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Governor Pritzker Announces Public-Private Partnership to Restore Historic Hotel Florence and Revitalize Pullman Site

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CHICAGO – Today, Governor JB Pritzker announced a transformative public-private partnership to restore and redevelop the historic Hotel Florence and key buildings within the Pullman State Historic Site on Chicago’s South Side — leveraging $21 million in state capital funds to unlock more than $83 million in private investment for a total project value exceeding $100 million. “Pullman is a treasured piece of Illinois’ story, and with this public-private partnership,

Durbin Reveals New Whistleblower Information For Investigation Into Kash Patel Joyriding To The Olympics

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WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, provided new whistleblower disclosures to support the investigation into FBI Director Kash Patel’s excessive use of FBI aircraft for personal travel. These disclosures were provided after Patel was spotted celebrating with the U.S. Men’s Olympic Hockey Team shortly after their win over Canada in the gold medal game. In a follow-up letter to the Government Accountability

2025 Continued A Multi-Year Growth Trend For OSF Saint Anthony's And OSF Medical Group

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ALTON – While national projections indicate a 9% increase for inpatient days (i.e. length of stay) for the next 10 years, along with a long-term trend of a 5% decline in inpatient admission volumes for hospitals, OSF HealthCare Saint Anthony’s Health Center and OSF Medical Group continue to see patient volumes increase in outpatient services and office visits respectively - and not just from 2024 to 2025, but also since 2022. “The year-over-year increases in our outpatient

Honoring abolitionist Priscilla Baltimore's legacy

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Priscilla "Mother" Baltimore, a 19th-century abolitionist, is being recognized for her legacy in founding Brooklyn, Ill., and leading families to freedom from the St. Louis region, as well as founding several religious institutions.
Blair Ledet

Missouri S&T Releases Fall 2025 Grads List

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ROLLA, Mo. - Over 1,000 students received degrees from Missouri University of Science and Technology during commencement ceremonies held at Missouri S&T on Friday, Dec. 19, and Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. HOMETOWN, STATE; ZIPCODE - NAME, DEGREE, HONORS (if listed): Alton, Illinois 62002 - Reiley Clark, Architectural Engineering, BS, Magna Cum Laude 62002 - Reiley Clark, Civil Engineering, BS, Magna Cum Laude Edwardsville, Illinois 62025 - Matthew Reid, Computer Engineering, BS Glen

West Virginia’s Anti-Apple CSAM Lawsuit Would Help Child Predators Walk Free

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West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey wants you to think he’s protecting children. His press release says so. His legal complaint opens with the genuinely horrific line that Apple has, in internal communications, described itself as the “greatest platform for distributing child porn.” He makes sure you know that Google made 1.47 million CSAM reports […]
Mike Masnick

Duckworth's SOTU Guest: 'Our Insurance Costs Have Quadrupled in the Past Two Months...There Are Thousands Suffering in Silence'

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth’s (D-IL) State of the Union guest, Jeremy Schumacher of Carbondale, Illinois, delivered powerful testimony about how the Trump Administration’s devastating health care cuts—combined with the rising costs of groceries and other everyday necessities—have made it nearly impossible for his family to make ends meet. Mr. Schumacher, the primary source of income for his household, saw his health insurance deductible

Duckworth Reacts to House Republicans Defeating Bipartisan ROTOR Act That Could've Prevented the DCA Crash  

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator and Ranking Member of the Senate’s Aviation Subcommittee Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today issued the following statement after Speaker Mike Johnson and 131 House Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives voted to defeat the bipartisan Rotorcraft Operations Transparency and Oversight Reform (ROTOR) Act, which already passed the Senate with unanimous support last December and would have implemented critical safety enhancements to prevent

Chaya Reynolds Exemplifies Respect and Kindness in East St. Louis School Community

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EAST ST. LOUIS - The Center for Racial Harmony honored K-12 students for “outstanding character traits” during its annual “The Gathering” youth recognition program this past weekend. At the event, Dunbar Elementary School fourth-grader Chaya Reynolds from the East St. Louis School District 189 was recognized. “The Gathering” is a youth recognition program that honors students who “consistently demonstrate outstanding character traits”