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Investigators say the woman transferred money from the league's accounts to her personal account and bought things for personal use.

CHICAGO – As the State of Illinois celebrates the fifth anniversary of the legalization of adult use cannabis in Illinois, the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) announced today that 2024 marked the fourth consecutive year of record-setting sales. Overall, dispensaries report that more than $2 billion of cannabis product was sold in 2024, a 2.5% increase from last year. The $2 billion of product includes a record-setting $1.722 billion in adult use cannabis sales in 2024, with medical cannabis sales exceeding $285 million. Sales taxes collected at Illinois cannabis dispensaries totaled more than $490 million in 2024, per the Illinois Department of Revenue. “The numbers are clear: five years after we legalized adult use cannabis in Illinois, we’re seeing the economic impact of a thriving cannabis industry,” said Governor JB Pritzker. “With $2 billion in record-setting sales and $490 million generated in tax revenue,

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A Jefferson County man was sentenced Thursday for running over and killing a St. Louis bar owner in 2021.

The Archdiocese of St. Louis disapproves of remarks from a local pastor who recently spoke against legislation that aims to restrict gender-affirming care in Missouri.

ALTON - Upper Alton Baptist Church and Preschool invite the community to come out for their 27th annual Chocolate Festival. From 2–4 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025, community members can stop by Upper Alton Baptist Church at 2726 College Avenue for all-you-can eat chocolate treats. A plate or a to-go box cost $7, and kids under age 5 are free. You can also purchase a 15-inch platter for $20. Proceeds from the festival benefit the preschool. “We’re all chocolate connoisseurs,” said Tammi Bramley-Cash, who oversees the preschool. “Every year, there are weirder things that somebody decided to put in chocolate.” Buckeyes and chocolate-covered strawberries are “staples,” but Bramley-Cash also promises chocolate-dipped potato chips, bacon covered in chocolate, a three-layer chocolate cake, chocolate mousse, chocolate pudding, chocolate drinks and plenty more. Reverend Brad Donoho added that the 15-inch platter is the perfect contribution

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LAWRENCE COUNTY, Mo. — Charges are being sought against a southwest Missouri man after he allegedly admits to shooting an Amazon delivery driver in the head. The shooting reportedly happened Wednesday afternoon west of Highway 97 along Lawrence County Road 2152 in the Pierce City-area, according to a probable cause statement from the Lawrence County [...]

CHICAGO - Attorney General Kwame Raoul today issued the following statement after a federal judge in Washington granted his motion for a nationwide preliminary injunction in a lawsuit he, with three state attorneys general, filed challenging President Donald Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship. “As I have previously indicated, the issue of birthright citizenship is a personal one to me. I am pleased the court has granted our request for a nationwide preliminary injunction and refused to let ‘the beacon of light’ that is the rule of law darken. The 14th Amendment was enshrined in our nation’s Constitution more than 150 years ago, and since then, the right of an individual born in this country to be a citizen of this country has been uniformly recognized. The judge correctly said today, ‘It has become ever more apparent that to our president, the rule of law is but an impediment to his policy goals.’ But despite his actions

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The City of St. Louis has contractors working now to add new traffic control measures at the frozen custard stand where two people died in separate collisions in 2022, and six more were injured in 2024.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch parent Lee Enterprises on Thursday reported a fiscal first-quarter loss of $16 million, as it said it's identified $40 million in annual cuts it will soon implement.

SPRINGFIELD, IL – The Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) secured a $7 million USDA grant to launch I-COVER, the Infield Conservation for Operationalizing Vital Ecosystem Resilience Program, which offers cost-share/financial incentives to producers and landowners who are new adopters of cover crops or who utilize new techniques for earlier establishment of cover crops. The multi-state USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) grant between Illinois, Indiana and Iowa establishes a three-year program for cover crops planted in 2025, 2026 and 2027. "Research shows that cover crops improve soil health, reduce erosion, increase drought resistance, and reduce pests, weeds and diseases," said Jerry Costello II, Illinois Director of Agriculture . “Illinois is home to some of the most fertile soil in the world, and I encourage farmers to participate in this important new program to conserve and protect it.”

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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Bipartisan legislation led by U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Deb Fischer (R-NE), Patty Murray (D-WA) and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) to help modernize vehicle safety tests by requiring the use of the most advanced testing devices available successfully passed the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation (CST). The bipartisan She Develops Regulations In Vehicle Equality and Safety (She DRIVES) Act would help enhance passenger vehicle safety by updating U.S. crashworthiness testing procedures. The bill is estimated to help save more than 1,300 lives while saving billions of dollars in economic impact from preventing and mitigating deaths and tens of thousands of injuries. “We can be doing so much more to improve roadway safety and make sure visiting a family member or a routine trip to the grocery store doesn’t end in tragedy,” said Senator Duckworth. “I’m proud our bipartisan legislation passed through committee

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This week the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services transferred more than $3 million from the medical marijuana program to the Missouri Veterans Commission.  Missourians voted in 2018 to adopt a constitutional amendment that included a provision requiring that fees and taxes generated by the medical marijuana program be transferred to the Veterans Commission…

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SEATTLE (AP) — A second federal judge in two days has blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship for the children of parents who are in the U.S. illegally. U.S. District Judge John Coughenour in Seattle on Thursday decried what he described as the administration’s treatment of the Constitution and said Trump was…

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ALTON — YWCA Southwestern Illinois and the Alton Section of the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW) invite all voters in the Alton School District to attend a School Board Candidates’ Forum on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025, at 7 p.m. in the YWCA Gym, located at 304 E. Third St., Alton, IL. With six candidates vying for four four-year seats on the Board of Education in the April 1 election, this forum offers voters a vital opportunity to hear directly from those seeking to shape the future of local education. The candidates are Jack Cox, Jr., Tiana Gipson, Jason Harrison, Barry Macias, Christina Milien, and Aline Russell. The event will begin with each candidate providing a brief introduction, followed by a structured Q&A session using prepared questions. If time allows, audience members will have the chance to submit questions. "School board elections directly impact our children’s education and the future of our community," said Dorothy Hummel, Executive Director, YWC

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WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) released the following statement on Musk’s efforts to overhaul the federal government. Budzinski also joined over 150 Members of Congress in a letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, expressing concern regarding recent reports that he granted Elon Musk and his team access to the federal government’s payments system. Since the Trump Administration began, Musk has led efforts to shutter key government agencies and push federal workers to resign. "Right now, millions of Americans are scared that their livelihoods are at the whim of an unelected billionaire. Elon Musk may have joined the Trump Administration with promises to improve efficiency, but from day one, all we’ve seen is chaos. There’s nothing efficient about illegally accessing confidential information, slashing funding for essential programs like SNAP and Head Start or offering illegal buyouts to thousands of dedicated federal

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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Co-Chairs of the Senate Baltic Freedom Caucus, met today with Baltic Foreign Ministers and their ambassadors. During the meeting, they discussed the increase in Russian hybrid attacks in the Baltics and across Europe, and the need to maintain allied support for Ukraine and NATO. The meeting comes not long after Finland seized a Russian shadow fleet ship suspected of destroying an energy cable linking Estonia and Finland, and growing evidence of Russian arson, assassination, malign cyber activities, and sabotage on NATO soil. In addition to Durbin and Grassley, U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Pete Ricketts (R-NE) also attended. The Senators met with Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kestutis Budrys and Ambassador Audra Plepyte; Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Braže and Ambassador Elita Kuzma; an

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If Tom Krause is looking for government waste, ‘he should look in the mirror,’ says an ex-employee.

The team behind popular Indian restaurant Black Salt plans to branch out with a larger space and range of cuisines.

R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe had been added to the 38th annual Tibet House US Benefit Concert, taking place March 3 at Carnegie Hall in New York City.Stipe joins a previously announced…

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