On This Day, Dec. 26, 1970 ...George Harrison hit #1 with the song “My Sweet Lord,” which went on to spend four weeks in the top spot.The chart-topper, produced by Harrison…
SPRINGFIELD - Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Springfield in Illinois has announced that it recently achieved national reaccreditation through the Council on Accreditation (C.O.A.) during its centennial year celebration. This accomplishment signifies that Catholic Charities has successfully implemented best practice standards in the field of human services. C.O.A. evaluated all aspects of Catholic Charities’ programs, services, management, and administration. Since 1925, Catholic
Willie Chappel, 74, was attacked at his home in April 2025 and died on October 3, 2025, with the Medical Examiner ruling the cause of death a homicide and investigators seeking leads in the case.
ST. LOUIS -- A man was shot and killed late Thursday evening in north St. Louis, police said. Officers found the victim just after 11 p.m. in the 5100 block of Northland Avenue. The man, identified as 26-year-old Malik Holmes, was taken to a hospital, where he later died from his injuries. Homicide detectives are [...]
ST. LOUIS -- A man was shot and killed on Christmas afternoon in south St. Louis, police said. Officers were called just after 2 p.m. to the 4300 block of South Kingshighway, where they found a man suffering from gunshot wounds. He was taken to a hospital, where he later died. The victim was identified [...]
U2 frontman Bono made an appearance at Dublin's annual Christmas Eve Busk, a gathering of artists who busk on Grafton Street, a busy shopping area in the Irish cap. This year’s event…
SPRINGFIELD – This holiday season, the Illinois Department of Transportation, Illinois State Police and more than 200 law enforcement agencies are joining forces for the national “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign. The effort reminds the public that law enforcement will adopt a zero-tolerance approach, focusing not only impaired drivers but also seat belt violations, speeding, distracted driving and other traffic offenses. From rural routes and small-town streets to
On April 6, 2025, a man responded to the North Patrol Division to report an assault the evening before at his home in the 5300 block of Arlington. The victim, 74-year-old Willie Chappel, reported answering the door at his residence, being struck in the head, which caused him to fall and lose consciousness. The victim […]
ILLINOIS – Attorney General Kwame Raoul co-led a coalition of attorneys general opposing the Trump administration’s efforts to gut data reporting and recordkeeping requirements for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, a group of widely used toxic chemicals that do not naturally break down in the environment, more commonly known as PFAS or “forever chemicals.” In a comment letter sent to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin, the attorneys
CHICAGO – Attorney General Kwame Raoul today announced a federal judge ruled the U.S. Department of Education acted unlawfully by abruptly discontinuing grants to fund extra mental health professionals in K-12 schools. The decision came after Raoul and a coalition of 16 attorneys general filed a lawsuit in July arguing the department violated the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) when it told grantees in April that it would discontinue the mental health grants program because they
SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE - Team Scott has selected 20 community leaders from the St. Louis metropolitan region to join its 2027 Class of Honorary Commanders. The Honorary Commander program provides a two-year, in-depth orientation to the missions, programs, and assets of Scott Air Force Base. It aims to educate and increase community leaders' knowledge and understanding of the military and the installation. The program matches each honorary commander with a military counterpart to build one-on-one
Around 11 p.m. on December 25, 2025, District 5 officers located an adult man shot in the 5100 block of Northland Avenue. The victim, 26-year-old Malik Holmes, was taken to the hospital for treatment but died from his injuries. The victim’s family has been notified. Homicide detectives were requested to the scene to investigate. Anyone […]
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