A federal judge has dismissed three of five claims in a lawsuit over the Macomb police shooting death of 4-year-old Terrell Miller in 2024, citing a missed filing deadline and federal rules protecting cities from direct liability.

Western Illinois University held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate completion of the first phase of its new Emergency Operations Center on the Macomb campus.

The Galesburg city council voted unanimously Monday to impose a 180-day moratorium on data center development, blocking the city from accepting, processing, or approving any data center permits through April 3, 2027.

A representative from Smithfield Foods’ corporate office appeared before the Monmouth city council to address a string of recent crises at the local pork processing plant, from the death of a worker to widespread odor complaints and graphic photos of plant conditions circulating on social media.

The piece is from World Trade Center One, the first tower hit on Sept. 11, 2001.