Will Bauer

2 days ago | bnd.com | Madison Lammert |Will Bauer

Two bills in the Illinois General Assembly that would require districts to change their mascots, logos and names have stalled in the Senate - but still have paths forward. The first bill, HB1237, would prohibit the use of Native American mascots across the state, and HB3527, which would bar references to those with disabilities, passed the House earlier this year. However, lawmakers did not meet last Friday's deadline to pass the bills out of committee and onto the Senate floor.

3 days ago | kcur.org | Sarah Fentem |Will Bauer

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV’s path to the Vatican made an early stop in St. Louis. The Roman Catholic Church's cardinals on Thursday elected the 69-year-old native Chicagoan after a two-day conclave in Vatican City. Born Robert Prevost, the first American pope lived in St. Louis in the 1970s while studying to become a priest. In 1977, he entered a novitiate of the Order of St. Augustine at a parish near the present-day St. Louis University medical campus.

1 week ago | effinghamdailynews.com | Will Bauer

After 33 counties in downstate Illinois voted in favor of symbolic referendums about creating a new state since 2020, Indiana Gov. Mike Braun has taken the discussion a step further. Braun signed into law on Thursday legislation that would establish a commission to study adjusting the boundaries between the two states. The first-term Republican could not be immediately reached for comment Friday. kAmpFE9@C65 3J #6A] %@55 w@FDE@?[ E96 #6AF3=:42? w@FD6 $A62<6C[ E96 =2H C6BF:C6D qC2F?

1 week ago | bnd.com | Will Bauer

Republican Indiana Gov. Mike Braun signed the legislation into law to create the commission that will have six Indiana appointees. It also calls for five members to be appointed under Illinois law - but the Illinois legislation is stuck in committee and likely won't move anywhere. USA TODAY NETWORK After 33 counties in downstate Illinois voted in favor of symbolic referendums about creating a new state since 2020, Indiana Gov. Mike Braun has taken the discussion a step further.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Will Bauer

After 33 counties in downstate Illinois voted in favor of symbolic referendums about creating a new state since 2020, Indiana Gov. Mike Braun has taken the discussion a step further. Braun signed into law on Thursday legislation that would establish a commission to study adjusting the boundaries between the two states. The first-term Republican could not be immediately reached for comment Friday. Authored by Rep.