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President Donald Trump endorsed Republican Darren Bailey in his bid to unseat Illinois Governor JB Pritzker.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today announced a total of $66,345,494 in federal funding for infrastructure improvements at various airports across the state. This funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration will help improve taxiways, accommodate more passengers and make travelling through Illinois airports safer and more efficient. “Illinois’s airports no

JERSEYVILLE – A Bethalto resident accused of trying to steal from a Jerseyville business using a bad check is one of two people charged in recent Jersey County cases. Kinnarkumar C. Patel, 43, of Bethalto, was charged on Sept. 11, 2026 with a Class 4 felony count of deceptive practice. On June 3, 2026, Patel allegedly delivered a bank check to Fritz Meat & Processing in the amount of $3,126.47, intending to obtain U.S. currency from the store while knowing the check would not be paid by

The congressional district you voted in during the August primary may not be the district you'll vote in this November.

Money from Federal Aviation Administration earmarked to improve safety at MidAmerica Airport by revamping surrounding landscape to conform with FAA standards.

“Become ungovernable” is a phrase that has traveled around the world and morphed in meaning over time, but in the last few years has basically become an internet culture joke meme, with vaguely anarchist seasoning. But, now, in the Trump administration, it has apparently taken on a Schrodinger-esque meaning as either… a slogan for libertarian-leaning […]

EDWARDSVILLE — State Rep. Katie Stuart, D-Edwardsville, released the following statement supporting The Alestle, the student newspaper at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, and its student journalists: “Over the last few months, tensions have risen between student journalists and their institution’s administration over disagreements on what topic can or cannot be approached in The Alestle— a student-run newspaper that is operated by funds generated from student

Extreme September heat is back, as St. Louis faces another heat advisory through Friday, with temperatures set to approach triple digits, while oppressive humidity makes conditions feel substantially hotter.

The status update from SLPS Superintendent Myra Berry was the third since the state downgraded the district to provisional accreditation.

More members of the Wizarding World have been cast in HBO's Harry Potter series.The network has announced that Rafe Spall, Molly Hewitt-Richards and Jasper Ambrose have joined the season 2…

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ALTON - At the 20th annual Mississippi Earthtones Festival on Saturday, September 19th, the Sierra Club Illinois’ Three Rivers Project , Alton Main Street , and the Jacoby Arts Center will award three local activists with the 2026 Confluence Conservation Leadership Award. The festival organizers have recognized community members who have made significant contributions to environmental conservation in the Riverbend region since 2007. This year’s Confluence Conservation Leadership

Hundreds of acres of Franklin County farmland will soon be transformed into large-scale data centers after county leaders on Tuesday approved multi-million construction proposals despite public outcry from constituents.

"The only way to change the culture is addressing all the issues," said city jail chief Nate Hayward.

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New York, Sept. 15, 2026 — Late yesterday, a federal judge issued an injunction blocking the Trump administration’s efforts to impose significant visa restrictions on foreign journalists and students.

Under long-standing rules, journalists have been able to visit the United States on “I visas” and report without regular interference or scrutiny of their content. The Trump administration moved to instead require visa renewal every 240 days, a significant administrative burden and waste of taxpayer dollars that would have subjected journalists to a constitutionally chilling process that could include content review. Plaintiffs in the lawsuit include Reporters Without Borders (RSF).

As the judge observed in his ruling, “DHS did not identify a single specific national security risk associated with foreign journalists on I-visas.”

The following statement can be attributed to Adam Rose, deputy director of advocacy for Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF):

“As a nation of immigrants, this ruling is a victory for the United States. While several different groups would have been impacted, the administration’s targeting of journalist visas is fundamentally un-American and a betrayal of the First Amendment. Subjecting press to renewals every few months would result in content-based denials and chill the ability to report freely. Even if you support the current administration, you should hate this proposal because it could just as easily be abused by a future administration against the viewpoints and news you like.”

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The board's approval followed a nearly two-hour discussion among board members and state and district officials on the merit of grading schools and districts with letter grades — and whether the framework ordered by Governor Mike Kehoe would accurately, and…