The campaign for U.S. Rep. Mike Bost, R-Murphysboro, who is seeking a third term in Congress, says he does not plan to participate in a 12th Congressional District candidate debate at Lindenwood University-Belleville on Oct. 16.

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

Following an explosive and, at times, highly emotional day of testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee, all eyes turned to several key swing-vote senators who remained outwardly undecided on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s fate late Thursday.

Here’s a link to the story at Fox News.

President Donald Trump forcefully dismissed the accusations of sexual misconduct against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh on Wednesday, saying his views have been affected by allegations he has faced in his own life and vigorously denied

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

Prosecutors in the murder trial of Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke have argued that 17-year-old Laquan McDonald was no threat to officers or civilians on the night Van Dyke shot him 16 times.

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

CARBONDALE — This November, incumbent Republican Dale Fowler and his Democratic opponent Steve Webb are both vying to be the senator representing Illinois’ 59th District.

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

States are putting taxpayers on the hook for more and more debt, with Illinois among the state’s with highest tax burden per taxpayer in the nation, according to the latest report from public finance watchdog Truth In Accounting. 

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

WASHINGTON — Appearing before a House subcommittee, a representative for Housing and Urban Development Office of Inspector General said that his team has sent findings of mismanagement at the Alexander County Housing Authority to the Illinois U.S. Attorney, which could be pursuing civil and criminal charges.

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

At an age when other Hollywood stars are settling into retirement and collecting lifetime-achievement awards, an 81-year-old Bill Cosby was led away to prison in handcuffs Tuesday, sentenced to three to 10 years behind bars in what was seen by many of his accusers as a reckoning richly deserved and long overdue.

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

Car enthusiasts from around Illinois and beyond would rather see cuts and reprioritized spending than another tax, like a possible vehicle miles traveled tax, something they see as a nonstarter.

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

Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh declared in a televised interview Monday that he never sexually assaulted anyone in high school or at any other time in his life.

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