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- Just in: Brooklyn building collapse in Flatbush kills at least two, injures 17 (CBS New York)
- Just in: Spurs hold off Bulls 124-119 at the United Center (ESPN)
- Just in: Stage 212 staging comedy about the making of "Jaws"; tickets remain (Starved Rock Media)
- Just in: IVCC theatre department presents "Tiny Beautiful Things" (Starved Rock Media)
- Just in: Marseilles police publicly apologize over campaign sign incident (Starved Rock Media)
- Just in: Bureau County Board approves plans for a new solar farm (Starved Rock Media)
- Just in: Frankie Muniz released from hospital after Daytona practice crash (AP via News4JAX)
- Just in: Fill the Bin food drive gives Hall food pantry a boost (Starved Rock Media)
- Just in: Democrat Scott Colom wins Mississippi U.S. Senate race in upset (Al Jazeera)
- Just in: Three Illinois Valley athletes land on college women's tennis rosters (Illinois Valley Times)
- Just in: Trump lays Veterans Day wreath at Arlington National Cemetery (PBS NewsHour)
- Just in: Russia's ambassador to the U.S., Alexander Darchiev, dies suddenly at 66 (ABC News)
- Just in: One driver hurt in Ottawa crash (Starved Rock Media)
- Just in: Investigation raises animal-welfare concerns over FDA-approved cattle feed drug (Capitol News Illinois / Investigate Midwest)
- Just in: One hurt in early-morning crash on Route 178 near Lowell (Starved Rock Media)
- Just in: Probation sentence handed down in downtown La Salle restaurant shooting (Starved Rock Media)
- Just in: La Salle council approves grant for Maytag building redevelopment (Starved Rock Media)
- Just in: Aerial herbicide spraying to close parts of Illini State Park (Starved Rock Media)
- Just in: Ottawa moves its Christkindl-style market huts to a new spot (Starved Rock Media)
- Local: Cherry Mine disaster anniversary brings sneak peek at new documentary (Starved Rock Media)
- Local: Deer Park 5K raises money for Illinois Valley PADS (Starved Rock Media)
- Local: Community basket charity works to keep Streator fed for Thanksgiving (Starved Rock Media)
- Local: Hall food pantry benefits from a large potato donation (Starved Rock Media)
- Local: Princeton goes all-in on Christmas this weekend (Starved Rock Media)
- Local: Fantasy football league members honor a Mendota man with a donation (Starved Rock Media)
- Local: Marseilles felon headed back to prison (Starved Rock Media)
- Local: Multiple aggravated-battery charges land a Triumph man in jail (Starved Rock Media)
- Local: Peoria school board votes to end its ELITE program (Peoria area) (25News Now (WEEK))
- Local: Peoria County solar farm under repair after storm damage (Peoria area) (25News Now (WEEK))
- Illinois: Illinois hemp ban takes effect Thursday, squeezing THC-drink makers (WTTW / Chicago Sun-Times)
- Illinois: Illinois Republicans assess the damage from a nationwide "blue tsunami" (WSIU Public Radio)
- Illinois: Chicago reverses course on gunshot-detection tech (Chicago Sun-Times)
- Illinois: Illinois' congressional freshmen begin D.C. orientation (Chicago Sun-Times)
- Illinois: Judge orders U.S. Attorney to testify over failed "Broadview Six" case (Chicago Sun-Times)
- National: Massie files impeachment articles against Defense Secretary Hegseth (Democracy Now!)
- National: Trump casts doubt on midterm results after Democratic wins (Democracy Now!)
- National: Senate advances contested permitting bill, 73-25 (Democracy Now!)
- National: Proposed USDA rule could strip food aid from millions (Democracy Now!)
- National: White House vows to press ahead on tariffs despite midterm backlash (CNBC)
- International: U.S.-mediated Russia-Ukraine peace talks open in Abu Dhabi (Morning Star / world briefs)
- International: Explosion at a Turkish steel plant kills six, leaves eight missing (Morning Star)
- International: South Africa's ANC posts worst result since apartheid (Democracy Now!)
- International: Krakow Main Square gunman dies; terror probe opened (World news roundup)
- International: Comedian Russell Brand sentenced to 10-plus years (Democracy Now!)
- Sports: Bears edge Buccaneers 27-24 for a fourth straight win (Chicago Bears / AP)
- Sports: Knicks blow out the Bucks; Celtics down the Sixers (SportRadar / NBA)
- Sports: Blues edge Red Wings in a Great Lakes NHL night (SportRadar / NHL)
- Sports: Bulls stumble toward a Wednesday test with the Spurs (Chicago Sun-Times / SportRadar)
- Sports: Tri-Valley and Illini Bluffs reach the IHSA volleyball Final Four (25News Now (WEEK))
- Light Features: Community Foundation awards $450,000 to 32 local nonprofits (25News Now (WEEK))
- Light Features: Peoria Area Food Bank preps Thanksgiving meals as demand climbs (25News Now (WEEK))
- Light Features: Washington dedicates a marker to a WWII German POW camp (25News Now (WEEK))
- Light Features: ISU partnership gives students a leg up on medical school (25News Now (WEEK))
- Light Features: Strong harvest, but discolored soybeans could cost farmers (25News Now (WEEK))
- Funny & Offbeat: Chicago has 4,100 dog licenses — for an estimated 635,000 dogs (Chicago Sun-Times)
- Funny & Offbeat: Elgin truck driver, 51, makes his pro sumo debut (Chicago Sun-Times)
- Funny & Offbeat: "Senate Hunks" lookalike contest hits River North (Chicago Sun-Times)
- Funny & Offbeat: Husband and wife hit separate jackpots within an hour (25News Now (WEEK))
- Funny & Offbeat: Two more Flock cameras cut down in Metamora (25News Now (WEEK))
- Just in: Brooklyn building collapse in Flatbush kills at least two, injures 17 (CBS New York)
- Just in: Spurs hold off Bulls 124-119 at the United Center (ESPN)
- Just in: Stage 212 staging comedy about the making of "Jaws"; tickets remain (Starved Rock Media)
- Just in: IVCC theatre department presents "Tiny Beautiful Things" (Starved Rock Media)
- Just in: Marseilles police publicly apologize over campaign sign incident (Starved Rock Media)
- Just in: Bureau County Board approves plans for a new solar farm (Starved Rock Media)
- Just in: Frankie Muniz released from hospital after Daytona practice crash (AP via News4JAX)
- Just in: Fill the Bin food drive gives Hall food pantry a boost (Starved Rock Media)
- Just in: Democrat Scott Colom wins Mississippi U.S. Senate race in upset (Al Jazeera)
- Just in: Three Illinois Valley athletes land on college women's tennis rosters (Illinois Valley Times)
- Just in: Trump lays Veterans Day wreath at Arlington National Cemetery (PBS NewsHour)
- Just in: Russia's ambassador to the U.S., Alexander Darchiev, dies suddenly at 66 (ABC News)
- Just in: One driver hurt in Ottawa crash (Starved Rock Media)
- Just in: Investigation raises animal-welfare concerns over FDA-approved cattle feed drug (Capitol News Illinois / Investigate Midwest)
- Just in: One hurt in early-morning crash on Route 178 near Lowell (Starved Rock Media)
- Just in: Probation sentence handed down in downtown La Salle restaurant shooting (Starved Rock Media)
- Just in: La Salle council approves grant for Maytag building redevelopment (Starved Rock Media)
- Just in: Aerial herbicide spraying to close parts of Illini State Park (Starved Rock Media)
- Just in: Ottawa moves its Christkindl-style market huts to a new spot (Starved Rock Media)
- Local: Cherry Mine disaster anniversary brings sneak peek at new documentary (Starved Rock Media)
- Local: Deer Park 5K raises money for Illinois Valley PADS (Starved Rock Media)
- Local: Community basket charity works to keep Streator fed for Thanksgiving (Starved Rock Media)
- Local: Hall food pantry benefits from a large potato donation (Starved Rock Media)
- Local: Princeton goes all-in on Christmas this weekend (Starved Rock Media)
- Local: Fantasy football league members honor a Mendota man with a donation (Starved Rock Media)
- Local: Marseilles felon headed back to prison (Starved Rock Media)
- Local: Multiple aggravated-battery charges land a Triumph man in jail (Starved Rock Media)
- Local: Peoria school board votes to end its ELITE program (Peoria area) (25News Now (WEEK))
- Local: Peoria County solar farm under repair after storm damage (Peoria area) (25News Now (WEEK))
- Illinois: Illinois hemp ban takes effect Thursday, squeezing THC-drink makers (WTTW / Chicago Sun-Times)
- Illinois: Illinois Republicans assess the damage from a nationwide "blue tsunami" (WSIU Public Radio)
- Illinois: Chicago reverses course on gunshot-detection tech (Chicago Sun-Times)
- Illinois: Illinois' congressional freshmen begin D.C. orientation (Chicago Sun-Times)
- Illinois: Judge orders U.S. Attorney to testify over failed "Broadview Six" case (Chicago Sun-Times)
- National: Massie files impeachment articles against Defense Secretary Hegseth (Democracy Now!)
- National: Trump casts doubt on midterm results after Democratic wins (Democracy Now!)
- National: Senate advances contested permitting bill, 73-25 (Democracy Now!)
- National: Proposed USDA rule could strip food aid from millions (Democracy Now!)
- National: White House vows to press ahead on tariffs despite midterm backlash (CNBC)
- International: U.S.-mediated Russia-Ukraine peace talks open in Abu Dhabi (Morning Star / world briefs)
- International: Explosion at a Turkish steel plant kills six, leaves eight missing (Morning Star)
- International: South Africa's ANC posts worst result since apartheid (Democracy Now!)
- International: Krakow Main Square gunman dies; terror probe opened (World news roundup)
- International: Comedian Russell Brand sentenced to 10-plus years (Democracy Now!)
- Sports: Bears edge Buccaneers 27-24 for a fourth straight win (Chicago Bears / AP)
- Sports: Knicks blow out the Bucks; Celtics down the Sixers (SportRadar / NBA)
- Sports: Blues edge Red Wings in a Great Lakes NHL night (SportRadar / NHL)
- Sports: Bulls stumble toward a Wednesday test with the Spurs (Chicago Sun-Times / SportRadar)
- Sports: Tri-Valley and Illini Bluffs reach the IHSA volleyball Final Four (25News Now (WEEK))
- Light Features: Community Foundation awards $450,000 to 32 local nonprofits (25News Now (WEEK))
- Light Features: Peoria Area Food Bank preps Thanksgiving meals as demand climbs (25News Now (WEEK))
- Light Features: Washington dedicates a marker to a WWII German POW camp (25News Now (WEEK))
- Light Features: ISU partnership gives students a leg up on medical school (25News Now (WEEK))
- Light Features: Strong harvest, but discolored soybeans could cost farmers (25News Now (WEEK))
- Funny & Offbeat: Chicago has 4,100 dog licenses — for an estimated 635,000 dogs (Chicago Sun-Times)
- Funny & Offbeat: Elgin truck driver, 51, makes his pro sumo debut (Chicago Sun-Times)
- Funny & Offbeat: "Senate Hunks" lookalike contest hits River North (Chicago Sun-Times)
- Funny & Offbeat: Husband and wife hit separate jackpots within an hour (25News Now (WEEK))
- Funny & Offbeat: Two more Flock cameras cut down in Metamora (25News Now (WEEK))
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