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Last year, Democratic state lawmakers had a contentious veto session with then Governor Bruce Rauner. This time, they’re looking at a much less combative week with Governor JB Pritzker. Plus, About 70,000 unaccompanied minors have crossed the Southwestern border of the U.S. so far this year, but unaccompanied minors are in communities all over the country, including here in Illinois. And, every year hundreds of thousands of people visit the Cahokia Mounds. Now advocates, and some members of Illinois’ Congressional delegation, want to make the site Illinois’ first national park. 

Illinois lawmakers are back in Springfield Monday for the start of what’s expected to be a relatively quiet veto session.

President Trump says that Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the founder and leader of the Islamic State, has been killed after a U.S. Special Operations mission targeted him in northwestern Syria. Trump declared that American forces have brought "the world's No. 1 terrorist leader to justice."

Dre Brown splashed his way to a career-high 131 yards rushing, Adams returned an interception 13 yards for a touchdown and Illinois pulled away for 24-6 victory to claim the Cannon Trophy for the first time since 2015.

A key election watcher says the race is tightening between Republican U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis and his Democratic challenger, Betsy Dirksen Londrigan.