Cara Spencer, the 8th Ward alderwoman, is one of four candidates for mayor in the March 4 primary. She faces incumbent Tishaura Jones, Recorder of Deeds Michael Butler and retired utility executive Andrew Jones.
With the rightful concern about collapsing the U.S. payment system, we’ve lost sight of the illegality happening in real time: presidential impoundment of funds for disfavored causes.
St. Louis lawmakers on Tuesday were unable to move forward with any plans for the Rams settlement money, denying Mayor Tishaura Jones any legislative win before the spring election and delaying any plan for months.
WASHINGTON — Two large unions and an alliance that together represent millions of government and retired workers are suing Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent for allowing a “massive and unprecedented” intrusion into Americans’ personal data, beginning last week when the newly confirmed secretary handed over the department’s payment system to billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk. The American […]
MURPHYSBORO – The Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Criminal Investigations Zone 7 was requested by the Murphysboro Police Department (MPD) to investigate an officer involved death. On February 4, 2025, at approximately 1:30 a.m., an officer from the MPD attempted a traffic stop on a vehicle that had previously fled from other police agencies. The vehicle failed to stop and the MPD officer lost sight of the vehicle. The vehicle that failed to stop was located crashed near south 14th Street and Spruce Street in Murphysboro. The driver was pronounced deceased on scene. The passenger was transported to an area hospital with life-threatening injuries. ISP is leading the open and ongoing investigation. No additional information will be released at this time.
ALTON - Alton City Clerk Cheryl Ingle is running for reelection, and she believes her 29 years of experience in City Hall will guide her through the next four years in the City Clerk’s position. Ingle shared that she has worked hard to digitize documents and processes in the City Clerk’s office. As “keeper of the building,” she helps maintain City Hall, and she serves as a “liaison” between department heads and City Council. She said she has a lot more she hopes to accomplish, and she can’t wait for the consolidated election on April 1, 2025, so she can get to work. “I’m very proud of what I’ve accomplished,” Ingle said. “And I’ve got several new ideas that I want to start working on.” Since entering the Clerk’s office as a typist 29 years ago, Ingle has worked in almost every department at City Hall. She worked in Planning and Development, then helped with Building and Zoning. She collaborate
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SPRINGFIELD/CHICAGO – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) announced that after a one-week dip, the state’s overall respiratory illness level has ticked up again from Moderate to High, driven by a notable increase in emergency department (ED) visits and hospital admissions for flu. While data for ED visits and hospital admissions for the week ending January 25 show that COVID-19 and RSV are declining, it indicates the flu is circulating more widely. There are three times as many hospital admissions for flu as there are for COVID-19, with 4.6% of admissions attributed to flu, with 1.6% to COVID-19 and 0.7% for RSV. Almost 20% percent of ED visits were for acute respiratory illness, a catchall category that includes flu, COVID-19 and RSV plus other respiratory conditions. Of those, 7.8% were attributed to flu, 1.6% to COVID-19 and 0.7% to RSV. “IDPH continues to closely monitor data on seasonal viruses during this respiratory season,” said IDPH
ST. CLAIR COUNTY - A 50-year-old motorcyclist from Troy died in a collision with a car Sunday night in St. Clair County. Darroll Clifford Lambert was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident, which occurred around 6 p.m. on February 2, 2025, on Scott Troy Road near the intersection of Old Lebanon Troy Road in St. Clair County. The St. Clair County Sheriff’s Department responded to the crash and discovered Lambert’s black 1999 Honda motorcycle alongside a maroon 2015 Ford Mustang driven by a female, whose name has not been released. CPR was administered to Lambert until first responders arrived, but he was pronounced deceased at 7:24 p.m. Sunday. The sheriff's department is currently investigating the two-vehicle crash, with assistance from the Illinois State Police traffic crash reconstruction unit. Further details regarding the incident have not been disclosed as the investigation is ongoing.
A Fairview Heights man has been charged with nearly 50 counts of burglary, property damage, stealing, and attempted burglary throughout St. Louis last fall.