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Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2025: Brian Wilson, Sly Stone remembered with musical tributes

Elton John pays tribute to Brian Wilson at 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. (Disney/Frank Micelotta)We lost a lot of great musicians in the past year, and the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame...

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Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2025: Joe Cocker inducted with a little help from his friends

All-star tribute to Joe Cocker at the 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. (Disney/Frank Micelotta)Joe Cocker was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Saturday night in Los Angeles...

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Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2025: David Letterman, The Killers welcome Warren Zevon into Rock Hall

David Letterman inducting Warren Zevon at the 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. (Disney/Frank Micelotta)Warren Zevon was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in the Music Influence...

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Princeton High School scholastic bowl team begins 2025-26 season

The Princeton High School scholastic bowl team recently began its 2025-26 season at the Illinois High School Scholastic Bowl Coaches Association Novice tournament Saturday, Nov. 1 in Bartonville.

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Photos: Lockport vs. Homewood-Flossmoor, 8A varsity football playoffs

Lockport and Homewood-Floossmoor faced-off in a 8A varsity football playoff game at Lockport Township High School's East Campus on Saturday, Nov. 8.

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Tom’s Take — Mendota Exhibit Tells Immigrants’ Stories

Tom’s Take — Mendota Exhibit Tells Immigrants’ Stories — Nov. 9, 2025

The Mendota Museum and Historical Society is exhibiting items and sharing stories of immigrants who made their way to the community in the 1960s and 1970s. Executive Director Alex Revzan

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In SNAP appeal, Trump administration says it faces more harm than people who can’t buy food: ANALYSIS

Pete Kiehart/Bloomberg via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- There is a paragraph on page 22 of the Trump administration's appeal of a federal judge's requirement that it make full November SNAP payments that...

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4 dead, 11 injured after speeding car crashes into business, pedestrians

mbbirdy/Getty Images(TAMPA, Fla.) -- At least four are dead and 11 others were injured when a driver lost control of a vehicle while moving at a high speed, crashing into a business and hitting more than...

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Trump administration moves to dissolve ban on Abrego Garcia’s removal to deport him to Liberia

Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The Trump administration has moved to dissolve the ban on Kilmar Abrego Garcia's removal so that it can proceed with his deportation to Liberia.In a series of...

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Frosty has company Friday night in La Salle

A new holiday festival kicked off Friday in La Salle.

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Wendy's confirms Streator store closing to WLPO

Wendy's confirms Streator store closure to WLPO

A letter from Wendy's Media Relations to WLPO indicates Wendy's in Streator will be closing Sunday, November 9. It said all restaurant team members have been offered employment opportunities at

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Time Again to Shop with a Cop in Marseilles

It's time to shop with a cop again in Marseilles.

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Mueller Funeral Homes Invite You to Stuff Stockings for Service Members and Veterans

How would you like to send our troops and local veterans a little Christmas cheer this year?

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Mendota schools launch bus tracking and safety app

The app’s beta rollout invitations were sent out via email at [email protected] with “You’re Invited to BusRight” in the subject line. The email included a link to create a BusRight account.

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Fire Departments Kept Busy With Field Fires

Dry and windy conditions continue to help brush and grass fires spread.

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Ottawa Mayor Takes Part In Inaugural Meeting Of Illinois River Town Leaders

Mayors of several towns along the Illinois River got together this week to share ideas and visions for the future.

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Watch latest episode of ’Queen The Greatest Special’ video series

Queen poses for an Electra Records publicity still to promote their album 'A Night at the Opera' in 1975. (Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)Queen has released the second episode in their ongoing five-part...

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Day care worker detained by immigration agents had valid work permit, temporarily barred from removal

(NEW YORK) -- A federal judge has barred the Trump administration from removing Diana Patricia Santillana Galeano from the United States and transferring her to any federal jurisdiction outside of Illinois,...

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Disease pressure impacts yields across the Great Plains

A pair of farmers in the Great Plains say disease pressure played a major role in how well their crops performed. Michael Dibbern of Cairo in south-central Nebraska says corn yields were average...

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Cornell University agrees to pay $60M in deal with Trump administration over frozen research funds

Matt Burkhartt/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Cornell University reached an agreement with the Trump administration to "immediately restore" its frozen federal funding after months-long negotiations over alleged...

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Rod Stewart extends One Last Time tour with 2026 dates

Rod Stewart One Last Time tour artwork (Courtesy Live Nation)Rod Stewart is extending his One Last Time tour with new dates in 2026.The newly added shows kick off March 13, in Uncasville, Connecticut,...

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Vance, possible 2028 candidate, viewed by supporters as Trump’s ‘enforcer’ with midterm 1 year away

Aaron Schwartz/Bloomberg via Getty Images, FILE(WASHINGTON) -- With almost a year as vice president -- and one year until the midterm elections, JD Vance's supporters say he is settling into his role...

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Jennifer Lawrence shares upcoming Miss Piggy movie is inspired by cancel culture

Jennifer Lawrence appears on 'The Tonight Show.' (Todd Owyoung/NBC)Jennifer Lawrence is sharing new details about the Miss Piggy film she is developing with Emma Stone.The actress revealed what originally...

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War damage, labor shortages slow Ukraine’s ag shipments

An economist says the ongoing war in Ukraine continues to impact exports of ag commodities. Antonina Broyaka with Kansas State University says shipments through the Black Sea have dropped by 3 million...

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Ag lobbyist says Senate plan could bring end to shutdown, fund ag bill

Ag lobbyist Randy Russell says the government shutdown could end soon. “It just comes down to pressure,” he says. “When you start having people impacted by not getting their nutrition benefits,...

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