Gov. JB Pritzker announced loud and clear that the future of American politics runs through the state of Illinois.

By noon Saturday, more than 200 protesters In St. Charles waved American and Ukranian flags, as well as signs rebuking President Donald Trump, Elon Musk, the Department of Government Efficiency, mass deportations and several other new policies.

A St. Charles man faces aggravated battery with a deadly weapon charges after allegedly stabbing a friend in the early hours of Wednesday, according to the St. Charles Police Department.