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1 month 3 weeks ago

Terror will be performing at Blueberry Hill on Friday, September 4! With special guests Gates To Hell, Like Heaven and Cause of Pain

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Myranda Levins

Attorney General Raoul Highlights His Office's Efforts To Protect Workers In Annual Labor Day Report

1 month 3 weeks ago
CHICAGO – Heading into Labor Day weekend, Attorney General Kwame Raoul highlighted a report detailing actions his office has taken during the past year to advocate for and protect Illinois workers. The Attorney General’s Workplace Rights Bureau was codified in state statute in 2020 and has since launched more than 115 investigations, resulting in the recovery of more than $30 million in owed wages and restitution for workers and penalties on cases involving wage theft, misclassification,

RFK Jr. Wants Your Medical Records

1 month 4 weeks ago
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. You might assume that what you tell a doctor stays between you, your physician and perhaps your insurer. But the reality is more complicated. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, the federal privacy law that governs health information and is commonly known as […]
Jennifer D. Oliva

Post Master General examines problems at St. Louis USPS

1 month 4 weeks ago
Members of the House Oversight Committee, joined by Postmaster General David Steiner, toured the U.S. Postal Service Processing and Distribution Center in downtown St. Louis Friday as lawmakers look into ongoing problems involving the facility.
Chad Mira

Budzinski, Pappas, Krishnamoorthi Lead Letter Urging USPS to Revoke Rule Codifying Mail-in Voting Executive Order 

1 month 4 weeks ago
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13), Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), and Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08), led 97 Members of Congress in a letter to Postmaster General David P. Steiner, calling on him to revoke a Postal Service rule that codifies President Trump's Executive Order targeting vote-by-mail. In the letter, the lawmakers argue the rule addresses a problem that doesn't exist. They point to a 2025 Brookings Institution study finding an

Birthday Surprise: Braidwood Man Wins $1 Million Lotto Jackpot From Birthday Gift Ticket

1 month 4 weeks ago
CHICAGO — A Braidwood resident’s birthday celebration became a million-dollar milestone after he won a $1 million Lotto jackpot from a lottery ticket gifted to him by a friend at his birthday party. The winning ticket was purchased at Gas N Wash, 1951 E. Laraway Rd. in New Lenox, and given to him as a birthday gift. "My wife planned a party for my big day," said the winner, who opted to remain anonymous. "One of my friends handed me an envelope with some scratch-offs inside.

Godfrey Man Sentenced to 8 Years After Guilty Plea in Calhoun County Sexual Abuse Case

1 month 4 weeks ago
HARDIN — Tommy R. Thompson, 38, of Godfrey, Illinois, pleaded guilty June 30 to the amended offense of aggravated criminal sexual abuse, a Class 1 felony, after a Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office investigation that began with a Dec. 18, 2025, complaint of child sexual assault, authorities said. Under a negotiated plea agreement presented to Judge Charles HW Burch, Thompson was sentenced to eight years in the Illinois Department of Corrections, with credit for 183 days served in pretrial

Illinois State Police Troop 8 Announces August DUI Patrol Enforcement Results

1 month 4 weeks ago
COLLINSVILLE — Illinois State Police Troop 8 issued 29 citations and arrests during a roadside safety check held in Madison County in August, Troop 8 Commander Capt. Casey Faro announced. The roadside safety check was conducted to keep roads safe by taking dangerous DUI offenders off the road, according to Illinois State Police. The project was funded through the Illinois Department of Transportation. Enforcement activity included one driving under the influence citation, one other alcohol