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- Just in: Democrats projected to win control of both the House and Senate (ABC News)
- Just in: Rep. Eric Sorensen wins a third term in Illinois' 17th District (25News (WEEK/WHOI))
- Just in: El-Sayed leads Rogers as Michigan Senate votes are counted (The Detroit News)
- Just in: Pritzker projected to win a third term as Illinois governor (The Hill)
- Just in: Juliana Stratton elected to Durbin's open U.S. Senate seat, AP projects (FOX 32 Chicago)
- Just in: Roy Cooper defeats Whatley, flipping North Carolina Senate seat for Democrats (WECT)
- Just in: Jon Ossoff wins reelection in Georgia, defeating Mike Collins (11Alive)
- Just in: North Carolina results delayed 45 minutes after some polling sites extend hours (Fox News)
- Just in: Justice Department says it sent about 1,000 election monitors to all 50 states (Fox News)
- Just in: Nominations open for the "Comfort a Hero" program (Starved Rock Media)
- Just in: Iran says three oil tankers hit mines and caught fire in Strait of Hormuz (A News)
- Just in: Chicago election officials say Election Day turnout appears strong (Chicago Sun-Times)
- Just in: Blackhawks recall forward Dillon Boucher (Bleacher Nation)
- Just in: Logan Square polling place runs out of ballots; voting machine fails (ABC7 Chicago)
- Just in: Polls open in Illinois; Cook County early vote up 31% over 2022 (CBS News Chicago)
- Just in: US strikes Iranian targets in Strait of Hormuz; blasts reported on Qeshm Island (Al Jazeera)
- Local: Ottawa residents raise concerns over plan to turn old golf course into Dayton Ridge Park (Starved Rock Media)
- Local: La Salle County Board rescinds controversial resolution aimed at former Fox River resort (Starved Rock Media)
- Local: Ottawa man headed to prison for dealing meth on multiple occasions (Starved Rock Media)
- Local: Car with children on board gets lodged into guardrail on I-80 near Princeton (Starved Rock Media)
- Local: The Right Spice in Peru set to close at the end of 2026 (Starved Rock Media)
- Local: State Bank of Cherry acquires First State Bank of Van Orin (Starved Rock Media)
- Local: Applications now open for the annual Officer Santa gift program in La Salle (Starved Rock Media)
- Local: Illinois Valley heads to the polls — local election results tonight (Starved Rock Media)
- Local: Normal's share of property taxes to fall slightly, town officials say (25News (WEEK/WHOI))
- Local: Local group needs handmade blankets for Honor Flight veterans (25News (WEEK/WHOI))
- Illinois: Illinois votes today: Pritzker seeks a rare third term (Capitol News Illinois)
- Illinois: Pritzker urges Illinois voters to "send a message to Washington" (FOX 32 Chicago)
- Illinois: Bloomington police release more details on deadly shooting near Illinois Wesleyan (25News (WEEK/WHOI))
- Illinois: Hundreds gather to learn about proposed CO2 storage project in central Illinois (25News (WEEK/WHOI))
- Illinois: Are schools open on Election Day in Illinois? What's open and closed (NBC 5 Chicago)
- National: Election Day arrives: polls open as control of Congress hangs in the balance (NPR)
- National: Supreme Court rejects Trump bid to set aside roughly 20,000 California ballots (CNN)
- National: House expected to vote Wednesday on a bill to end the record government shutdown (NBC News)
- National: Supreme Court extends pause on $4 billion in full SNAP payments for November (NBC News / AP)
- National: Trump makes a final midterm pitch: "we win in a landslide" if supporters turn out (CBS News)
- International: Israel: huge Tel Aviv rally pushes Eisenkot to form a Jewish-Arab coalition (Havana Times / Democracy Now)
- International: Gaza: Israeli strikes kill at least eight Palestinians (Havana Times / Democracy Now)
- International: Germany: ~182,000 march for school funding and against conscription (Havana Times / Democracy Now)
- International: France: cost-of-living protests swell; nationwide strike set for Thursday (Havana Times / Democracy Now)
- International: India: Delhi march demands election chief resign over voter-roll purge (Havana Times / Democracy Now)
- Sports: Bears roll past Seahawks 34-17 on Monday night (ESPN)
- Sports: Bulls fall at Philadelphia 126-107 as Tyrese Maxey takes over (BleacherNation)
- Sports: Blackhawks host the NHL-leading Avalanche at the United Center (CBS Sports)
- Sports: IVCC men's basketball drops its season opener (Starved Rock Media)
- Sports: Illinois Valley super-sectional: Trojans can't contain a fast start in the loss (Starved Rock Media)
- Light Features: Her wedding was canceled, so she invited 11 strangers to Ireland (Sunny Skyz)
- Light Features: Strangers ran toward a burning car to save a teen — now her mom funds hero scholarships (Good News Network)
- Light Features: The voice of SpongeBob SquarePants talks about an upcoming Peoria appearance (25News (WEEK/WHOI))
- Light Features: A high school fills an entire football field with groceries for New Jersey food banks (Good News Network)
- Light Features: Hero support dog saves a husband's life by alerting his deaf owner (Good News Network)
- Funny & Offbeat: Man finishes a 28-year, 31,000-mile walk around the world (ClickOrlando (wire))
- Funny & Offbeat: Nest of up to 5,000 rare ants stolen from an England wildlife reserve (UPI Odd News)
- Funny & Offbeat: Florida man offers to confess to murder in exchange for a Philly cheesesteak (ClickOrlando)
- Funny & Offbeat: A new report names Florida's most mispronounced word (ClickOrlando)
- Funny & Offbeat: Rare "Nanotyrannus" fossil sells for $47.3 million (CNN)
- Just in: Democrats projected to win control of both the House and Senate (ABC News)
- Just in: Rep. Eric Sorensen wins a third term in Illinois' 17th District (25News (WEEK/WHOI))
- Just in: El-Sayed leads Rogers as Michigan Senate votes are counted (The Detroit News)
- Just in: Pritzker projected to win a third term as Illinois governor (The Hill)
- Just in: Juliana Stratton elected to Durbin's open U.S. Senate seat, AP projects (FOX 32 Chicago)
- Just in: Roy Cooper defeats Whatley, flipping North Carolina Senate seat for Democrats (WECT)
- Just in: Jon Ossoff wins reelection in Georgia, defeating Mike Collins (11Alive)
- Just in: North Carolina results delayed 45 minutes after some polling sites extend hours (Fox News)
- Just in: Justice Department says it sent about 1,000 election monitors to all 50 states (Fox News)
- Just in: Nominations open for the "Comfort a Hero" program (Starved Rock Media)
- Just in: Iran says three oil tankers hit mines and caught fire in Strait of Hormuz (A News)
- Just in: Chicago election officials say Election Day turnout appears strong (Chicago Sun-Times)
- Just in: Blackhawks recall forward Dillon Boucher (Bleacher Nation)
- Just in: Logan Square polling place runs out of ballots; voting machine fails (ABC7 Chicago)
- Just in: Polls open in Illinois; Cook County early vote up 31% over 2022 (CBS News Chicago)
- Just in: US strikes Iranian targets in Strait of Hormuz; blasts reported on Qeshm Island (Al Jazeera)
- Local: Ottawa residents raise concerns over plan to turn old golf course into Dayton Ridge Park (Starved Rock Media)
- Local: La Salle County Board rescinds controversial resolution aimed at former Fox River resort (Starved Rock Media)
- Local: Ottawa man headed to prison for dealing meth on multiple occasions (Starved Rock Media)
- Local: Car with children on board gets lodged into guardrail on I-80 near Princeton (Starved Rock Media)
- Local: The Right Spice in Peru set to close at the end of 2026 (Starved Rock Media)
- Local: State Bank of Cherry acquires First State Bank of Van Orin (Starved Rock Media)
- Local: Applications now open for the annual Officer Santa gift program in La Salle (Starved Rock Media)
- Local: Illinois Valley heads to the polls — local election results tonight (Starved Rock Media)
- Local: Normal's share of property taxes to fall slightly, town officials say (25News (WEEK/WHOI))
- Local: Local group needs handmade blankets for Honor Flight veterans (25News (WEEK/WHOI))
- Illinois: Illinois votes today: Pritzker seeks a rare third term (Capitol News Illinois)
- Illinois: Pritzker urges Illinois voters to "send a message to Washington" (FOX 32 Chicago)
- Illinois: Bloomington police release more details on deadly shooting near Illinois Wesleyan (25News (WEEK/WHOI))
- Illinois: Hundreds gather to learn about proposed CO2 storage project in central Illinois (25News (WEEK/WHOI))
- Illinois: Are schools open on Election Day in Illinois? What's open and closed (NBC 5 Chicago)
- National: Election Day arrives: polls open as control of Congress hangs in the balance (NPR)
- National: Supreme Court rejects Trump bid to set aside roughly 20,000 California ballots (CNN)
- National: House expected to vote Wednesday on a bill to end the record government shutdown (NBC News)
- National: Supreme Court extends pause on $4 billion in full SNAP payments for November (NBC News / AP)
- National: Trump makes a final midterm pitch: "we win in a landslide" if supporters turn out (CBS News)
- International: Israel: huge Tel Aviv rally pushes Eisenkot to form a Jewish-Arab coalition (Havana Times / Democracy Now)
- International: Gaza: Israeli strikes kill at least eight Palestinians (Havana Times / Democracy Now)
- International: Germany: ~182,000 march for school funding and against conscription (Havana Times / Democracy Now)
- International: France: cost-of-living protests swell; nationwide strike set for Thursday (Havana Times / Democracy Now)
- International: India: Delhi march demands election chief resign over voter-roll purge (Havana Times / Democracy Now)
- Sports: Bears roll past Seahawks 34-17 on Monday night (ESPN)
- Sports: Bulls fall at Philadelphia 126-107 as Tyrese Maxey takes over (BleacherNation)
- Sports: Blackhawks host the NHL-leading Avalanche at the United Center (CBS Sports)
- Sports: IVCC men's basketball drops its season opener (Starved Rock Media)
- Sports: Illinois Valley super-sectional: Trojans can't contain a fast start in the loss (Starved Rock Media)
- Light Features: Her wedding was canceled, so she invited 11 strangers to Ireland (Sunny Skyz)
- Light Features: Strangers ran toward a burning car to save a teen — now her mom funds hero scholarships (Good News Network)
- Light Features: The voice of SpongeBob SquarePants talks about an upcoming Peoria appearance (25News (WEEK/WHOI))
- Light Features: A high school fills an entire football field with groceries for New Jersey food banks (Good News Network)
- Light Features: Hero support dog saves a husband's life by alerting his deaf owner (Good News Network)
- Funny & Offbeat: Man finishes a 28-year, 31,000-mile walk around the world (ClickOrlando (wire))
- Funny & Offbeat: Nest of up to 5,000 rare ants stolen from an England wildlife reserve (UPI Odd News)
- Funny & Offbeat: Florida man offers to confess to murder in exchange for a Philly cheesesteak (ClickOrlando)
- Funny & Offbeat: A new report names Florida's most mispronounced word (ClickOrlando)
- Funny & Offbeat: Rare "Nanotyrannus" fossil sells for $47.3 million (CNN)
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