WASHINGTON — Members of the U.S. Senate tasked with advancing acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s nomination to be the nation’s top law enforcer on Thursday pushed the vote one week. The Senate Judiciary Committee’s delayed vote to send the controversial nominee to the full Senate is “per standard committee practice,” according to a spokesperson for […]
A Ferguson man is facing felony charges after allegedly stealing $9,300 from the Home Depot where he worked as a head cashier. He also admitted to stealing more than $100,000 over a two-month period.
SPRINGFIELD – Over-the-year, total nonfarm jobs increased in 5 metropolitan areas, including seven consecutive months of year-over-year job growth for Lake County, and decreased in 7 metropolitan areas. Over-the-year, the unemployment rate increased in 11 metro areas and was unchanged in 1 for the year ending June 2026, according to data released today by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and the Illinois Department of Employment Security (DES). “Illinois’ economy
The U.S. Department of Education has launched an investigation into St. Louis University's School of Medicine for alleged racial discrimination in its admissions.
By Monica Obradovic and Dan Bauman St. Louis Post-Dispatch
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Nearly two years after President Donald Trump promised free IVF for all Americans on the campaign trail, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and U.S. Senators Patty Murray (D-WA) and Cory Booker (D-NJ) and are reintroducing the Right to IVF Act, a sweeping legislative package that would make it easier to access in-vitro fertilization (IVF) and other assisted reproductive technology (ART) for the millions of hopeful
CHICAGO – Attorney General Kwame Raoul co-led a coalition of 26 states to stop the Trump administration’s continued efforts to use federal funds—specifically, billions of dollars in federal counterterrorism and other funds—to coerce states into complying with the administration’s political and policy priorities. Raoul and the coalition’s lawsuit filed today challenges decisions by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the U.S. Department
Missouri U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley announced Wednesday that he will introduce legislation to block bonuses for U.S. postal service leaders unless they are able to meet on-time mail delivery standards, escalating his criticism of the USPS following ongoing mail delays in Missouri.
WASHINGTON — Education experts and advocates warned Wednesday that the recent federal student loan system overhaul stemming from the GOP’s mega tax and spending cut law will drive borrowers to private lenders and could derail their higher education plans. U.S. Rep. Bobby Scott of Virginia, the top Democrat on the House Committee on Education and […]
Mike Love of The Beach Boys has announced the postponement of several dates on their current tour.Love shared the news in a post on Instagram, with a beach picture that…
New funeral rules for parishes in the Springfield Roman Catholic diocese end same-day visitations inside church worship spaces and prohibit family members or friends from delivering eulogies during funeral liturgies.
Dominic Genetti | Edwardsville Intelligencer, Ill.
We spent a few years pointing out the ridiculousness of the whole “TikTok ban” moral panic, and the fact that all of the “concerns” magically melted away after Trump became president and then effectively gifted a controlling stake to some of his friends should raise some pretty big questions. However, most people seem to have […]
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