CHICAGO– Attorney General Kwame Raoul today led a coalition of 23 attorneys general in urging the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to scale back its plans that would severely reduce staffing, undermine the agency’s statutory obligation to supervise financial institutions, weaken enforcement, and result in less relief and protection for consumers. Raoul and the coalition’s letter opposing the CFPB’s proposed strategic plan to CFPB Acting Director Russell
SPRINGFIELD – As part of Illinois’ celebration of Innovation and Technology Month, the Illinois Department of Innovation & Technology (DoIT), in collaboration with Junior Achievement of Central Illinois and the Learning Technology Center, successfully hosted its third annual CareerSpark STEAM Expo on April 14–15 in Springfield. The two-day event welcomed more than 1,800 eighth grade students from 26 schools across Illinois, along with nearly 60 exhibitors representing state
MOZIER - A traffic stop on a rural stretch of Illinois Highway 96 in Calhoun County led to the arrest of a Missouri man on DUI and drug-related allegations, authorities said. On Feb. 20, 2026, at about 9:16 p.m., Corporal Nicholas McCall conducted a traffic stop on Illinois Highway 96 north of Mozier in Calhoun County, according to Calhoun County Sheriff Zachary T. Hardin. Following the stop and a subsequent investigation, Jeffrey R. Lindsay, 52, of Louisiana, Missouri, was arrested. Lindsay
Eagles wrapped their Sphere Las Vegas residency on April 11, but apparently, guitarist Joe Walsh couldn’t get enough of the venue.The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer revealed on Instagram…
EDWARDSVILLE - The flute students of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) have been invited to perform this summer at the National Flute Association Annual Convention in Portland, Oregon, an opportunity that organizers say comes with high travel-related costs and has prompted a call for donations to help students attend. The SIUE flute choir plans to present “a unique and exciting program featuring music written exclusively for low flutes,” according to information provided
Guns N' Roses performed the live debut of their cover of The Runaways song "Black Leather" during a show in Brazil over the weekend.The rendition, which featured bassist Duff McKagan on…
Robots are being spotted at City Museum just in time for the VEX Robotics World Championship being held April 21-30 at the America's Center convention complex in St. Louis. These […]
Now open at the World Chess Hall of Fame & Galleries, Charles Houska: Master of Play is a retrospective of the St. Louis artist’s work over his impressive 25-plus-year career, […]
Newly announced Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee Billy Idol made a surprise appearance during weekend two of the Coachella festival in Indio, California.The rocker and his longtime guitarist…
HIGHLAND - Several students from St. Paul Catholic School in Highland were recognized by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency for their writing. Suzanne Horan, a middle school English teacher at the school, worked with her fifth and sixth grade students to submit work to the Annual Poster, Poetry, and Prose Contest through the Illinois EPA. Students were encouraged to write about the theme “Together for Healthier Air!” and share poems and prose about how they can reduce
On This Day, April 20, 1992…Queen hosted the star-studded Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert for AIDS Awareness at Wembley Stadium in London.Also known as A Concert for Life, the event was a…
A ten-minute walk past trees and birds can lower stress more reliably than many people expect. It does not fix every problem, but it changes how the body feels—breathing slows, shoulders drop, thoughts get less noisy. That reaction is a clue: humans don’t just like nature. We often need it. Nature matters because it shapes our health, our culture, and our sense of meaning. Even in a world of screens and cities, people keep reaching for parks, gardens, beaches, hiking trails,
A single oil-soaked river helped spark a global holiday. In 1969, the Cuyahoga River in Ohio caught fire—again. The image of flames on water was so shocking that it became a symbol of how badly pollution had been ignored. People were already worried about smog, pesticides, and toxic waste, but this made the problem feel impossible to shrug off. Within a year, that growing frustration would be channeled into something new: Earth Day. Why Earth Day wasn’t “just a holiday”
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