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7th Ward Alderwoman Alisha Sonnier talks about negotiations over the Rams settlement dollars, her plans for her second term, and being the target of a PAC during her re-election campaign.

The Trump administration has managed to achieve a remarkable legal double standard: ask a court for a specific remedy to address your own violations of an injunction, get exactly what you asked for, then ask for a do-over, and when you don’t get it, immediately run to the Supreme Court claiming that remedy is an […]

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Central Management Services (CMS) will host its Spring Vendor Summit on June 4, 2025. The event will take place at The Pavilion, 1602 Sioux Dr., Marion, Illinois from 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. This half-day summit will give attendees an opportunity to learn how to do business with State of Illinois agencies — providing a detailed understanding of the certifications and registrations required and how to complete a Business Enterprise Program Utilization Plan. “We invite business owners to attend the Spring Vendor Summit in Marion, whether they’re seeking resources to help grow their business or looking to better understand how to do business with the State,” said Andy Manar, Deputy Governor for Budget and Economy. “This event is designed to empower businesses to compete and succeed in Illinois.” Vendor Summits are key components in the State’s efforts to diversify its vendor pool and provide equitable

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Kaiya is a beautiful young lady with a creative mind that’s endlessly inventive and wildly original.

Queen was honored as Laureate of the 2025 Polar Music Prize in Sweden Tuesday, with Brian May and Roger Taylor on hand to accept the honor."When we started our band ... we…

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SPRINGFIELD – Illinois State Police (ISP) conducted a Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance detail on May 13-16, 2025. This commercial motor vehicle enforcement campaign occurred at fixed and portable scale locations in Cook, Will, Madison, Montgomery, and St. Clair Counties. Officers successfully enforced state and federal motor carrier safety regulations by conducting North American Standard Inspections and educated drivers on the importance of safe driving, seat belt use, and safe equipment. Detail Results Total Motor Carrier Safety Inspections: 1,870 Total Motor Carrier Safety Out of Service Notices: 339 Total Citations: 112 Total Warnings: 2,124 Total Criminal Arrests: 1

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The crash sent a pickup truck into a building, catching both the truck and the building on fire.

CHICAGO – Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of 20 attorneys general, today urged the American Medical Association (AMA) to take stronger action to protect health care providers from risky in-person medical board certification requirements. In testimony submitted to the AMA, Raoul and the coalition argue that mandating in-person board certification testing in states that have aggressively criminalized or penalized reproductive and gender-affirming health care endangers providers and threatens access to essential care nationwide. In particular, the attorneys general highlight the American Board of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ABOG), which requires OB/GYNs seeking board certification to travel to Texas for in-person testing. Texas has imposed some of the most severe restrictions on abortion and gender-affirming care in the country. “Illinois medical professionals who provide lawful health care should not be forced to travel to states that have criminalized reproductive

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Text messages threatening the "suspension of driving privileges" are a scam, Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias warned.

CHICAGO – Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 20 attorneys general, today filed an amicus brief supporting a challenge to an executive order that indefinitely suspended the entry of refugees through the U.S. Refugee Assistance Program (USRAP) and dismantled the USRAP’s infrastructure by terminating agreements and funding for resettlement agencies. Raoul and the coalition filed their brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit in Pacito v. Trump, arguing that Executive Order 14163 is unlawful because it violates the Immigration and Nationality Act, which prohibits the federal government from barring entry to a specific class of people unless those individuals’ entry would be detrimental to the national interest. The order includes no findings specific to USRAP refugees, who are legally admitted to the country, authorized to work and have undergone rigorous vetting. “Our country has a long history of welcoming refugees into our

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Officers said the shooting happened at about 5 p.m. after two women got into an argument outside a barber shop at North 20th Street and North Florissant Avenue.

Three Venezuelan nationals said to be in the country illegally have been charged with ATM tampering at a bank in Edwardsville, Illinois.

SPRINGFIELD – Today, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) and Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-07) led 15 lawmakers in a letter to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy urging him to protect funding for the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) Expansion Grant Program. CCBHCs provide lifesaving care to millions of Americans; however, a leaked draft of President Trump’s fiscal year 2026 budget called for the elimination of their funding. As part of her recent district-wide Medicaid tour, Congresswoman Buzinski visited Chestnut Health Systems in Granite City , which receives funding through the CCBHC Expansion Grant Program. The members write, “Eliminating the CCBHC program would immediately disrupt these critical services, potentially leading to increased, more costly hospitalization rates and exacerbating homelessness. Such cuts would reverse the significant progress that has been made in ameliorating the opioid

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Whatever happened to Black Lives Matter?

Ask the experts from the Missouri Department of Transportation, St. Louis and St. Charles counties and St. Louis City your questions about highways and roads. The live chat starts at 1 p.m. on Wednesday.