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.

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

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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.

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

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BELLEVILLE

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Three weeks before Election Day, staffers who have worked for J.B. Pritzker’s campaign have filed a federal lawsuit alleging racial discrimination in their months on the job, accusations the Democratic governor candidate quickly called “just not true.

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

A new report has raised questions about $16 million in spending by local governments at a time when pension payments are eating up resources for other services at the local level.

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

Eight people have been arrested and $50,000 and more than 17 pounds of meth have been seized by authorities in a drug bust that spanned the tristate area.

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