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Hogan was founded as a local trucking company in St. Louis in 1918.

Lots of lies are told about immigrants to stoke the always-smoldering fires of bigotry in this country. Trump and his fellow Republicans have told most of them. They claim immigrants commit more crimes than legal residents, something that has never been true. They claim immigrants are lazy, something anyone who’s ever worked with any immigrants […]

The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department is once again under the control of a handpicked state board.

CHICAGO - Today, Governor JB Pritzker released the following statement regarding Donald Trump’s executive order to attack free and fair elections in the United States: “Voting is a fundamental right and sacred responsibility of every American. Yet, once again Donald Trump is ignoring the rule of law and circumventing Congress. “We need to call this what it is: another illegal, extreme, and dangerous attempt to take power away from the American people and hand it over the wealthiest man in the world, Elon Musk, who wishes to decide which U.S. citizens can and can’t vote. “We will not blindly follow illegal orders because Donald Trump wrote them down on a piece of paper. Illinois follows the laws of the land – not the decrees of an aspiring king hell bent on disenfranchising millions of voters who deserve to have their voice heard. “In the face of these attacks on voting rights, Illinois will continue to administer free and fair elections

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This report was updated at 2:30 p.m. EDT. WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court Wednesday overwhelmingly upheld a Biden-era regulation governing kits that can be assembled into untraceable firearms, also known as ghost guns. In the 7-2 decision, Justice Neil Gorsuch, the author of the opinion, said that the regulation from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms […]

INXS is the latest Australian act to get a shoutout from Dua Lipa during her tour Down Under.Fan-shot footage posted to social media shows the pop star performing the classic…

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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump and Congress have until August or September to reach agreement and act on the debt limit, the Congressional Budget Office forecast Wednesday. Otherwise the United States would default for the first time in history, likely leading to a global financial crisis. The nonpartisan CBO projection is similar to an estimate published […]

No phone, no app, no encryption can protect you from yourself if you send the information you’re trying to hide directly to someone you don’t want to have it.

EDWARDSVILLE - The refreshments gave off the trappings of an afternoon chai, with an assortment of teas and specialty wafers and crackers. However, the presentations and conversations at the “Teaposium” dealt with less palatable subjects – field mice and pouched rats. Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Danielle N. Lee, PhD , assistant professor in the College of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Biological Sciences, hosted her annual “Teaposium” on Friday, March 21 in the Science West Building. “The Teaposium highlights current and upcoming independent research activities of students, as well as invites students to consider joining the DN Lee Lab for hands-on science learning,” said Lee. “Student research assistants participate in ongoing field mice or pouched rat projects – scoring animal behavior videos and assistance with field or lab related research activities.” SIUE students of the latter

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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today questioned witnesses during the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution hearing entitled “The Censorship Industrial Complex.” Durbin began by asking Benjamin Weingarten, a Commentator and Senior Contributor to The Federalist, about the January 6 insurrection at the Capitol. Mr. Weingarten has written about the existence of a so-called Censorship Industrial Complex that he believes has been directed by the Biden Administration. As part of this, Weingarten has stated, “the Capitol riot fueled the war on wrongthink” and that “lemency for Capitol rioters, perhaps above all other opening actions , should represent the start of the end of that war.” “Do you think the January 6 riot at the Capitol was protected free speech?” Durbin asked. Mr. Weingarten responded, “I think to the extent there was peaceful

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CHICAGO – Attorney General Kwame Raoul today joined a multistate coalition of 19 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief supporting the plaintiffs’ challenge to the Trump administration’s early terminations of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designations for Haitians and Venezuelans. In the brief that was filed in Haitian-Americans United, et al., v. Trump, Raoul and the coalition urge the court to grant the plaintiffs’ request to postpone the terminations while litigation challenging the termination proceeds, arguing the terminations would irreparably harm Illinois and the coalition states' families and economies. “Haitians and Venezuelans who hold TPS designations have fled conflicts and environmental disasters in their home countries. Temporary Protected Status helps these immigrants work toward a better life for their families while also contributing to the nation’s workforce,” Raoul said. “I am the proud son of Haitian immigrants,

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today met with Illinois representatives from the National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA), including President of the Chicago Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC), Toby Hauck. During their meeting, Durbin and the NATCA members touched on the industry’s critical staffing shortage and spoke about steps to recruit, train, and retain air traffic controllers. The leaders also discussed replacing outdated equipment and improving mental health support for air traffic controllers who often work 10 hour days, six days a week. “When we board a flight, we expect to arrive safely at our destination. But that’s not possible without the critical work of our air traffic controllers, who are strained by the industry’s staffing shortage,” said Durbin. “Today, I met with Illinois-based air traffic controllers and Toby Hauck, President of the Chicago Air Route Traffic Control

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Anderson Healthcare Board Welcomes New Board Members: John McCracken Anderson Healthcare is pleased to welcome attorney John McCracken to our Board of Trustees. As a respected business and real estate attorney in southwestern Illinois, John brings a wealth of expertise and leadership to our organization. "John is the founder of McCracken Law Firm, which specializes in legal matters related to owning and operating businesses as well as buying, selling, and developing real estate. With extensive experience in litigating cases across the region, he is known for leveraging his background in both courtroom litigation and business transactions. "John’s trusted reputation, deep legal knowledge, and commitment to the community make him an invaluable addition to our Board. We look forward to his contributions as we continue to advance healthcare services for the communities we serve." Tim Schoenecker "We are honored to welcome Tim Schoenecker to the Anderson Healthcare

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The dumbest administration in history has the worst communications protocol in history.

Twin polar bears Kallik and Kallu made their public debut Tuesday at the St. Louis Zoo.

EDWARDSVILLE – 80 years to the day after the Edwardsville Garden Club placed a plaque in City Park in memory of those who died in World War II, its members will host a rededication event to again honor the veterans’ heroism and sacrifices. The ceremony will take place in City Park, 101 S. Buchanan Street, at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, April 5, 2025, the same time and day as the original 1945 event. The Edwardsville Parks & Recreation Department will plant a black tupelo tree, which is native to the region, ahead of the ceremony; the original plaque will be placed in proximity to the tree, just as it was in 1945. “We want to honor our 1945 club president who got this started, and honor the men and women who served or were killed in action,” Edwardsville Garden Club President Cheryl Green said of the rededication. “As a garden club, if we can help preserve history, we want to do that.” The public is invited to attend the ceremony, which will faithfully

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CHICAGO – Attorney General Kwame Raoul led a coalition of 22 attorneys general in seeking a court order to force the Trump administration to unfreeze essential funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Despite multiple court orders, including a preliminary injunction issued on March 6 blocking the Trump administration from unlawfully freezing federal funds, the administration continues to withhold hundreds of millions of dollars in grants to states from FEMA. This funding freeze threatens lifesaving emergency preparedness and recovery programs addressing terrorist attacks, mass shootings, wildfires, floods, cybersecurity threats and more. Raoul and the coalition filed a motion to enforce the March 6 preliminary injunction, seeking a court order requiring the administration to immediately stop the freezing of FEMA funds. “Funding through FEMA is critical in Illinois and states around the country because it supports state efforts to help communities

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Encryption can’t protect you from adding the wrong person to a group chat. But there is also a setting to make sure you don’t.