CHICAGO – Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 25 states, has secured a temporary restraining order (TRO) from the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, temporarily blocking a new rule by the U.S. Postal Service that would have imposed burdensome requirements on vote-by-mail systems ahead of the Nov. 3 midterm elections. The order blocks the Postal Service from requiring states to obtain the federal government’s approval of ballot and
CHICAGO - Today, Governor JB Pritzker appointed Jim Montgomery to lead the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR), effective Aug. 31 and pending Senate approval. Montgomery brings decades of experience in conservation, public administration, and law enforcement, including previously serving as Commissioner and Director of Administration and Finance of the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation. “The Illinois Department of Natural Resources protects the natural
CAHOKIA HEIGHTS — The Major Case Squad of Greater St. Louis was activated Monday, Aug. 31, 2026, after two people were shot at BB’s Sports Bar & Grill, 7301 Lake Drive in East Saint Louis, Illinois, and Cahokia Heights police requested assistance with the investigation. The Cahokia Heights Police Department responded to the bar at about 12:29 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 31, 2026, for a report of a shooting. Police determined two people had been shot. Both victims were taken to St. Louis area
Sometimes you do not realize an era has ended until a small habit suddenly feels out of place. The video store is gone. The office coffee chat has moved to a group app. A team legend retires, and the jersey still hangs in closets even though the games feel different now. “End of an era” sounds dramatic, but people use it for moments exactly like these: points in life when something familiar stops, and the change means more than a simple ending. What “end of an era” really
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In 14 states, the closure of the closest rural hospital or its obstetric unit would force many Medicaid patients to drive an hour or more to get to another hospital that provides inpatient maternity care, according to an analysis released this week. Nationwide, the median drive time between hospitals providing inpatient maternity care to Medicaid […]
This Day in Music History: August 31 — Michael Jackson’s ‘Bad’ Set a New Pop Benchmark August 31, 1987, marked the release of Michael Jackson’s Bad , the high-stakes follow-up to Thriller that confirmed Jackson could redefine pop stardom rather than merely repeat it. Issued by Epic Records, Bad united Jackson again with producer Quincy Jones and brought tightly constructed pop, R&B, rock and dance music into an unusually ambitious album campaign. It produced
On August 31, 1997, Diana, Princess of Wales, died after a car crash in Paris, in one of the most widely followed news events of the late 20th century. The shock was immediate and global. Diana had become one of the most recognized public figures in the world, known not only for her place in the British royal family but also for her work on issues such as AIDS awareness, homelessness, and the campaign against land mines. Her death mattered at the time because it prompted an outpouring of public
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Dolly Parton was laid to rest in a private burial in Nashville on Friday, three days after the country music legend died at age 80.Parton's niece Lainey Mae Parton shared…
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WORDEN – A man from Worden has been denied pretrial release in Madison County after allegedly shooting at an occupied vehicle and injuring a jail deputy. Nicholas W. Bruhn, 42, of Worden, was charged with one count each of aggravated discharge of a firearm (a Class 1 felony), aggravated battery (a Class 2 felony), threatening a public official (a Class 3 felony) and aggravated assault (a Class A misdemeanor) The charges against Bruhn were filed Aug. 25, 2026 in Madison County court and
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