February Tornado Threat Is Usually Highest In The South, Except In 2024
A Feb. 21-22, 1971 outbreak claimed 121 lives from Texas to North Carolina, the deadliest February rash of tornadoes in recent times. One F4 tornado near Oxford, Mississippi, killed 58 and injured 800 ...
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Illinois Republicans in Washington DC ahead of President Trump's inauguration
So, it's no surprise there are a lot of Illinois folks already in Washington D.C. or on their way there ahead of Inauguration Day. Pastor Corey Brooks delivered his Sunday sermon at New Beginnings ...
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‘State of New Illinois’ committee continues push to secede from Cook County
ILLINOIS – The movement among Illinois counties to separate from Chicago and Cook County to form a new state continues to grow. Those for separating point to things like high taxes and a ...
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Illinois National Guard members talk about deployment to Washington D.C. for Presidential Inaguration
WASHINGTON D.C. (WSIL) -- 140 members with the Illinois National Guard were deployed to Washington D.C. to help with security with the Presidential Inauguration on January 20. Of the 140 members ...
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The Washington Post’s New Mission: Reach ‘All of America’
By Benjamin Mullin After Donald J. Trump entered the White House in 2017, The Washington Post adopted a slogan that underscored the newspaper’s traditional role as a government watchdog ...
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Did Republicans Take Washington in a Landslide? Not So Much
Soon after his victory in November, President-elect Donald J. Trump claimed a “powerful mandate” for his legislative agenda. Indeed, he swept all of the key battleground states and was the ...
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Bob Ferguson takes office as Washington's governor
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson was officially sworn into office Wednesday as the state braces in the face of a significant budget gap and changing federal leadership. Ferguson com ...
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Indiana Republicans propose annexing some Illinois counties
Republicans in the Indiana statehouse have proposed legislation that would redraw the state border with Illinois and annex some southern counties to the Hoosier State. According to Indiana House ...
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Fire tornadoes: Firefighters in California face a rare and dangerous phenomenon
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Illinois National Guard sending members to help in Washington D.C. with inauguration
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WMBD) — The Illinois National Guard will send 110 soldiers and 30 airmen to help with security at the presidential inauguration next week in Washington D.C. Airmen with the ...
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U of I system guarantees admission for Illinois high school grads looking to transfer
URBANA, Ill. — The University of Illinois system announced a new policy that guarantees admission for Illinois natives at other schools if they want to transfer. The policy takes effect for the ...