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Fair Fun, Festivals and Community Gatherings Fill The Riverbend Calendar From live music and local fairs to family activities, art, markets and fundraisers, the Riverbend calendar is packed with upcoming ways to get out in the community. For the complete calendar, visit RiverBender.com Events . Leadership Development: Setting Expectations That Align Performance brings a 90-minute monthly lunch-and-learn to The Wedge Innovation Center in Alton on Friday, Sept. 11. Sponsored by RiverBend Growt

CHICAGO – Attorney General Kwame Raoul today announced his office has secured a settlement with Northern Illinois Gas Company (Nicor) that cuts the natural gas utility’s requested rate increase by 63% - a reduction of approximately $140 million. In January, Nicor filed for a $221 million rate increase, representing a 14.5% increase over current rates. Raoul’s office opposed this increase, alleging that significant portions of Nicor’s forecasted capital spending program

CHICAGO – Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced that he has secured relief from unlawful conditions the Trump administration attempted to place on Fair Housing Assistance Program (FHAP) funding. Administered by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the program provides funding to state and local agencies that enforce fair housing laws. In Illinois, the program supports the Illinois Department of Human Rights’ work to protect Illinoisans from housing discrimination.

This suspect is wanted for the homicide of 21-year-old Gary May, who was killed on June 30, 2026 in the 4700 block of S. Spring at the Speedway Market.

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Lori Loughlin has filed for divorce from her husband, fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli, nearly one year after the couple's separation became public.The Full House actress, 62, filed for divorce on…

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EDWARDSVILLE – The Edwardsville Police Department has completed its Labor Day impaired driving enforcement effort, which resulted in five arrests for driving under the influence. Officers also issued 15 citations for speeding, 11 for seat belt violations, and 15 for other offenses. The Edwardsville Police Department collaborated with other law enforcement agencies and highway safety partners across the state for the Illinois Labor Day “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” and “Drive

Missouri activist group People Not Politicians has filed an emergency order in an attempt to hold the Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins in contempt.

For years, parents have been told that keeping kids safe online is largely their responsibility. Set screen limits. Monitor social media. Know which apps your child is using. Talk to them about what they see online. Those things matter. I am a parent, and I know those conversations matter. But parents should not be expected to compete alone against some of the largest technology companies in the world and products specifically designed to keep people clicking, scrolling and coming back

CHICAGO – Today marks one year since the Trump Administration launched Operation Midway Blitz, the excessive federal immigration enforcement operation that brought fear, chaos, and disruption to communities and cost over a billion dollars in lost revenue across Chicago and Illinois. “Operation Midway Blitz was Trump’s attempt to break Illinois’ resolve and make us feel powerless before his might. He failed.” said Governor JB Pritzker. “If anything from the

CHICAGO – Today, Governor JB Pritzker joined Illinois State University (ISU) as they opened doors to the new home for their College of Engineering, Campus East. The 392,000 square foot, 28-acre facility provides the space and state-of-the-art equipment needed to support a growing academic program and prepare Illinois’ next generation of engineers, including up to 700 new students. “Illinois has always been a state where people design, build, and innovate – it is incumbent

A police investigation is underway after a rideshare driver was shot and critically injured overnight in north St. Louis County.

The clock flipped from 11:59 to midnight. I was marking the occasion of my birthday, sitting in standstill traffic in the middle of the night in what is, let’s not…

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Armond Paige, 54, was indicted Sept. 2 on one count of delay or destruction of mail by a postal employee. He appeared in court Thursday and pleaded not guilty.

Democratic leader calls Senate President Cindy O'Laughlin unqualified for job