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Gov. Pritzker Announces Rural King to Invest $75 Million in New Headquarters

13 hours 18 minutes ago
MATTOON – Today, Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) announced that Rural King will invest $75 million to construct a new Store Support Center Campus in Mattoon, where the company's leadership and support departments will be based, including merchandising, IT, finance, operations, marketing, human resources, legal, and other key business functions. The company broke ground on the project today, which will create 100 new full-time

Attorney General Raoul Leads Coalition Supporting New York Measures Ensuring Public Safety In State Buildings

13 hours 23 minutes ago
CHICAGO – Attorney General Kwame Raoul today led a coalition of 22 attorneys general in defending a district court’s dismissal of the Trump administration’s lawsuit challenging the Protect Our Courts Act (POCA), a New York law that prohibits civil arrests in state courthouses unless backed by a judicial order, as well as two executive orders that promote public safety in state government buildings. The amicus brief , which Raoul and the coalition filed in the U.S

Last jaguar at Saint Louis Zoo passes away

13 hours 24 minutes ago
ST. LOUIS - The Saint Louis Zoo announced that one of their animals died last week. According to an announcement from the Zoo, their 17-year-old jaguar, Jared, was humanely euthanized on June 5. The care team for Jared noticed that he was not eating as much last month. Despite changes to his meal and hydration [...]
Megan Mueller

Budzinski Celebrates Passage of Faster Labor Contracts Act

13 hours 28 minutes ago
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) released the following statement after the Faster Labor Contracts Act passed the full House of Representatives. Budzinski was an original cosponsor of the bill, which would speed up first contracts for new unions, ensuring that when workers vote to unionize, a collective bargaining agreement follows. Democrats successfully used a discharge petition to force a vote on the bill, joined by a handful of Republicans who broke

Alton Approves Grant Program For City-Wide Festivals, Events

13 hours 40 minutes ago
ALTON – Alton will offer grants of up to $1,000 each to eligible event organizers under a newly approved grant program to support festivals and more across the city. Alton City Council members unanimously approved a resolution on June 10, 2026 to establish a festival and event microgrant program to support city-wide events using Food and Beverage Tax revenue. City Council Coordinator Beth Bear previously said grants of up to $1,000 would be awarded per event, with up to $10,000 in

Trump administration proposes new rules for prediction markets

13 hours 50 minutes ago
The Trump administration Wednesday proposed new regulations for online prediction markets that would ban bets on war, assassination and other extreme events, but still allow many sports bets to operate on the growing platforms. Critics say the proposed rules don’t do enough to rein in an industry that has sparked jurisdictional battles between state and […]
Kevin Hardy

When to expect strong storms Thursday in St. Louis

14 hours 16 minutes ago
ST. LOUIS - Thursday is bringing hot temperatures and the potential for severe storms. Temperatures will reach the mid-90s during the day with a heat index topping at 105. However, with the help of wind, it may help ease the heat and humidity combination. The northern portion of the viewing area is under a Level [...]
Chris Higgins

ICE Officers Break Cameras. Cops Steal Them. Welcome To New Jersey.

14 hours 23 minutes ago
If federal officers are going to murder another person, it will likely happen here. Newark, New Jersey is the newest battleground for the administration, as Trump goes to war with his own constituents. The foundation was laid months ago, when ICE officers assaulted, arrested, and illegally refused to grant access to detention facilities to congressional […]
Tim Cushing