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CHICAGO – Attorney General Kwame Raoul today announced a settlement with Vee Pak LLC, doing business as Voyant Beauty (Vee Pak) that resolves allegations the manufacturing company entered into no-poach agreements with several temporary staffing agencies. The settlement requires Vee Pak to pay $625,000 to compensate temporary workers impacted by the unlawful activity. Vee Pak is the last remaining defendant in a lawsuit Raoul’s office filed against it and six staffing agencies i

CHICAGO – Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a multistate coalition of 22 attorneys general, opposed an unlawful proposal by the U.S. Postal Service to allow individuals to send certain firearms by mail, endangering the public and harming state and local budgets. For almost 100 years, federal law has barred the Postal Service from mailing certain concealable firearms, and that statute has stood without any court finding it invalid. In January 2026, the U.S. Department of Justice

SPONSORED – What do a pool noodle and a floatie have to do with math? Mo Riad from Mathnasium is here to explain. Both can be tools used to help students understand math concepts like fractions and pi. And both are a reminder that when kids are out of school for the summer, they can [...]

Flock Safety’s reputation is in tatters, thanks in large part to its own actions. First sold as a high-tech add-on for homeowners’ associations and gated communities, it soon spread to law enforcement agencies and the cities that employ them. Promising plenty of access to an existing network of privately-owned cameras, Flock insinuated — if not […]

ALTON - Several young brainiacs competed in the Alton Community Unit School District #11 annual math contest. On Saturday, May 2, 2026, students in fourth through eighth grades packed Alton High School for the contest. Brett Hentze, a high school math teacher who has organized the event for the past 24 years, shared that the fun is in watching the students show off their skills and their excitement for math. “It’s amazing to see how much these kids get into it and how excited

Robert Maxeiner said a man who survived the blast had stored materials used in fireworks on the property without the proper permits or safe storage.

Graham Nash has extended his 2026 tour into the fall.The two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Famer has announced a set of September and October shows that include an appearance…

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Mötley Crüe is one of several artists set to perform on the season finale of American Idol.The three-hour episode airs May 11 at 8 p.m. ET on ABC and will…

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CHICAGO – Attorney General Kwame Raoul today announced the U.S. Supreme Court entered an administrative stay to pause a ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit that would restrict access to mifepristone, a safe and effective abortion medication. The order was entered shortly after Raoul and a coalition of 22 attorneys general and the governor of Pennsylvania filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Court in the case. Raoul and the coalition argued in their brief the 5t

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MASCOUTAH – State Representative Kevin Schmidt (R-Millstadt) has pledged to donate the legislative pay raise he voted against to local organizations across the 114th District to help families in need. For the month of April, he donated essential food items, including sugar, brown sugar, cooking oil, and egg noodles, to the Mascoutah Food Pantry & Concerned Christians. “Helping the community is a priority of mine, and I’m proud to support local food pantries that serve families

SPRINGFIELD – Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) representatives from the Office of Environmental Education recently judged and selected four Illinois students to receive Environmental Excellence Awards at the annual Illinois Junior Academy of Sciences State Exposition. The competition is hosted by the Illinois Junior Academy of Science and was held at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale April 24-25, 2026. Almost 900 Illinois student projects were selected to advance

BELLEFONTAINE NEIGHBORS, MO. — A man accused of fleeing a crash that killed three people, including a Ritenour High School prom queen , on Friday, May 1, 2026, was charged Monday, May 4, 2026, in St. Louis County. The St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office charged Devin Daugherty with three counts of leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death and one count of driving with a suspended or revoked license. Daugherty remains jailed on a $250,000 cash-only bond, and

KANE – A man from Kane accused of driving on a revoked license while possessing an “open title” and other vehicle-related offenses faces criminal charges in Jersey County. Jacob C. Esparza, 30, of Kane, was charged on April 30, 2026 with one count each of unlawful misrepresentation of the identity of a vehicle (a Class 2 felony), unlawful possession of a certificate of title without complete assignment (a Class 4 felony), driving on a suspended license (a Class A misdemeanor)

Artists around the world are paying tribute to Miles Davis, whose 100th birthday is May 26.

For its most recent quarter, ending March 31, the Belgium-based brewer reported a 0.8% growth in volumes, surprising analysts who had forecast declines.

Community groups in The Hill neighborhood of St. Louis are proposing the use of drones to patrol streets and public areas at night in a new public safety push.

St. Louisans are encouraged to attend a public hearing later this month as city leaders discuss an updated proposal for data center zoning regulations.