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Daily Deal: Opusonix Pro Subscription

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Opusonix is the workflow-first platform built for music producers and engineers who are tired of endless email chains and scattered files. By centralizing feedback, versions, and tasks in one structured workspace, it helps you cut email traffic by up to 90% so you can focus more on creating and less on chasing approvals. From time-coded […]
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Trump seeks to calm economic jitters in longest-ever State of the Union

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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump declared during Tuesday's marathon State of the Union that “we’re winning so much,” saying he'd sparked a jobs and manufacturing boom at home while imposing a new world order abroad — hoping that offering a long list of his accomplishments can counter approval ratings that have been falling. His main objective was [...]
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John Kock Faces 46 Months for Drug-Involved Premises in Carlyle

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CARLYLE - A Carlyle man who admitted to operating a drug house across the street from a park has been sentenced to 46 months in federal prison, according to court records and statements from prosecutors and investigators. John E. Kock, 52, was sentenced by a district judge in Benton, Illinois, after pleading guilty to one count of maintaining a drug-involved premises. The case involves a residence in the 1600 block of Livingston Street in Carlyle, where court documents say Kock allowed others

Emergency Plans Activated Amid Upcoming Area Closure

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GLEN CARBON - A major road reconstruction project, set to close a key intersection in Glen Carbon for more than eight months, is prompting local fire officials to adjust their emergency response plans ahead of the shutdown. Glen Carbon Fire Protection District Chief Jason Whitaker said the Illinois Department of Transportation will begin an alignment project around Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026, that will completely close the intersection of South State Route 157 and State Route 162 in the southwest

How a handful of states and districts could decide who runs Congress

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WASHINGTON — Republicans and Democrats will spend billions of dollars and countless hours campaigning throughout the country ahead of November’s midterm elections, even though control of Congress likely will be decided by a relatively small number of toss-up races and the voters who actually turn out to cast a ballot for their preferred candidate. There […]
Jennifer Shutt

Bunker Hill CUSD 8 Selected For National Rural Career-Connected Learning Program

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BUNKER HILL — Bunker Hill Community Unit School District #8 has been selected by Transcend, a national nonprofit that helps communities reimagine and redesign schools so every young person can thrive in a rapidly changing world, to participate in the Rural Career-Connected Collaborative—a 15-month program that launched in January 2026 to support a national cohort of school communities as they lead the way in innovating towards the next chapter of their career-connected learning

Durbin, Lee Introduce Bipartisan Bill To Protect Americans From Foreign Threats And Warrantless Surveillance

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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) today introduced bipartisan legislation to protect Americans’ national security and civil liberties. The Security and Freedom Enhancement (SAFE) Act advances national security by reauthorizing the foreign intelligence surveillance tool known as Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) and protects Americans’ privacy

Attorney General Raoul Obtains Restitution From State Employee Who Pleaded Guilty To PPP Loan Fraud

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CHICAGO – Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced that a Cook County woman was sentenced to pay more than $20,000 in restitution for fraudulently applying for a loan and loan forgiveness through the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) during the COVID-19 pandemic. Rachel Jordan, 34, of Chicago was sentenced by Cook County Circuit Court Judge Sophia Atcherson, after pleading guilty to a Class 2 felony charge of loan fraud. Along with restitution, Jordan was sentenced to 24 months of second

Durbin, Lankford, Quigley, Edwards, Pappas Recongize 175th Anniversary Of The YMCA

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WASHINGTON—U.S. Senate Democratic Whgip Dick Durbin (D-IL), U.S. Senator James Lankford (R-OK), and U.S. Representatives Mike Quigley (D-IL-05), Chuck Edwards (R-NC-11), and Chris Pappas (D-NH-01) today announced that they will introduce a bipartisan resolution to honor the YMCA ahead of the organization’s 175th anniversary. Headquartered in Chicago, the YMCA has about 2,600 locations, serving more than 10,000 communities across the country. Since its founding in 1851, the YMCA

The New Illinois Liquor Control & Compliance Portal Has Launched

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SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Liquor Control Commission is pleased to introduce its new Licensing & Compliance Portal, a modern, unified system designed to streamline application, renewal, and compliance management for licensees statewide. As we begin implementation, licensees may notice temporary adjustments to workflows and processing timelines during the first 90 days. This transition period is a planned and important part of launching a new system of this scale. Throughout this phase,