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ComEd Estimates $3.1 Billion to Connect Data Centers to the Grid
Capitol News Illinois reports ComEd projects it will cost roughly $3.1 billion to connect data centers to the electric grid, split between transmission and distribution.
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Blue Öyster Cult, November 6
One of very few hard-rock and heavy-metal bands to earn both mainstream critical acclaim and major commercial success, Blue Öyster Cult returns to Davenport's Rhythm City Casino Resort Event Center on November 6, the groups hits "(Don't Fear) the Reaper," "Godzilla," and "Burnin' for You" among the
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Logitech beats profit forecast as sales of gaming, conferencing products rise
By John Revill ZURICH, Oct 27 (Reuters) – Logitech International on Tuesday reported a better-than-expected profit for the second quarter, with the computer mouse and keyboard maker seeing higher demand for its gaming and video conferencing devices. The Swiss-U.S. company reported non-GAAP operating
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Jeff Tweedy, November 7
Touring the country in support of his fifth studio album Twilight Override, Grammy-winning singer/songwriter and lead vocalist and guitarist of Wilco Jeff Tweedy headlines a November 7 concert event at Davenport's Capitol Theatre, the songs from Tweedy's latest, according to AllMusic, "an affirmatio
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Rival Sons, November 12
A Grammy-nominated rock outfit composed of Jay Buchanan, Scott Holiday, Dave Beste, and Michael Miley, Nashville's Rival Sons headline a November 12 concert at East Moline venue The Rust Belt, hit songs from their eight-album-and-an-EP repertoire including "Nobody Wants to Die," "Too Bad," "Shooting
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Free Fallin: The Tom Petty Concert Experience, November 6
The thrilling repertoire of a three-time Grammy Award winner and recipient of the esteemed Billboard Century Award will be celebrated at East Moline venue the Rust Belt on November 6, the Minnesotan tribute artists of Free Fallin: The Tom Petty Concert Experience saluting the legendary bandleader of
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Not Quite Brothers, November 7
Appearing locally in their latest tour that will take the band to Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Minnesota, and Colorado over the next several months, the popular rock and country-pop outfit Not Quite Brothers headlines a November concert at East Moline venue The Rust Belt, Central Iowa’s fastest growing
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David LaMotte, November 7
Appearing in two public events held in Davenport's First Presbyterian Church Sanctuary, award-winning singer/songwriter, author, and public speaker David LaMotte shares a few of his many talents on November 7, delivering an interactive reading of his children's book S.S. Bathtub at 10 a.m., and trea
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Jenny Scheinman's All Species Parade, November 6
Every year, the Jerome Mirza Jazz Residency brings world-class artists to Galesburg's Knox College for a week of workshops, masterclasses, and community engagement made possible through the generosity of the Jerome Mirza Foundation, and this year's special guests, the artists of Jenny Scheinman's Al
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Robinhood profit misses estimates as crypto trading slows
By Prakhar Srivastava and Rishab Shaju Oct 27 (Reuters) – Robinhood Markets missed Wall Street estimates for third-quarter profit on Tuesday, as slower cryptocurrency trading and higher expenses overshadowed strong activity in options and prediction markets. Shares of the Menlo Park, California-base
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“A Christmas Carol,” November 11 through December 29
With their beloved musical adaptation a perennial Madison Square Garden event from the show's 1994 debut through 2003, Tony Award winners Lynn Ahrens' and Alan Menken's A Christmas Carol will put the "hum" in "Humbug!" from November 11 through December 29, this delightful holiday fable the first pro
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“The Minutes,” November 6 through 14
Hailed by the Chicago Sun-Times as "astonishing" and "a pitch black comedy about the current state of American politics," Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize winner Tracy Letts' The Minutes enjoys its area debut with a November 6 through 14 run at Moline's Black Box Theatre, the Chicago Tribune adding tha
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Raoul Leads 21-State Lawsuit Over Rule Weakening Corporate Transparency Act
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul is co-leading a 21-state lawsuit to block a Trump administration rule that exempts nearly all businesses from the Corporate Transparency Act's ownership-reporting requirements.
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State to Keep 25 Mental Health Beds at Choate in Anna, Open 200 Beds Elsewhere
The Illinois Department of Human Services says it will keep 25 mental health beds open at Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center in Anna and open 200 beds at three other state-run psychiatric hospitals.
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Nonprofit News Initiative Launches to Cover Southern Illinois
Capitol News Illinois, the Illinois Press Foundation and SIU's journalism school are launching Southern Illinois Source, a nonprofit news effort for the lower third of the state.
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France temporarily sends maritime patrol plane to Black Sea after cargo ship attacks
BUCHAREST, Oct 27 (Reuters) – France has temporarily relocated a maritime patrol aircraft to Romania to help identify navigation dangers and bolster the protection of critical energy infrastructure in the Black Sea, Romania’s defence ministry said on Tuesday. At least eight cargo ships have been hit
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Hacker trying to breach US Federal Election Commission system, email shows
By Dawn Kopecki Oct 27 (Reuters) – A hacker is attempting to breach the US Federal Election Commission’s systems and that agency has had to “temporarily shut down” its web-facing services as a result, according to an email seen by Reuters. In a statement, the FEC said that, “at this time, the FEC’s
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The Media Line: Albanese Says NYT Helps ‘Legitimize Atrocities,’ Newspaper Rejects Claims
Albanese Says NYT Helps ‘Legitimize Atrocities,’ Newspaper Rejects Claims By The Media Line Staff UN Special Rapporteur for the Palestinians Francesca Albanese accused The New York Times of favoring Israel in its Gaza coverage and helping “legitimize atrocities,” allegations the newspaper rejected a
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The Media Line: Jordanian Airstrikes Kill 7 in Southern Syria, Trigger Border Closure and Diplomatic Dispute
Jordanian Airstrikes Kill 7 in Southern Syria, Trigger Border Closure and Diplomatic Dispute By Rizik Alabi/The Media Line [DARAA, Syria] Jordanian airstrikes on southern Syria killed seven civilians, including three children and a woman, Syrian health authorities said Tuesday, as Damascus denied Jo
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US agency approves Amazon Leo’s $11.5 billion acquisition of Globalstar
Oct 27 (Reuters) – The Federal Communications Commission said Tuesday it has approved Amazon Leo’s $11.57 billion deal to acquire Globalstar. Amazon Leo has launched more than 300 satellites since April 2025 and aims to deploy about 3,200 satellites in Earth’s low orbit by 2029. Through the deal, Am
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Duckworth Presses Senate Leaders to Restore Cancelled Clean Energy Grants Before Permitting Vote
U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth and three colleagues are urging Senate committee leaders to secure a commitment from the Trump administration to reinstate cancelled Department of Energy clean energy grants before a Nov. 9 vote on a bipartisan permitting bill.
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Voting Rights Coalition Trains Poll Monitors Ahead of Nov. 3 Election
A coalition of Illinois voting rights groups says it has trained hundreds of poll monitors to observe polling places and report suspected violations in the Nov. 3 midterm election.
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Playpower Drops Burke Playground Merger After Raoul, FTC Lawsuit
Playpower abandoned its proposed acquisition of BCI Burke a week after Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul and a coalition of states and the FTC sued to block it.
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Robinhood CEO’s AI startup Harmonic expands into software, chip design verification
Oct 27 (Reuters) – Harmonic, the AI startup co-founded by Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev, said on Tuesday it was expanding its Aristotle model from mathematical proofs into software and chip design verification, as AI’s growing use in detecting software flaws draws increased scrutiny. Researchers recently
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Trump says he will ban term artificial intelligence
WASHINGTON, Oct 27 (Reuters) – US President Donald Trump said he would ban the term artificial intelligence in documents and everything else, as he questioned why the Wall Street Journal was not using his preferred term, super intelligence. “When will The Wall Street Journal start calling Artificial
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IDOT Urges Public to Vote for Chicago's Forest Hill Flyover in National Transportation Awards
The Illinois Department of Transportation is asking the public to vote for the Forest Hill Flyover as the nation's top transportation project, with a $10,000 prize going to a Chicago children's charity.
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IDOT Urges Public to Vote for Chicago's Forest Hill Flyover in National Transportation Awards
The Illinois Department of Transportation says the public has a few weeks left to vote for the Forest Hill Flyover as the nation's top transportation project, with a $10,000 prize going to Chicago's Golden Hope Foundation.
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Oracle expands chip supply deal with Nvidia, adds Google and Cerebras offerings
By Stephen Nellis SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 27 (Reuters) – Oracle said on Tuesday it is expanding its cloud AI chip deals with Nvidia while also diversifying to add offerings from Nvidia rivals such as Alphabet’s Google and Cerebras Systems. Oracle and Nvidia said the cloud firm will expand to “multi-gigaw
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Hope Village Opens in Champaign County, Pairing Housing With Health Care
A $9.6 million development north of downtown Champaign offers 24 one-bedroom homes and coordinated health services for chronically unhoused and medically fragile residents.
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GLOBAL LANDSCAPE TUE 10-27
(SRN NEWS) – “Global Landscape,” a standout feature from SRN News, is a concise two-minute audio segment that delivers a snapshot of the day’s top religion-related news stories from around the world. This engaging feature provides listeners with timely insights into significant developments, cultura