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FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS - Ameren Illinois crews restored power to approximately 3,700 customers in and around Fairview Heights on Tuesday afternoon, June 24, 2025, working under extreme heat conditions, Brian Bretsch, a spokesperson for the utility company, said on Wednesday, June 25, 2025. "The crews focused on maintaining safety and efficiency while addressing the outage," he said. “They kept an eye on each other to make sure no one got overheated and did a great job." Bretsch and Ameren Illinois also urged residents to check on neighbors and individuals who are homebound during the continuing heatwave. Bretsch also recommended taking vulnerable individuals on a car ride in a cooled vehicle to a local restaurant for relief from the heat during the Tuesday outage. The Ameren Illinois spokesperson emphasized the importance of community support as the region faces several more days of extreme temperatures.

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Using statistics to lie is so commonplace, it’s hardly worth noting. But the DHS can’t even be bothered to use statistics to lie. Instead, it just repeats the lie and uses this lie to engage in circular reasoning. Washington Post columnist Philip Bump angered ICE by asking a simple question: why are so many ICE […]

According to a grand jury indictment, Mackenzi Felmlee died of a pulmonary embolism caused by Shameka Williams and Cornelia Reid physically constricting her legs.

For those who plan to light up the night with their own fireworks displays, you should know that laws regarding fireworks vary by where you live.

ZZ Top has expanded their North American Elevation Tour.Now that drummer Frank Beard is back with the band after taking time off to recover from foot and ankle issues, the…

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GRANITE CITY – The Granite City Sports Hall of Fame has announced its Class of 2025, which will be inducted in a ceremony on Friday, Nov. 7, 2025 at the Granite City High School Performing Arts Center (PAC). The reception begins at 6 p.m., followed by induction ceremonies at 7 p.m. The Class of 2025 features 12 former student-athletes, two special recognition honorees, and three teams: Individuals - Kevin Atkins – 2000 – XC, Track - Tasha (Dittamore) Dailey – 2006 – Basketball, Soccer - Tessa (Gavilsky) Florio – 2007 – Tennis, Basketball, Soccer - Laura Gabriel – 1980 – Tennis - Erika (Todd) Hackmann – 2000 - Tennis, Basketball, Soccer - Jason Maxfield – 1993 – Soccer, Baseball - Stephen McArther – 1986 – Martial Arts - Dean Perkins – 1981 – Wrestling - Larry Schleicher – 1976 – Football, Basketball, Track, Baseball - Tony Segobiano – 1983 &ndash

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AMES, Iowa - More than 11,300 Iowa State University students have been recognized for outstanding academic achievement by being named to the 2025 spring semester Dean's List, including the following Riverbend area students: Edwardsville Mitchell Henry Steinkuehler, Mechanical Engineering, B.S. Taryn Leigh Trauernicht, Industrial Engineering, B.S. Hamel William Reese Kirk, Mechanical Engineering, B.S. Jerseyville Kendal Marie Lacy, Industrial Design Undergraduate Pre-Major Students named to the Dean's List must earn a grade point average of at least 3.50 on a 4.00 scale while carrying a minimum of 12 credit hours of graded course work.

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ALTON - The Alton Municipal Band continues its 135th consecutive season of concerts in the parks with “Blast Off,” featuring the music of faraway planets and distant stars. Selections pay tribute to the Apollo program, and paint pictures of distant galaxies and bright stars. Directed this week by Bradley Eston, the band will also feature selections from the Star Wars franchise. The Jewel Ice Cream Company will be present for the Sunday program, offering out-of-this-world delicious treats for purchase. Alton Municipal Band concerts are free to all in the community. The Thursday evening concert, located at Riverview Park, begins at 7:30 PM. The Sunday concert, at picturesque Haskell Park, begins at 7:00 PM. Concertgoers are encouraged to bring their lawn chairs and enjoy the long summer evening. For more information about the Alton Municipal Band, search for “Alton Municipal Band” on Facebook, or visit the City of Alton website at www.cityofaltonil.gov.

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A Republican physician and lawyer from Lake Saint Louis, Onder was a staunch abortion opponent during his years in the Missouri Legislature.

CHICAGO – Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 21 attorneys general, today filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration over its unlawful attempts to invoke a single provision buried in federal regulations to strip away billions of dollars in critical federal funding for states and other grantees. The lawsuit Raoul and the coalition filed seeks to limit the Trump administration’s use of this regulation to illegally terminate critical funding used for multiple initiatives such as combating violent crime, educating students, protecting clean drinking water, and conducting lifesaving medical and scientific research that safeguards public health and addresses food insecurity. “The Trump Administration continues to indiscriminately terminate federal funding authorized by Congress to be awarded to states to use for grants that support a wide range of often life-saving programs,” Raoul said. “I will continue to stand beside my colleagues

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – On the third anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade , U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) joined U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Patty Murray (D-WA) in introducing the Women’s Health Protection Act of 2025 , legislation to guarantee access to abortion everywhere across the country and restore the right to comprehensive reproductive health care for millions of Americans. The bill’s introduction comes as the Trump Administration further attacks a woman’s right to choose and Congressional Republicans barrel ahead with a bill that defunds Planned Parenthood. Put together, Trump and Congressional Republicans’ assault on Americans’ reproductive rights is a backdoor national abortion ban, ripping away millions of women’s access to abortion care and right to control their bodies. “In the three years since the Supreme

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On This Day, June 25, 2023…Elton John headlined the U.K.’s Glastonbury Festival, which was the final U.K. show of his Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour.This was Elton’s first ever time…

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CHICAGO – On the three-year anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade, Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 22 attorneys general, sent a letter to the American Hospital Association reaffirming hospitals’ legal requirement under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) to provide emergency health care, including abortion, to patients. The letter responds to the Trump administration’s recent decision to revoke prior guidance that underscored the obligation of covered hospitals to provide emergency abortion care under EMTALA. “No pregnant patient experiencing an emergency health condition should be denied care or be forced to travel long distances for life-saving treatment,” Raoul said. “EMTALA and Illinois law require hospitals to provide treatment, including emergency abortion care, to any person who comes to an emergency room in crisis. Refusal to provide emergency abortion care has caused

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STEELVILLE – The Illinois Department of Transportation today announced that the planned closure of Illinois 4 north of the Illinois 150 intersection in Randolph County has been postponed. The closure, originally scheduled to begin June 3 for intersection reconstruction, will not start until sometime after the July 4 holiday due to delays caused by wet spring weather. There is no change to the current traffic pattern at this time. IDOT is completing advance work to maintain two lanes of traffic on Illinois 150 during the closure of Illinois 4. An update with the revised schedule will be issued when available. Drivers are urged to reduce speed, be alert for changing conditions, obey all construction signage, and refrain from using mobile devices while approaching and traveling through the work zone. For IDOT District 8 updates, follow us on the social media platform X at @IDOTDistrict8 or view area construction details on IDOT’s traveler information map on GettingAroundIllinois.com

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