With two weeks left until Election Day, Illinois voters are already hitting polls.

Here’s a link to the story at the Chicago Tribune.

CARBONDALE — In the first televised debate of the election, and the first debate with all three candidates, hopefuls for Illinois’ 12th Congressional District told the voters what they needed to know about their platforms while also recycling some old lines from the campaign trail.

Here’s a link to the story at the Southern Illinoisan.

A report on Illinois’ legal landscape says the state’s lawsuit-friendly policies cost billions of dollars and more than 80,000 jobs every year.

Here’s a link to the story at Illinois News Network.

Illinois has had more tornadoes over the past forty years and the trend is likely to continue.

Here’s the link to the story at Illinois News Network.

CARBONDALE — Acts of civil disobedience related to the potential visit by President Donald Trump next weekend were cause for Carbondale Mayor Mike Henry to cancel the upcoming city council meeting, which was set for Tuesday.

Here’s a link to the story at the Southern Illinoisan.

A group of 10 campaign workers who sued Democratic candidate for Illinois governor J.B. Pritzker over racial discrimination accusations in the political operation spoke out Monday in response to claims that they’re only after the billionaire’s money.

Here’s a link to the story at Illinois News Network.

CARBONDALE — Rep. Mike Bost’s campaign has confirmed in an email Sunday that President Donald Trump will visit Jackson County on Saturday, Oct. 27.

Here’s a link to the story at the Southern Illinoisan.

Thousands of Honduran migrants hoping to reach the U.S. stretched out on rain-soaked sidewalks, benches and public plazas in the southern Mexico city of Tapachula, worn down by another day’s march under a blazing sun.

Here’s a link to the story at the Chicago Tribune.

A report on Illinois’ legal landscape says the state’s lawsuit-friendly policies cost billions of dollars and more than 80,000 jobs every year.

Here’s a link to the story at Illinois News Network.

Depending on whom you ask, the fate of a growing economy or continued partisan division is what’s at stake in the midterm election.

Here’s a link to the story at Illinois News Network.