WNIJ News

The U.S. House voted 222 to 209, mostly along party lines, to fund the government. President Trump signed the bill into law Wednesday night.

Democrats, including 9th Congressional District candidate Kat Abughazaleh, arraigned

Brad Williams will perform at Rockford's Coronado Theatre on Friday, November 21.

The ideal of bipartisanship has dwindled in Congress and in Washington over several decades. The Dirksen Congressional Center in Pekin is holding an event to highlight the importance of that quality in helping government work well.

The League of Women Voters of Greater Rockford is hosting a community housing meeting Wednesday, Nov. 12 from 6-8 p.m. at the Rockford District 1 Police Station.

Staff at the Urbana-based station learned in an email Tuesday morning that the College of Media is removing current executive director Moss Bresnahan, moving him to an advisory role within the college.

Federally-funded “TRIO” programs provide services to disadvantaged students from middle school to college. This year, the Trump administration cut several TRIO grants in Illinois. WNIJ’s Peter Medlin has more on how students use the program and what they could lose.

The decision came after ‘a lot of prayer and reflection,’ Bailey told his supporters

Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin insists “we aren’t leaving Chicago,” but the feds’ immigration campaign is expected to begin winding down. However, one source said they could come back with even greater numbers next March.

Illinois’ Dick Durbin was one of eight Democrats in the U.S. Senate to support a plan on Sunday night to reopen the federal government. The plan angered many top Illinois Democrats such as Gov. JB Pritzker and three candidates running to replace Durbin.