Published Oct 18, 2025 at 05:00 PM EDT updated Oct 21, 2025 at 03:26 AM EDT 0:37 / 0:54 By Martha McHardy US News Reporter Newsweek is a Trust Project member In small towns and farm communities across Illinois, a quiet rebellion is taking shape. Frustrated by what they see as decades of corruption, crime, and one-party dominance from Chicago, a growing number of residents are rallying behind a campaign to carve out a brand-new state—New Illinois . Led by G.H. Merritt, the gro

This is the New California State and the State of California map the voters will be electing on November 4, 2025. The election will include a vote on the New California State Constitution and Proposition 50.

Chriss W. Street MountainTopTimes Oct 15, 2025 Private Equity and “Non-Banks” now control 20% more assets than all the global regulated banks. The secret sauce for this phenomena has been the ability of private unregulated entities toleverage just 4.1% of the world’s investment capital into 23% control of the world’s $217 trillion of investible assets. These private non-bank institutions can provide bank-like services without a traditional bank charter, while private equity c