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Hayner Library to Host Patriotic Concert, Other Summer Events

12 hours ago
ALTON - As summer continues, the Hayner Public Library District has several events and programs planned for the next few months, including a patriotic concert later this week. On Friday, July 3, 2026, you can kick off Fourth of July weekend with a celebration in the parking lot of the downtown library. From 3–4 p.m., families can enjoy crafts, outdoor games, popsicles, face-painting, and a public reading of the Declaration of Independence. This will be followed by a concert from the

Granite City Swears In Two New Firefighters

12 hours 8 minutes ago
GRANITE CITY - Granite City Firefighters Local 253 has introduced two new firefighters, Travis Bernardino and Mason Roehr, who were sworn in in the City Council chambers by City Clerk Jenna DeYong. The ceremony in Granite City included family, friends and city officials, including Fire Chiefs Todd Richey and Scott Nonn, Mayor Mike Parkinson, and Fire Commissioners Steve Nonn and Larry Gavilsky, along with other city employees, according to information provided by the department.

IDNR: Leave The Fireworks To The Professionals This Fourth Of July

12 hours 12 minutes ago
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) is reminding organizations and individuals sponsoring fireworks displays in Illinois to be sure their fireworks vendor has the required state licenses and certificates issued by IDNR and the Office of the State Fire Marshal (OSFM) before their fireworks show. The Illinois Explosives Act requires that anyone who purchases, possesses, uses, transfers, stores or disposes of explosives, including display fireworks, must hav

Attorney General Raoul Sues Trump Administration Over Unlawful Implementation Of Medicaid Work Requirements

12 hours 27 minutes ago
CHICAGO – Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a bipartisan coalition of 24 attorneys general and two governors, today announced a lawsuit over the Trump administration’s unlawful implementation of new Medicaid work requirements included in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Raoul and the coalition’s lawsuit challenges provisions of a rule issued June 1 by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The states

Attorney General Raoul Issues Statement In Response To Supreme Court Decision On Mail-In Ballots

12 hours 44 minutes ago
CHICAGO – Attorney General Kwame Raoul today issued the following statement on the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Watson v. RNC. “In Illinois, we are focused on maximizing voter participation – not voter suppression. That is why we permit all eligible Illinois voters to cast mail-in ballots, and to cast ballots through Election Day. Today, the Supreme Court confirmed that laws like Illinois’ are fully consistent with federal law, and that Illinois voters can

Supreme Court rules Trump's birthright citizenship restrictions are unconstitutional  

12 hours 52 minutes ago
The Supreme Court shut the door on President Trump’s birthright citizenship restrictions on Tuesday, ruling that his banner immigration policy is unconstitutional. Chief Justice John Roberts, joined by all three liberal justices and Justice Amy Coney Barrett, wrote that the 14th Amendment guarantees automatic citizenship for nearly all children born on U.S. soil, even those born [...]
Zach Schonfeld and The Hill