'Odd News' mysteries for Halloween (UPI Odd News)
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