SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Revenue (IDOR) is proud to announce that Deputy General Counsel Brian Fliflet has received the 2026 Multistate Tax Commission's (MTC) prestigious Paull Mines Award . Fliflet accepted the award during MTC’s Annual Meeting in Detroit, MI on July 29. The award recognizes an attorney who has made significant contributions to state tax jurisprudence, and who exemplifies qualities of leadership, legal excellence, and professional integrity in th
CHICAGO – Governor JB Pritzker today called on the Trump Administration to immediately reverse its work stoppage on the Brandon Road Interbasin Project, the latest federal action delaying one of the nation's most important infrastructure and environmental protection projects. The Trump Administration is halting years of bipartisan progress to protect the Great Lakes from invasive carp and follows months of federal actions that have slowed the project's advancement. Together, these delays
BETHALTO - The Riverbend community is invited to celebrate recovery and memorialize those who have been lost to overdose at an upcoming vigil. From 4–8 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 29, 2026, Foster’s Light in the Dark will host their third annual Drug Overdose Awareness Candlelight Vigil at Bethalto Park. Complete with speakers, music, resources and a dove release, the vigil promises to honor those who have been lost while also celebrating those who are living in recovery. “Last
EAST ST. LOUIS - Residents of East St. Louis are invited to a free National Night Out event from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026, at 8206 State St., where the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Illinois, law enforcement agencies and community partners plan activities aimed at strengthening relationships between residents and police. Organizers said the event will include school supply giveaways for students, food for families and activities for all ages, including games
GODFREY – To educate seniors in southern Illinois on the latest scams targeting them online and over the phone, the U.S. Attorney’s Office will present a fraud prevention seminar. The presentation highlights information on online scams, fraud schemes targeting seniors and details on federal cases prosecuted in the Southern District of Illinois. The event will start at 12 p.m. on Tuesday, August 11, 2026, at Godfrey Baptist Church, located at 1601 W. Delmar Ave, Godfrey, Illinois.
ST. LOUIS – An adult day care provider has been indicted and accused of defrauding Missouri Medicaid out of $1.47 million. Tony King, 63, was indicted July 22 on five counts of health care fraud. King turned himself in Thursday and appeared in U.S. District Court in St. Louis, where he pleaded not guilty. The indictment says King operated Agape Love Adult Day Care LLC, holding out the company as a provider in Missouri’s Adult Day Care Waiver (ADCW) program. That program provides
Panamint Capital broke ground on a $1.7 billion solar and storage project at the Calvert coal mine. The mine and an adjacent coal plant will stay online.
Scott Leiendecker, a former Republican St. Louis elections director and founder of trailblazing election equipment company, is trying to move past GOP's attacks.
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