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1 Nov, 2019
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Democrats push impeachment rules package through House
WASHINGTON - Democrats rammed a package of ground rules for their impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump through a sharply divided House on Thursday, the chamber's first formal vote in a fight that could stretch into the 2020 election year.
The latest this morning
LATEST: Pelosi summons Democrats to chamber for vote

WASHINGTON - The Latest on President Donald Trump and the House impeachment resolution (all times local): 9:37 a.m. Speaker Nancy Pelosi is asking all Democratic lawmakers to come to the House floor as a show of solidarity for the impeachment inquiry resolution.

District 186 teachers will take formal contract vote on Monday

Springfield Education Association membership will meet Monday to consider the latest contract offer from District 186.

Area deals with Halloween snowfall

Thursday's snowfall made for some slippery travel - and cold trick-or-treaters - but major problems on the roadways seemed to be at a minimum.

Bills letting students leave school to vote, lifting driver’s license suspensions will head to governor

Gov. J.B. Pritzker will soon have more bills to consider signing after the Illinois House this week approved three measures which had already passed in the Senate.

Report: Trump surveyed donors on freeing Blagojevich

CHICAGO (AP) - President Donald Trump has again broached the idea of freeing former Illinois governor and one-time "Celebrity Apprentice" contestant Rod Blagojevich from a Colorado federal prison, where he is in his seventh year of a 14-year prison term for political corruption.