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- Just in: Police use tear gas as hundreds of thousands protest again across France (Al Jazeera)
- Just in: Iowa shuts out No. 25 Wisconsin 30-0 at Kinnick Stadium (Wisconsin Badgers Athletics)
- Just in: Rubio says Trump has not yet decided on renewed Iran strikes (Haaretz)
- Just in: Bruins rally late, beat Blackhawks 5-4 in overtime (NHL.com)
- Just in: No. 20 Northwestern falls at Oregon 34-26 (Northwestern Athletics)
- Just in: AP analysis: Iran hit US air defenses first, then aircraft at Mideast bases (Associated Press (via U.S. News))
- Just in: Notre Dame pulls away from Navy 35-13 at Gillette Stadium (CBS Sports)
- Just in: Utica veterans parade and air show returns Sunday (Starved Rock Media (WLPO))
- Just in: Spring Valley renews push for community food drive donations (Starved Rock Media (WLPO))
- Just in: Thousands rally in Tel Aviv for a Jewish-Arab government; counterprotest held (The Times of Israel (liveblog))
- Just in: U.S. Embassy warns of possible mass-casualty threat at Moscow museum (Bloomberg)
- Just in: Illinois edges Maryland 20-17 on last-second Moczulski field goal (Fighting Illini Athletics)
- Just in: Fire crews respond to structure fire at Fourth and Tonti streets in La Salle (Starved Rock Media (WLPO))
- Just in: Early voting up in Starved Rock Country ahead of Tuesday's election (Starved Rock Media (WLPO))
- Just in: County courthouses open Saturday for early voting (Starved Rock Media (WLPO))
- Just in: Trick-or-treat hours set across Starved Rock area communities tonight (Starved Rock Media (WLPO))
- Just in: Local gas prices checked heading into Halloween weekend (Starved Rock Media (WLPO))
- Just in: No one hurt in Friday morning house fire in La Salle (Starved Rock Media (WLPO))
- Just in: La Salle-Peru football cruises to another playoff victory (Starved Rock Media (WLPO))
- Just in: Mendota soccer advances in the postseason (Starved Rock Media (WLPO))
- Just in: Records detail ADM safety lapses behind 2023 Decatur explosion that hurt workers (Capitol News Illinois)
- Local: DHS confirms 21 immigration arrests in Peoria area during three-day operation (25 News (WEEK))
- Local: Peoria County Sheriff's Office investigating 2 deaths in West Peoria (WCBU Peoria)
- Local: Peoria eyes regulations for electric bicycles and scooters (WCBU Peoria)
- Local: Peoria leaders organize donation drive for families amid immigration-enforcement concerns (25 News (WEEK))
- Local: Peoria neighbors expand a Halloween display to 6 properties on one block (25 News (WEEK))
- Local: Peoria County residents raise concerns over a proposed carbon-storage project (25 News (WEEK))
- Local: Jerry Seinfeld set to perform in Peoria in 2027 (25 News (WEEK))
- Illinois: Pritzker promotes $156M in taxpayer funds for housing before the election (Cities 92.9)
- Illinois: WBEZ weekly recap: Election Day preview and a new Bears stadium proposal revealed (WBEZ Chicago)
- Illinois: Illinois' U.S. Senate race: a third-party candidate offers voters an alternative (WNIJ / Northern Public Radio)
- Illinois: Freeport: Stephenson County Board weighs tourism spending, infrastructure ahead of Election Day (WNIJ / Northern Public Radio)
- Illinois: Where Pritzker and Bailey stand on education as the governor's race closes (WNIJ / Northern Public Radio)
- National: Oil company earnings skyrocket — again (NPR (via WCBU))
- National: Nearly 2 in 3 teens and tweens now use AI chatbots, new research finds (NPR (via WCBU))
- National: Trump's VA killed a home-loan program — and thousands of veterans are paying the price (NPR (via WCBU))
- National: Plans for a data center threaten scenic wilderness and dark skies in West Virginia (NPR (via WCBU))
- National: 2026 midterms set a new record for political ad spending (25 News (WEEK))
- International: Pope Leo becomes the first pontiff to vote in a U.S. general election (Al Jazeera)
- International: Gaza: ethnic-cleansing fears rise as Israel squeezes space, U.N. warns (Al Jazeera)
- International: Education under fire: Gaza's children face danger on their way to school (Al Jazeera)
- International: Israel is in a political deadlock — what comes next? (NPR)
- International: Poland suspends chief justice of its constitutional court, sparking protests (The Times of Israel (world liveblog))
- Sports: Brewers win the first World Series in franchise history (Yahoo Sports / ESPN)
- Sports: Bulls fall to the Celtics 111-125 as rookie Caleb Wilson shines (Bleacher Nation)
- Sports: Bears make a splash: Jeffery Simmons trade headlines a busy week (Bleacher Nation)
- Sports: Blackhawks fall 1-4 to the Red Wings amid trade noise (Bleacher Nation)
- Sports: Central Illinois high school playoff night: IHSA football and sectional soccer titles decided (25 News (WEEK))
- Light Features: 100 years later, Harry Houdini's death still haunts Detroit (NPR (via WCBU))
- Light Features: Famous birthdays for Oct. 31: Nick Saban, Piper Perabo (UPI)
- 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))
- Funny & Offbeat: Collector opens trading cards while wing-walking for a world record (UPI Odd News)
- Funny & Offbeat: Goose found with a metal ring around its beak returns to the wild (UPI Odd News)
- Funny & Offbeat: Swiss researchers unveil a robot hand that walks on its fingers (UPI Odd News)
- Funny & Offbeat: Mystery sheep leads police on a 'food pursuit' in Virginia (UPI Odd News)
- Funny & Offbeat: A bear gets trapped inside an Alaska family's car — and wrecks the interior (UPI Odd News)
- Just in: Police use tear gas as hundreds of thousands protest again across France (Al Jazeera)
- Just in: Iowa shuts out No. 25 Wisconsin 30-0 at Kinnick Stadium (Wisconsin Badgers Athletics)
- Just in: Rubio says Trump has not yet decided on renewed Iran strikes (Haaretz)
- Just in: Bruins rally late, beat Blackhawks 5-4 in overtime (NHL.com)
- Just in: No. 20 Northwestern falls at Oregon 34-26 (Northwestern Athletics)
- Just in: AP analysis: Iran hit US air defenses first, then aircraft at Mideast bases (Associated Press (via U.S. News))
- Just in: Notre Dame pulls away from Navy 35-13 at Gillette Stadium (CBS Sports)
- Just in: Utica veterans parade and air show returns Sunday (Starved Rock Media (WLPO))
- Just in: Spring Valley renews push for community food drive donations (Starved Rock Media (WLPO))
- Just in: Thousands rally in Tel Aviv for a Jewish-Arab government; counterprotest held (The Times of Israel (liveblog))
- Just in: U.S. Embassy warns of possible mass-casualty threat at Moscow museum (Bloomberg)
- Just in: Illinois edges Maryland 20-17 on last-second Moczulski field goal (Fighting Illini Athletics)
- Just in: Fire crews respond to structure fire at Fourth and Tonti streets in La Salle (Starved Rock Media (WLPO))
- Just in: Early voting up in Starved Rock Country ahead of Tuesday's election (Starved Rock Media (WLPO))
- Just in: County courthouses open Saturday for early voting (Starved Rock Media (WLPO))
- Just in: Trick-or-treat hours set across Starved Rock area communities tonight (Starved Rock Media (WLPO))
- Just in: Local gas prices checked heading into Halloween weekend (Starved Rock Media (WLPO))
- Just in: No one hurt in Friday morning house fire in La Salle (Starved Rock Media (WLPO))
- Just in: La Salle-Peru football cruises to another playoff victory (Starved Rock Media (WLPO))
- Just in: Mendota soccer advances in the postseason (Starved Rock Media (WLPO))
- Just in: Records detail ADM safety lapses behind 2023 Decatur explosion that hurt workers (Capitol News Illinois)
- Local: DHS confirms 21 immigration arrests in Peoria area during three-day operation (25 News (WEEK))
- Local: Peoria County Sheriff's Office investigating 2 deaths in West Peoria (WCBU Peoria)
- Local: Peoria eyes regulations for electric bicycles and scooters (WCBU Peoria)
- Local: Peoria leaders organize donation drive for families amid immigration-enforcement concerns (25 News (WEEK))
- Local: Peoria neighbors expand a Halloween display to 6 properties on one block (25 News (WEEK))
- Local: Peoria County residents raise concerns over a proposed carbon-storage project (25 News (WEEK))
- Local: Jerry Seinfeld set to perform in Peoria in 2027 (25 News (WEEK))
- Illinois: Pritzker promotes $156M in taxpayer funds for housing before the election (Cities 92.9)
- Illinois: WBEZ weekly recap: Election Day preview and a new Bears stadium proposal revealed (WBEZ Chicago)
- Illinois: Illinois' U.S. Senate race: a third-party candidate offers voters an alternative (WNIJ / Northern Public Radio)
- Illinois: Freeport: Stephenson County Board weighs tourism spending, infrastructure ahead of Election Day (WNIJ / Northern Public Radio)
- Illinois: Where Pritzker and Bailey stand on education as the governor's race closes (WNIJ / Northern Public Radio)
- National: Oil company earnings skyrocket — again (NPR (via WCBU))
- National: Nearly 2 in 3 teens and tweens now use AI chatbots, new research finds (NPR (via WCBU))
- National: Trump's VA killed a home-loan program — and thousands of veterans are paying the price (NPR (via WCBU))
- National: Plans for a data center threaten scenic wilderness and dark skies in West Virginia (NPR (via WCBU))
- National: 2026 midterms set a new record for political ad spending (25 News (WEEK))
- International: Pope Leo becomes the first pontiff to vote in a U.S. general election (Al Jazeera)
- International: Gaza: ethnic-cleansing fears rise as Israel squeezes space, U.N. warns (Al Jazeera)
- International: Education under fire: Gaza's children face danger on their way to school (Al Jazeera)
- International: Israel is in a political deadlock — what comes next? (NPR)
- International: Poland suspends chief justice of its constitutional court, sparking protests (The Times of Israel (world liveblog))
- Sports: Brewers win the first World Series in franchise history (Yahoo Sports / ESPN)
- Sports: Bulls fall to the Celtics 111-125 as rookie Caleb Wilson shines (Bleacher Nation)
- Sports: Bears make a splash: Jeffery Simmons trade headlines a busy week (Bleacher Nation)
- Sports: Blackhawks fall 1-4 to the Red Wings amid trade noise (Bleacher Nation)
- Sports: Central Illinois high school playoff night: IHSA football and sectional soccer titles decided (25 News (WEEK))
- Light Features: 100 years later, Harry Houdini's death still haunts Detroit (NPR (via WCBU))
- Light Features: Famous birthdays for Oct. 31: Nick Saban, Piper Perabo (UPI)
- 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))
- Funny & Offbeat: Collector opens trading cards while wing-walking for a world record (UPI Odd News)
- Funny & Offbeat: Goose found with a metal ring around its beak returns to the wild (UPI Odd News)
- Funny & Offbeat: Swiss researchers unveil a robot hand that walks on its fingers (UPI Odd News)
- Funny & Offbeat: Mystery sheep leads police on a 'food pursuit' in Virginia (UPI Odd News)
- Funny & Offbeat: A bear gets trapped inside an Alaska family's car — and wrecks the interior (UPI Odd News)
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