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Two officers injured after shooting in Macomb

1 year 2 months ago
MACOMB, Ill. (WMBD) -- Two police officers were injured after a shooting near Normal and Calhoun Streets in Macomb on Wednesday. According to information released by the Macomb Police Department, two officers are in the hospital in "critical but stable condition." The Macomb Police Chief said the officers were awake and talking. The officers were [...]
Sean Lisitza

Giannoulias Launches Teen Organ Donation Initiative

1 year 2 months ago
SPRINGFIELD - Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias announced the launch of the Lifesaving Education and Awareness on Donation (LEAD) program, enabling high school students to serve as “ambassadors” for the Illinois Organ and Tissue Donor Program. As part of the program, the office is partnering with the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) to give students the opportunity to gain community service hours by participating. The program comes amid a disturbing decline among young people – ages 16 to 21 years old – signing up to become organ and tissue donors when they receive their first driver’s license. Illinois has experienced a 38 percent decrease in the number of new organ donor registrants ages 16 to 21 during the past 10 years, marking a decade-low 32,032 new registrants in 2023. This decrease also follows legislation passed in 2018 that allowed for 16- and 17-year-olds to register, increasing the pool of potential donors. “Our

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United Way of Greater St. Louis Recognizes Rich McClure for Exemplary Board Service

1 year 2 months ago
ST. LOUIS - United Way of Greater St. Louis (UWGSL) honored Rich McClure, UWGSL board member and former President and CEO of UniGroup, parent company of United Van Lines and Mayflower Transit with the Freeman-Kortkamp Award. The Freeman-Kortkamp Award was created to honor the outstanding service and performance of a UWGSL board member whose efforts helped to build a strong foundation for our region now and for generations to come. “United Way really is a beacon calling us to renew and restore opportunity for human flourishing. This is how we can love the neighbor we don’t know, by supporting United Way,” said McClure. “I am deeply honored by this recognition.” For over 10 years, McClure has been a consistent contributor to UWGSL. Rich and his wife Sharon were the co-chairs of UWGSL’s de Tocqueville Society’s campaign in 2011. He has served on UWGSL’s board of directors since 2013 that included serving as chair in 2017 and 2018. He

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Republican nominee for Missouri lieutenant governor drops defamation lawsuit

1 year 2 months ago
The Republican nominee for lieutenant governor has dropped a defamation lawsuit he filed before the Aug. 6 primary against the corporate owner of Missouri television stations and one of his political rivals.  David Wasinger filed the lawsuit on Aug. 2 claiming that a television ad run by another Republican vying for the lieutenant governor nomination — state Sen. Lincoln Hough — was false and misleading because it claimed he was an “abortion-loving Democrat.” The suit was filed against…
Jason Hancock