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CHICAGO – Attorney General Kwame Raoul today joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general in issuing a joint statement addressing concerns over a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) review of mifepristone. This review was referenced by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and FDA Commissioner Makary in response to a letter from Republican state attorneys general to the FDA calling for restrictions on or withdrawal of mifepristone from the market. “For more than 25 years, mifepristone has been used safely and effectively in the United States and globally. It is currently the most common method for early-term abortion care in the United States and is the standard of care for managing early miscarriage. The decision to reexamine access to this medication was made in response to a scientifically baseless letter and ignores decades of research that proves mifepristone is safe and effective. Medical decisions should be left between patients, their families,

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EDWARDSVILLE — The 2025 Edwardsville Arts Fair drew a strong crowd from Friday, Sept. 26, through Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025, showcasing a wide array of artistic talent at the Edwardsville Arts Center. The event featured works in various mediums, including wood, painting, photography, ceramics, jewelry, textiles, and works on paper. Artists competed for top honors, with awards recognizing excellence across two-dimensional and three-dimensional art categories. Steven Martin received the Best of Show award for his work in wood. In the two-dimensional category, Gavin Otteson earned first place for painting, followed by Andrew Rola in second place and Neil Brown in third place for photography. The three-dimensional category saw Jon and Patricia Hecker take first place for wood, with Pary Flynn and Jennifer Dormuth placing second and third for wood and ceramics, respectively. Additional Awards of Excellence were given to Kara Hayes, Rocky Pardo, and Meri Taylor for jewelry; Steven

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SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) is reminding hunters of key dates, regulations, and safety practices for the upcoming archery deer hunting season. Illinois’ statewide archery deer season opens Oct. 1. In counties with a firearm deer season and west of Illinois 47 in Kane County, archery hunting will be open for three periods: Oct. 1 through Nov. 20 Nov. 24 through Dec. 3 Dec. 8 through Jan. 18 Archery deer season runs Oct. 1 through Jan. 18 in counties with no firearm deer season, including Cook, DuPage, Lake, and east of Illinois 47 in Kane County. Restricted archery zone There has been a change to the 2025 restricted archery zone. Only antlered deer may be harvested during the Oct. 1-31 period of the archery season in Champaign, Douglas, Macon and Piatt (except Allerton Park) counties to improve the deer population in those counties. An antlered deer is defined as having at least one antler 3 inches or longer. Moultrie County

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Looking to try out chess in a welcoming, judgment-free environment? Come to the Saint Louis Chess Club to learn and play with other beginners! Led by our friendly and experienced […]

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UM System President Mun Choi called for more police downtown, elimination of policies “that attract criminals to the region” and a cleanup of homeless encampments.

Pretty much everyone who was willing to put justice ahead of Trump is long gone from the DOJ, either having been fired or resigning ahead of an expected firing. Trump has stocked the DOJ with incredibly under-qualified loyalists, overseen by the under-qualified loyalist holding the top spot in the Department, AG Pam Bondi. Bondi has […]

A lawsuit alleges state lawmakers unconstitutionally split residential property into different classes, choosing which counties would get a cap, and how much, on “simply the whim of individual legislators.”

SPRINGFIELD – Building on a strong team of diverse experts in their fields, Governor JB Pritzker announced the following appointments in his administration: Illinois State Museum Board Jenny Davis will serve as a Member of the Illinois State Museum Board.* Davis is a citizen of the Chickasaw Nation and Associate Professor of Anthropology and American Indian Studies at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). There, she directs the American Indian Studies Program. From 2017-2020, she served as Acting Officer of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) for the Department of Anthropology and the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences at UIUC. Additionally, she has served as Co/Chair of the campus NAGPRA Advisory Committee since its establishment in 2020. She has served as Member of the Commission for the Ethical Treatment of Human Remains (TCETHER) of the American Anthropological Association since 2023. In 2021, Davis received the Dynamic Woman

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The new lawsuit, like others filed previously, contends that no authority exists in the Missouri Constitution allowing lawmakers to revise congressional districts in the absence of new census data.

Only U.S. Rep. Mark Alford of Raymore among Missouri’s six Republicans told The Independent how he would vote for the measure if it makes it to the House floor.

CHICAGO – Attorney General Kwame Raoul led a coalition of 12 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit to stop the Trump administration from unlawfully reallocating federal homeland security funding away from states based on their compliance with the administration’s political agenda. On Saturday, without any notice or explanation, and four days before the end of the federal fiscal year, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) significantly cut funding to certain states that are unwilling to divert law enforcement resources away from core public safety services to assist in enforcing federal immigration law while reallocating those funds to other states. The move came days after Raoul secured a permanent injunction along with an opinion holding that the agencies violated the Constitution and the Administrative Procedure Act by conditioning all federal funds from FEMA and DHS on states’ agreement to assist th

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Nearly 40 positions were cut from the private university's office of University Advancement on Monday, one of many reductions at WashU over the past few months.

The Boeing Co. and St. Louis-area Boeing machinists remained at odds Monday despite the efforts of federal mediators.

ALTON - Community members are invited to learn more about spirituality at a free spiritual wellness experience. A group will gather at 1 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025, at River Bend Yoga in Alton to talk through the topic “The Goal of Spiritual Mastery.” Flora Van Koten and Sheila Aehle, who will lead the discussion, noted that there is no right or final answer that will lead to spiritual mastery, but it’s about embarking on the journey. “The goal is to just keep moving,” Van Koten said. “The benchmark is to do a little bit better today than I did yesterday.” This is the third of a three-part series called “Ancient Wisdom for Today,” though there is no requirement to have attended the other discussions. The sessions are led like conversations between attendees, with everyone invited to share their spiritual experiences. Van Koten and Aehle practice Eckankar, the path of spiritual freedom that encourages your personal connection

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“What I have been warning of is now being realized,” Pritzker said. “One thing is clear: None of what Trump is doing is making Illinois safer.”

A former daycare worker accused of killing a 3-year-old child with autism is granted a reduced bond.

SHILOH — Investigators with the Metro East Auto Theft Task Force attempted to apprehend a person of interest connected to a stolen U-Haul cargo van on Friday, Sept. 26, 2025, in the area of 3400 Greenmount Road, Shiloh. According to authorities, the individual entered the stolen vehicle and, when confronted by law enforcement, rammed the van into a police car occupied by an officer before fleeing the scene. The Metro East Auto Theft Task Force is seeking assistance from the public to identify the suspect. Anyone with information is encouraged to contact Investigator Phil Fernandez at 618-825-5431. Tips may be submitted anonymously. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

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