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Youth Livestock Exhibitors Take Center Stage At Governor's Sale Of Champions

18 hours 27 minutes ago
SPRINGFIELD – The annual Governor's Sale of Champions at the Illinois State Fair brought together Illinois' top youth livestock exhibitors, their families and industry supporters to celebrate excellence in livestock exhibition and invest in the next generation of Illinois agriculture. For the seventh year in a row, Governor JB Pritzker and First Lady MK Pritzker purchased the Grand Champion Steer. Their $105,000 contribution secured the top prize-winning animal, which will be donated t

Edwardsville Applies For Shared Use Path, Park Grants

18 hours 37 minutes ago
EDWARSDVILLE – Edwardsville officials are seeking state funding assistance for a new shared use path along Illinois 157 and upgrades at Joe Glik Park. City Council members unanimously approved submitting two grant applications at their Aug. 18, 2026 meeting with Alderman William Krause absent. These include applications for an Illinois Transportation Enhancement (ITEP) grant for the shared use path and an Open Space Lands Acquisition and Development (OSLAD) grant for the park improvements,

Driver Killed In Illinois 255 Crash Near New Poag Road

18 hours 52 minutes ago
MADISON COUNTY - A driver was killed and others were injured on Thursday morning, Aug. 20, 2026, in separate crashes on Illinois 255 at New Poag Road in Madison County, where Illinois State Police Troop 8 responded to reports of a two-unit fatal crash and a jackknifed truck tractor semi-trailer. State Police spokesperson Jayme Bufford said a preliminary investigation indicates Troop 8 responded at approximately 5:27 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026, to northbound Illinois 255 at New Poag

Pedestrian injured in suspected hit-and-run crash in north St. Louis

20 hours 14 minutes ago
ST. LOUIS - Police are investigating after a pedestrian was struck and injured in a suspected hit-and-run crash early Thursday in north St. Louis. According to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, officers responded to the 3900 block of Olive Street Thursday morning after reports of a woman lying in the street after sustaining a [...]
Nick Gladney

Why August 20 Still Resonates, From Trotsky's Attack to Voyager 2's Launch

20 hours 35 minutes ago
On August 20, one of the most significant events in modern world history took place in 1940, when Leon Trotsky, a leading figure in the Russian Revolution, was fatally attacked in exile in Mexico. The assault, carried out by a Soviet agent, reflected the bitter internal struggle that followed the rise of Joseph Stalin in the Soviet Union. At the time, Trotsky’s death marked the end of the last major revolutionary rival to Stalin. It still matters because it showed how political conflict i

Why 'Bittersweet' Perfectly Captures Life's Mixed Emotions

20 hours 37 minutes ago
A breakup song can make someone cry and hit repeat at the same time. That strange mix of pain and pleasure sits at the heart of one word: bittersweet . We use “bittersweet” for moments that are hard to name. A child leaving for college. The last day at a job you loved. Looking through old photos and smiling even as your chest tightens. The word matters because life is full of experiences that are not purely happy or purely sad. “Bittersweet” gives us a way to talk about

Cities turn to AI to speed housing permitting

20 hours 51 minutes ago
New housing projects can sometimes stall out as a developer applies to city or county planning boards and goes through cycles of inspections, reviews and approvals.Β  Now, cities are increasingly turning to artificial intelligence to address one of the most persistent sources of housing permitting delays: incomplete applications. And two new streams of federal money […]
Robbie Sequeira

FOIA Docs Show Brendan Carr Intimately Collaborated With White House, Right Wing Propaganda Orgs

21 hours 39 minutes ago
Back in 2014 you might remember there was a giant, two-year, manufactured news cycle where Republicans pretended to be outraged that the then Obama White House had openly supported the FCC’s efforts to impose some modest net neutrality rules (designed to protect consumers and competition from telecom monopoly abuse of power). At the time, major […]
Karl Bode