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Illegal immigration warning signs U.S. illustration by Greg Groesch / The Washington Times

Springfield and Aurora: Illegal immigration warning signs for America

By Newt Gingrich

A sign hangs from a street light at the intersection of Main Street and Fountain Avenue in Springfield, Ohio, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Paul Vernon)

Springfield, Ohio, cancels annual CultureFest amid furor over Haitians

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Marie Morette, a congregant of St Raphael Catholic church, prays during Mass in Springfield, Ohio, Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

Haitians in Ohio find solidarity at church after chaotic week of false pet-eating claims

By Luis Andres Henao - Associated Press

Members of the Haitian community in Springfield, Ohio, from left, Lindsay Aime, James Fleurijean, Viles Dorsainvil, and Rose-Thamar Joseph, stand for worship at Central Christian Church, on Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

Haitians in Ohio find solidarity at church after chaotic week of false pet-eating claims

By Luis Andres Henao - Associated Press

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump motions while attending the 9/11 Memorial ceremony on the 23rd anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

Biden accuses Trump of attacking Haitian community with allegations of pet-eating

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

John Legend performs during the Democratic National Convention Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Singer John Legend from his Beverly Hills mansion tells Springfield to embrace Haitian migrants

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

This image made from video released by the City of Springfield shows Nathan Clark, father of Aiden Clark, speaking at a City Commission meeting, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024 in Springfield, Ohio. (City of Springfield via AP)

Father of slain Ohio boy asks Trump not to invoke his son in immigration debate

By Patrick Aftoora Orsagos, Mike Catalini and Julie Carr Smyth - Associated Press

A car drives down Fountain Avenue in Springfield, Ohio, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Paul Vernon)

From Chinese to Italians and beyond, maligning a culture via its foods is a longtime American habit

By Deepti Hajela - Associated Press

Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio, the Republican vice presidential nominee, speaks at a campaign event in Phoenix on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Matt York) **FILE**

J.D. Vance concedes that ‘rumors’ of Haitian migrants stealing pets in Ohio could be false

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, gestures to supporters at a campaign event, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Vance uses rumors of pet eating in Ohio to ding Harris on border

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden, who is joined by civil rights leaders, community members, and elected officials, talks after handing Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, fourth from left, the pen he used to sign a proclamation in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Friday, Aug. 16, to designate the Springfield 1908 Race Riot National Monument. Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., second from left, reacts. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Biden signs order to establish 1908 Springfield race riot monument as he looks to burnish legacy

By Aamer Madhani and Zeke Miller - Associated Press

Emergency personnel work the scene of a crash on Monday, March 11, 2024 in Rushville, Ill. A bus from Schuyler-Industry Schools was traveling eastbound when “for an unknown reason” it crossed the center line on U.S. Route 24 into westbound lanes and into the path of a semitruck carrying sand, Illinois State Police said. (WICS via AP)

Illinois police identify the three kids and two drivers killed when a school bus hit a semitruck

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Champion surfer Bethany Hamilton and All-American swimmer Riley Gaines read their children's books published by Brave Books at The Library Center in Springfield, Missouri, on Feb. 2, 2024. (Photo courtesy Amplifi Agency.)

Surfer Bethany Hamilton shrugs off splashback in standing up for women’s sports

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

The hulking former Pillsbury Mills plant in Springfield, Ill., is seen, Dec. 30, 2022. It presents a challenge for the citizen nonprofit organization, Moving Pillsbury Forward, but the group has collected $6 million in commitments and has a road map for securing the balance of the $10 million it says it needs to demolish the 500,000 square feet of former factory before redeveloping the 18-acre site. The mill operated under Minneapolis-based Pillsbury and another owner for 71 years but has been vacant nearly a quarter-century. (AP Photo/John O'Connor)

Decaying Pillsbury mill in Illinois that once churned flour into opportunity is now getting new life

By John O'Connor - Associated Press

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul delivers his remarks after being sworn to his second term as attorney general during ceremonies, Jan. 9, 2023, in Springfield, Ill. Illinois will soon outlaw advertising for firearms that officials determine produces a public safety threat or appeals to children, militants or others who might later use them illegally, as the state continues its quest to curb mass shootings. The prime exhibit in Raoul's effort is the JR-15, advertised with the tag line, “Get ‘em One Like Yours.” (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)

Illinois to ban advertising for guns allegedly marketed to kids and militants

By John O'Connor - Associated Press

A Merriam-Webster dictionary sits atop their citation files at the dictionary publisher's offices on Dec. 9, 2014, in Springfield, Mass. A California man who admitted to making violent anti-LGBTQ threats against dictionary publisher Merriam-Webster Inc. over its updated gender definitions was sentenced in a federal courtroom in Massachusetts on Thursday, April 13, 2023, to a year in prison. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia, File)

Man who threatened Merriam-Webster over gender updated definitions sentenced to prison

By Mark Pratt - Associated Press

Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., center, speaks at a news conference in Springfield, Va., on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023. Virginia's political leaders made their case Wednesday for moving the FBI's headquarters from the nation's capital to the state, arguing that the federal government would be wise to follow the steps of Amazon and other big companies that now have a major presence in the commonwealth. (AP Photo/Matthew Barakat)

Virginia competes with Maryland to land new FBI headquarters

By Matthew Barakat - Associated Press

Visitors tour the rotunda at the Illinois State Capitol Thursday, June 5, 2014, in Springfield, Ill. Illinois state agencies are restricting spending and bracing for the worst after lawmakers approved a budget that uses accounting gimmicks and punts on crucial decisions about where to find revenue until after the November election. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)

Satanic Temple installs holiday display featuring baby Baphomet at Illinois Capitol

By Victor Morton - The Washington Times

Gov. J.B. Pritzker speaks about new mask mandates for schools, state employees and long term care facilities during a press conference at the Thompson Center, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021 in Chicago. Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Wednesday ordered face coverings for all school children from preschool through 12th grade to thwart the continued spread of the COVID-19 virus and the Democrat will require all state employees who work in highly populated facilities such as prisons to be vaccinated. (Anthony Vazquez/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)

Pritzker: Illinois a ‘force for good’ by cutting carbon gas

By John O'Connor - Associated Press

Springfield police chief turns down new job, gets raise

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