ST. LOUIS - A 46-year-old man riding a Kawasaki Vulcan motorcycle was killed shortly before 4:40 a.m. Wednesday, July 29, 2026, in a crash with a Metro bus at Market and South 14th streets in the Downtown West neighborhood in St. Louis, according to a preliminary investigation. Accident Reconstruction is investigating the fatal crash, which happened when the eastbound motorcycle violated a red electric traffic light and struck the center right side of the bus, the St. Louis Metropolitan Police
SPRINGFIELD — Governor JB Pritzker has officially proclaimed August as Illinois No-Kill Shelter Month . This critical initiative underscores Illinois’ commitment to making the entire state no-kill*, which means saving every healthy or treatable pet in shelters. Best Friends Animal Society , a national nonprofit dedicated to ending the killing of dogs and cats in America’s shelters and making the country no-kill, applauds this proclamation as a meaningful step toward ending
LITCHFIELD/RIVERBEND - This August, “The Buzz Magazine” will mark 17 years with its 200th issue. Owner Tara Simmons never set out to run a magazine. But in 2009, she and her husband Tony decided to take a shot and publish “The Buzz Magazine” to help local businesses. Nowadays, the magazine has grown exponentially, but that core mission remains. “It’s clean, it’s positive, it’s uplifting, and people just love it,” Tara said. “We
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Labor (IDOL) has recovered more than $110,000 following an investigation into prevailing wage violations on a solar energy project in Winnebago County. The investigation found that Premise, Inc. failed to pay the required prevailing wage rates to laborers and electricians performing work on the project near Rockford. As a result, the company paid $91,991.60 in back wages to 27 affected workers and $18,398.32 in statutory penalties to the Illinois
CHICAGO — The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) announced on National Whistleblower Day the launch of a new online page for whistleblower complaints to be submitted to the Division of Financial Institutions. IDPFR now offers a dedicated whistleblower complaint page where industry insiders can directly submit to the agency complaints about potential violations of law they may have witnessed or be aware of within the industries the Division regulates.
EDWARDSVILLE – A dedication and ribbon-cutting ceremony is scheduled to take place at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026 at the City’s new all-abilities playground on the N.O. Nelson campus of Lewis & Clark Community College. The public is invited to join in the celebration of this new accessible play space made possible with the help of numerous community partners. “It brings me so much happiness to know how much this playground will be used and enjoyed by children and families from
CHICAGO – Today, Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) announced that Illinoisans who lost their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits will receive a one-time $400 benefit per eligible household member through the new Families Receiving Emergency Support for Hunger (FRESH) program. This $70 million program was enacted as part of the Governor’s FY27 budget , which was focused on making life more affordable for Illinois families
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today called out the Trump Administration’s inhumane conditions in United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facilities, where detainees have been subjected to overcrowding, inadequate medical care and abusive treatment. During her questioning at U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin’s (D-IL) spotlight forum, Duckworth underscored the lack of timely data regarding ICE detainees in the Chicago
On July 30, one of the most significant events in global history took place in 1945, when the USS Indianapolis was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine in the final weeks of World War II. The American warship had just completed a secret mission delivering parts for the first atomic bombs that would soon be used against Hiroshima and Nagasaki. After the ship sank in the Philippine Sea, hundreds of sailors were left stranded in the water for days, facing dehydration, exposure, and shark attacks
GRANITE CITY - Granite City Police said an individual was wounded in a shooting Wednesday evening inside a residence in the 4600 block of Maryville Road, and a suspect has been taken into custody. The Granite City Police Department said officers were dispatched at approximately 5:39 p.m. July 29, 2026, to a residence on Maryville Road in reference to an individual with a gunshot wound. An initial investigation found that at least one round was fired inside the residence, striking the subject,
CHICAGO – Someone in Illinois is a whole lot richer today after the Tuesday, July 28, 2026, Mega Millions drawing. While the $800 million jackpot winning ticket was sold in Florida, a lucky player in Illinois secured a significant prize by matching five numbers in the July 28 drawing to win $1 million with a 5x multiplier for total winnings of $5 million. The winning numbers were: 34-48-49-59-70. The winning ticket was purchased at Road Ranger, located at 1311 Carolyn Dr. in Minonk,
GREENE COUNTY – The Illinois Department of Transportation announced today that intermittent lane closures on U.S. 67 from Ponderosa Lane in Carrollton through White Hall to Cain Avenue in Roodhouse will begin Thursday, July 30, for pavement patching, weather permitting. Flaggers will maintain two-way traffic. The work is expected to be completed by mid-September. Drivers are urged to reduce speed, obey all construction signage, and refrain from using mobile devices while approaching
EDWARDSVILLE - Natalie Jones of the Granite City Paddlers Swim Club enjoyed success in the Southwestern Illinois Swimming Association Championship meet, held July 19, 2026, at the Chuck Fruit Aquatic Center in Edwardsville. Jones finished eighth in the girls 15-18 100-yard freestyle, then followed up by placing sixth in the 15-18 50-yard freestyle, and finished her program with another sixth-place finish in the 50-yard backstroke. She is a Stillwater Senior Living Female Athlete Of The Month
EAST LOUIS – A woman from Florissant, Missouri, on Wednesday, July 29, 2026, admitted stealing $170,000 in Social Security benefits after the death of a relative. Laneka Holmes, 45, of Florissant, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in St. Louis to one count of theft of government money. She admitted that the death of a relative on May 23, 2017, was not reported to the Social Security Administration, as required. The relative’s Social Security payments were being deposited
JERSEYVILLE – Recent Jersey County felony cases include two local women charged separately with domestic battery and vehicle theft. Christine M. Bosaw, 36, of Godfrey, was charged in Jersey County court on July 24, 2026, with two counts each of aggravated domestic battery (both Class 2 felonies) and domestic battery/bodily harm (both Class A misdemeanors). Bosaw allegedly caused bodily harm to two different victims by committing various acts of domestic battery against both victims on
GODFREY - Godfrey officials said Ameren Illinois plans a large scheduled power outage Wednesday night, July 29, 2026, in the southwest portion of the village to complete emergency repairs to the electrical infrastructure grid. The outage is scheduled from 10 p.m. Wednesday, July 29, 2026, until about 5 a.m. Thursday, July 30, 2026, according to information village officials said they received that morning from Ameren Illinois. The affected area includes residents along West Delmar an
GODFREY/SAINT LOUIS - A Godfrey couple renewed their vows with the help of a special organization that sponsors weddings for people facing terminal illnesses. Karen and Rich Dupatz are high school sweethearts who have been married 43 years and together almost 50. Earlier this summer, the couple decided to renew their vows with the help of Wish Upon a Wedding, an organization that funds weddings and vow renewals for couples who are facing terminal or life-altering illnesses. As Rich battles
MADISON COUNTY - The Madison County Sheriff’s Office announced the retirement of Jaime Tharp after 29 years of service, recognizing her long tenure with the agency and her work in both support staff and the Jail Division. The sheriff's office said Tharp served 19 years on the agency's support staff and 10 years in the Jail Division as a deputy for 29 total years with the organization. Tharp has been a Difference Maker in the region in her years of service with the sheriff's office. “Throughout
CHICAGO – Attorney General Kwame Raoul and a coalition of 15 attorneys general announced a U.S. District Court judge granted a temporary restraining order that blocks the U.S. Department of Education from unlawfully terminating congressionally approved school-based mental health grants. The order comes just days before the Department of Education threatened to begin terminating grants that provide critical mental health services to more than 50,000 students in Illinois public school
GLEN CARBON – Glen Carbon will soon begin searching for a new village administrator as a longtime holder of the position prepares for retirement. Current Village Administrator Jamie Bowden said at the July 28, 2026 Village Board meeting that he will retire no later than Feb. 12, 2027. Bowden leaves the position after nearly 15 years with the village , having started in October of 2011. Following the board’s 4-0 approval of a $26,000 agreement with advisory firm MGT Impact Solutions
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