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Land Of Lincoln Honor Flight In Springfield Kicks Off 2025 Flying Season

7 months 2 weeks ago
SPRINGFIELD - Land of Lincoln Honor Flight kicks off our 2025 flying season with Mission #73 on April 15, 2025. Mission #73 will serve 93 Veterans including 11 Korean Era veterans 82 Vietnam era veterans from 41 Illinois home towns of Alhambra, Aviston, Bartelso, Beckemeyer, Bethalto, Bloomington, Bondville, Breese, Carlinville, Columbia, Decatur, Divernon, Fairview Heights, Germantown. Grant Park, Highland, Hoffman, Jacksonville, Joliet, Lincoln, Marrisa, Mascoutah, Minooka, Morrisonville, Normal, Palmer, Pana, Pekin, Pocahontas, Salem, Shattuc, Shelbyville, Sidney, Springfield, Taylorville, Teutopolis, Trenton, Tuscola, Vandalia, Waverly, Winchester and Xenia. Our April 15th veterans represent all branches of the military. These Veterans and their Guardians will report April 15, 2025 to the Abraham Lincoln Capitol Airport at 4:00 AM to travel to Washington DC on a chartered Sun Country 737 aircraft to visit the World War II, Korean and Vietnam War Memorials, as well as Arlington

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Centerstone's Jennifer Thomason Invited to Join Expanding First Response 2025 Commission

7 months 2 weeks ago
ALTON — Centerstone is proud to announce that Jennifer Thomason, regional chief operating officer for Illinois, has been selected to join the prestigious Expanding First Response 2025 Commission. Hosted by the Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center, this national commission brings together a diverse group of experts to enhance and expand community responder programs nationwide. The Expanding First Response Commission was launched in 2023 as a first-of-its-kind initiative uniting direct service professionals, elected officials, formerly incarcerated individuals, practitioners, and research experts. The commission aims to shape national conversations and drive meaningful change in first response systems, ensuring that communities have the necessary resources to address crises effectively and compassionately. Thomason’s selection to this influential group highlights her dedication to improving crisis care, strengthening first response systems, and advocating

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Missouri House backs return to presidential primary

7 months 2 weeks ago
The Missouri House on Monday advanced legislation that would reinstate state-run presidential preference primaries and extend the no-excuse absentee voting period from two to six weeks. Supporters of House Bill 126 cited a widespread positive response to the recently enacted no-excuse voting period as a motivating factor. They also noted negative feedback on the 2024 party-run […]
Shane LaGesse

Illinois voters to decide key municipal races on Tuesday

7 months 2 weeks ago
Voters in Illinois are heading to the polls to cast ballots in high-profile municipal races, including the closely watched nonpartisan battle for Belleville mayor between incumbent Mayor Patty Gregory and City Clerk Jennifer Gain Meyer.
Laura Simon

Strong storms Wednesday afternoon, heavy rain through end of the week

7 months 2 weeks ago
ST. LOUIS - A chilly start, in the 30s for many, to our Tuesday will be followed by increasing clouds. Breezy Tuesday afternoon, with highs in the low 60s. Enjoy a relatively nice day. Mostly cloudy Tuesday night, but dry. Breezy with temperatures dipping a bit in the evening, then climbing after midnight. We’ll wake [...]
Angela Hutti