SPRINGFIELD – Illinois Senators today approved a sweeping statewide safety initiative spearheaded by Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias to address the growing dangers posed by unregulated high-speed e-bikes, e-motos and other powerful electric transportation devices operating on streets, bike lanes and sidewalks across the state. “As these devices become faster, heavier and more powerful, our laws must keep pace to protect riders and the public,” Giannoulias said. “This
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois State Police (ISP) held its first annual Telecommunicators Graduation and Promotion Ceremony today, administering the ISP Telecommunicators (TC) Oath to 30 graduates and recognizing the recent promotions of an additional nine TCs. “Telecommunicators are the calming voice on the line when people need emergency help the most,” said ISP Director Brendan F. Kelly. “ISP provides extensive training, from Trooper to telecommunicator, to ensure we provid
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R-MS), both Co-Chairs of the Senate Ukraine Caucus, and U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, along with a bipartisan group of Senators, today hosted Ukrainian Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko. Her visit comes as Russia’s war on Ukraine enters its fifth year with little sign of resolution. During the meeting, the group discussed the importance
CHICAGO – Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 16 attorneys general, today opposed the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) unlawful and baseless attempt to strip Somalia’s Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation. Raoul and the coalition filed an amicus brief inAfrican Communities Together v. Noem in support of a challenge to the Trump administration’s termination of the TPS designation. The brief highlights the humanitarian and economic har
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) announced today that the unemployment rate was 5.0 percent in February, up +0.1 percentage point from January, and up +0.3 percentage point from the same month, one year ago, based on data provided by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The revised January unemployment rate was 4.9 percent. Total nonfarm payrolls decreased over-the-month in February, down -17,800 (-0.3%) to 6,137,200. The January monthly change
Mrs. Irene Elder Meyer, Wood River resident and a star of the Camerata Chorus in Alton, sang on St. Louis radio station KMOX as part of a special program on April 14, 1926. KMOX broadcast from the Mayfair Hotel (now known as the Magnolia Hotel St. Louis), located at North Eighth and St. Charles Streets. “The seventh program of the Song Cycle, to be broadcast from Station KMOX, the Voice of St. Louis, will take listeners to the Vermont Mountains, a section brought into close association
ST. LOUIS - The St. Louis Fire Department is fighting a 1st alarm fire at a vacant two-story building near Arlington Avenue and Ridge Avenue on Sunday morning. The incident occurred at 1401 Arlington Avenue. No other details are available at this time.
ST. LOUIS - Despite chilly Sunday morning temperatures, afternoon highs climb up into the upper 60s to near 70 with mostly sunny skies. A weak front drops south into the region tonight, and that will keep Monday morning temperatures chilly again. The weak front will bring a few clouds with it but no precipitation is [...]
ST. LOUIS - An officer in North St. Louis called for assistance early Sunday morning, prompting an urgent response from local authorities. The situation unfolded at a home on Era Avenue in the Walnut Park West area just after 2 a.m. Police did not say why the call was made or what type of help [...]
Keith E. Donahue, 69, passed on Feb. 27, 2026. Beloved son, brother, and uncle. Keith will be laid to rest with Full Military Honors at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery. To leave condolences visit www.hoffmeistercolonial.com.
Patrick M. "Pat" Carroll, February 26, 2026. Memorial Mass will be held Saturday, April 25, 10:30 am, at St. Mary Magdalen Church, Brentwood. Visit boppchapel.com for more details.
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