Car enthusiasts from around Illinois and beyond would rather see cuts and reprioritized spending than another tax, like a possible vehicle miles traveled tax, something they see as a nonstarter.

Here’s a link to the story at Illinois News Network.

Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh declared in a televised interview Monday that he never sexually assaulted anyone in high school or at any other time in his life.

Here’s a link to the story at the Chicago Tribune.

The infamous police dashboard camera video shows Laquan McDonald spin wildly at the first shots from Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke before collapsing to Pulaski Road a second and a half later.

Here’s a link to the story at the Chicago Tribune.

DU QUOIN — Preliminary estimates show a total of 100,813 fairgoers passed through the gates for the 2018 Du Quoin State Fair, bringing in $226,780 in admission and parking revenue during the fair’s 11-day run, according to a news release from the state.

Here’s a link to the story at the Southern Illinoisan.

Gov. Bruce Rauner shouldn’t be worried only about Democratic rival J.B. Pritzker in the four-way race for the governor’s mansion.

Here’s a link to the story at Illinois News Network.

Jurors in the murder trial of Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke watched this past week as his partner on the night of the shooting, Joseph Walsh, stepped down from the witness stand and demonstrated how he said Laquan McDonald menaced police with a knife.

Here’s a link to the story at the Chicago Tribune.

CAIRO — The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has secured more than $6 million to demolish two public housing apartment complexes in Cairo.

Here’s a link to the story at the Southern Illinoisan.

A bitter race for Illinois governor that has played out in TV attack ads for more than 16 months carried over to the debate stage Thursday as Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner and Democratic challenger J.B. Pritzker assailed each other’s character and integrity before voters.

Here’s a link to the story at the Chicago Tribune.

Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke was not justified in shooting Laquan McDonald once — let alone 16 times — as he walked down the street armed with a knife, an expert witness told jurors Thursday shortly before the prosecution rested its murder case.

Here’s a link to the story at the Chicago Tribune.

A conference of economic minds in Chicago warned that states with underfunded pensions like Illinois are more vulnerable to the next economic downturn.

Here’s a link to the story at Illinois News Network.