Jeanette M. Odenwald passed away June 18, 2025. Funeral Mass will be held on July 10 at St. Michael the Archangel Church in Shrewsbury. Visitation will begin at 9:00 a.m., followed by the Mass at 10:00 a.m.
U.S. Reps. Nikki Budzinski and Mike Bost introduce bill to expand βbuy Americanβ stance on military footwear. Illinois U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth does same in Senate.
Kehoe favors renewal of the one-tenth-of-one-cent Parks, Soils and Water Sales Tax and keeping state parks free. A renewal of the tax will be on the ballot next year.
Republican Wagner and Democrat Bell sponsor bill to sanction criminals seeking to scuttle Dayton Peace Accords, signed in 1995 to stop Serbian-Bosnian conflict.
U.S. Rep. Mike Bost, a Metro East Republican and former truck driver, praised DOTβs decision to spend more money on building rest areas dedicated to large trucks.