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Duckworth Reacts to NTSB Final Report on Tragic DCA Collision

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)—Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Aviation, Space and Innovation—released the following statement after the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) issued its final report on the tragic DCA mid-air collision in January of last year: “Many of the findings in this report on the DCA mid-air collision point to issues that have persisted for years—and they are issues I’ve been sounding

Attorney General Raoul Asks Court To Enforce Order Preventing Trump Administration From Unlawfully Cutting Billions In Disaster Preparedness Funding

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CHICAGO – Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 23 states, filed a motion asking the District Court of Massachusetts to enforce its December order that prohibited the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) from terminating the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities Program (BRIC) and directed the agency to promptly take all steps necessary to reverse the termination. For the past 30 years, the BRIC program has provided communities across the nation

Belleville East Senior Aubrey Heins Wins Prestigious Art Education Award

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BELLEVILLE - Belleville East High School senior Aubrey Heins has been named one of four students nationwide in the National Art Education Association’s Rising Star Secondary Recognition Program for future art educators, and will be recognized at the organization’s 2026 national convention in Chicago. The 2026 NAEA National Convention , featuring the Rising Star Secondary Recognition Program, will be held i n Chicago from March 5-7, 2026. The program recognizes up to

Gov. Pritzker Announces Over $1 Billion in Medical Debt Relief for Illinoisans

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SPRINGFIELD – Governor Pritzker today announced that the State of Illinois has erased over $1.1 billion in medical debt for more than half a million Illinoisans through the Illinois Medical Debt Relief Program. The announcement comes ahead of Governor Pritzker’s State of the State and proposed budget address tomorrow, previewing a focus on improving affordability. With rising costs and devastating impacts from Trump’s Budget Bill on healthcare accessibility, Governor Pritzker’s

St. Patrick’s Parade Back in Florissant MARCH 15

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THE FLORISSANT ST. PATRICK’S PARADE, FESTIVAL & 5K RUN IS COMING BACK Event coming Event Back Stronger After 2024 Tornado Mayor Tim Lowery has announced that the Florissant Saint Patrick’s Parade Committee is hosting the 5th annual Florissant St. Patrick’s Parade, Festival & 5K Run on Sunday, March 15. After the cancellation last year due […]

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Giannoulias Condemns Trump Attempts to Rescind Safety Grant Dollars

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SPRINGFIELD – Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias called actions by President Donald Trump “vindictive” and “illegal” after the White House announced it would attempt to cut grant funding designed to make Illinois roads safer. Giannoulias also noted that the additional restrictions the Trump Administration has placed on CDL issuances to non-domiciled citizens nationwide are causing significant disruptions in the state’s trucking industry, supply

ILCC to Launch New Liquor Control & Compliance Portal

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SPRINGFIELD – In preparation for the launch of its new Control & Compliance Portal, the Illinois Liquor Control Commission (ILCC) is encouraging licensees to register their ILogin account by Feb. 18, 2026. Today is the first day of the scheduled blackout period, but licensees will be able to resume all licensing and compliance activities once the new portal goes live. The ILCC Portal is a major milestone in the agency’s ongoing efforts to modernize services, enhance regulatory transparency,

Missouri lawmakers try again to limit judicial role in ballot summary changes

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Republicans are pushing to restore a law that would grant the secretary of state more power over the language voters see when they head to the polls. A law with a similar provision was struck down by the Missouri Supreme Court earlier this year because it strayed too far from the bill’s original meaning. Sponsored […]
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Baseball legend James 'Cool Papa' Bell's legacy lives on in St. Louis

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James "Cool Papa" Bell, a legendary outfielder in the Negro Leagues and a National Baseball Hall of Fame inductee, is remembered as one of the fastest players in the history of baseball, having played for three of the most prominent teams in the history of the Negro Leagues, and is honored in north St. Louis with a street named in his memory.
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Alton Music Students Receive Recognition Through Illinois Music Education Association

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ALTON - The Alton Community Unit School District #11 Board of Education recognized several students in the Alton High School music program. During the Board’s regular meeting on Feb. 17, 2026, Choir Director Leah Galbraith and Assistant Band Director Chuck Willard introduced several students who received honors through the Illinois Music Education Association. These students performed at the ILMEA All-State festival in late January. “ILMEA All-State is the highest level of

Man Sentenced to 90 Months in Prison for Carjacking 72-Year-Old

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ST. LOUIS - U.S. District Judge Joshua M. Divine on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026, sentenced Kirk Hall to 90 months in prison and fined him $3,000 for his role in a 2023 carjacking of a 72-year-old at a St. Louis County apartment complex. Hall, now 25, pleaded guilty in November to one count of carjacking and one count of possession of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence. According to the case information, Hall was one of two men who stole a BMW X5 on July 7, 2023. Shortly before 1 a.m.