As Pennsylvania continues to endure the worst of the current measles outbreaks ravaging the country, a fourth measles-associated death has now been confirmed. As of the time of this writing, the CDC’s public website tracking case counts and deaths has still not acknowledged a single one of these fatalities, reportedly at the direction of RFK […]
An annual community event intended to provide back-to-school supplies for local children in Pine Lawn has been canceled after organizers said they failed to receive a park permit from the city despite paying the rental fee weeks in advance.
A 17-year-old motorcyclist from St. Clair was killed Wednesday night after being struck by a tractor-trailer on eastbound Interstate 44 in Sunset Hills.
A steady stream of hopeful residents filled the Edwardsville gun club, eager to uncover unclaimed, cash, and property. Icash is an Illinois state program connecting citizens with what they are owed.
A former Missouri Department of Transportation supervisor has been indicted on federal fraud charges and accused of using state-issued credit cards to make about $50,000 in personal purchases for watches, clothes, cologne, and accessories for his vehicles.
The former police employee used federal and state to look up information on 11 individuals with whom she had "personal, familial, or professional connections" more than 250 times.
A new sculpture measuring 10 times the scale of a typical human head has been installed outside the St. Charles County Historical Society along historic Main Street.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate Wednesday for the first time since 2023 in an effort to quell stubbornly high inflation, and the central bank signaled another rate hike could occur later this year. The quarter-point increase lifts the Fed’s key rate to about 3.9% and, over time, could result [...]
Two of the hottest issues of the day brought a group of discontent Missourians to the state capitol rotunda, Wednesday, for a citizen-led hearing on artificial intelligence and data centers.
ALTON - Tourism continues to strengthen the southwest Illinois economy in 2025, generating nearly $1.48 billion in total economic impact – a $79 million year over year increase – in the six county Great Rivers & Routes region, according to newly released tourism economic impact data. The tourism economy in Madison, Macoupin, Greene, Jersey, Calhoun and Montgomery counties grew from approximately $1.4 billion in 2024 to $1.479 billion in 2025, while supporting 9,823 jobs, generating
CHICAGO — One year ago, Donald Trump released violence throughout Illinois as a part of Operation Midway Blitz. Governor JB Pritzker has fought every day since to ensure that the federal agents who subjected Illinoisans to violent, unlawful treatment face accountability. In October 2025, Gov. Pritzker established the Illinois Accountability Commission to collect evidence from ICE and CBP’s attacks during Operation Midway Blitz and form a record of their abuses. Following
SPRINGFIELD – Secretary of State and State Librarian Alexi Giannoulias today announced 20 young readers from across Illinois as the inaugural winners of Illinois Reads Together, a statewide summer reading challenge launched by the Illinois Literacy Foundation and the Chicago Cubs. Among the winners, Bailey Quincer, 17, of Malta, was selected to throw out the ceremonial first pitch before today’s Chicago Cubs game against the Atlanta Braves at Wrigley Field. The remaining 19 winners
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation (CST) passed bipartisan legislation led by U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) that would improve emergency communication technology that could help save lives. The bipartisan ITS Codification Act would codify the Institute for Telecommunication Sciences (ITS), which currently serves as the research and engineering laboratory at the National Telecommunications and Information
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, U.S. Representatives Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) and Paul Tonko (NY-21) introduced the Good Energy Jobs Act , legislation that ensures federal investments in America’s energy future create good-paying union jobs, strengthen domestic manufacturing, and deliver meaningful benefits to the communities where projects are built. The Good Energy Jobs Act would codify labor and community-benefit standards that the Department of Energy (DOE) has used as conditions for
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