CAHOKIA HEIGHTS - Members of the Cahokia Heights Fire Department joined city officials, community leaders, law enforcement officers and the Jonas family in Cahokia Heights to dedicate a stretch of Bond Avenue as “Lt. Gregory Jonas Memorial Avenue,” honoring the late lieutenant’s service and sacrifice. The designation covers Bond Avenue from South 43rd Street to South 47th Street in Cahokia Heights. State Rep. Jay Hoffman, D-Swansea, and State Sen. Christopher Belt, D-Swansea,
St. Charles County Executive Steve Ehlmann was originally going to retire after roughly 20 years on the job.
But the Republican countywide official chose to seek a sixth term in office, partly because he believes he’s the only candidate who can prevent former Sen. Bill Eigel from taking his job.
“Given the people who were running, especially former Sen. Eigel, it was necessary for me to defend everything that my team has been able to accomplish over the last 20 years,” Ehlmann said on “Politically Speaking.”
HARDIN — Illinois American Water on June 25, 2026, lifted the boil water order for customers in the City of Hardin after tests confirmed that water samples meet all regulatory standards. The action affects customers in Hardin, where impacted residents will receive a notification from Illinois American Water informing them that the boil water order has been lifted. Illinois American Water said the order was lifted based on test results showing the water meets all regulatory standards.
EDWARDSVILLE/GRANITE CITY - Free clothing, food, toys and more are available this weekend in Edwardsville. From 1–3 p.m. on June 27, 2026, at the Cardinal Portable Buildings in Edwardsville, community members can enjoy a meal and DJ while also picking up free clothing, shoes, toys and other supplies. Hosted by Wolf Pack Den of Hope, the community pop-up giveaway is for anyone who needs a hand up this summer, no questions asked. “It’s for anyone that’s trying to ge
On This Day, June 25, 2022…Paul McCartney headlined the U.K.’s Glastonbury Festival in Somerset, England, performing a 38-song set on the Pyramid Stage.The concert took place one week after McCartney…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ahead of the four-year anniversary of the Supreme Court’s disastrous Dobbs decision that overturned the constitutional right to choose, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) slammed Donald Trump and the radical, anti-freedom movement that has women’s lives in danger and continues to push for extreme laws that would lock up women and doctors, prohibit safe and effective medication and ban IVF. At U.S. Senate Democratic Senate Pro-Tempore Patty Murray’s
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) slammed the Trump Administration for once again betraying our nation’s heroes by gutting the Immigrant Military Members and Veteran Initiative (IMMVI)—a collaboration between the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Veterans Affairs (VA) created in 2021 to help streamline immigration processes for Veterans and their families. In a letter to the Secretary of Homeland Security, United States
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) issued the following statement after Donald Trump announced he will not sign the bipartisan 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act , which passed the House and the Senate with strong bipartisan support, until Congress passes his voter suppression bill: “How evil can Donald Trump get? Congress just passed the biggest housing bill in 30 years, and this President is stomping on the brakes and holding it hostage until we pass his
SPRINGFIELD – Today, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) announced an updated contraceptive standing order expanding the ability of trained pharmacists to provide prescription birth control methods directly to Illinois residents. The updated order is intended to ensure residents have easy access to contraceptive methods. The updated order builds upon an order issued in 2023 that gave pharmacists, licensed by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Jennifer Brooks, a history professor at Auburn University, had barely unpacked from a trip out of town earlier this month when the messages started blowing up her phone. Texts from colleagues and rumors on social media delivered the unsettling news: The Auburn Board of Trustees had voted to dissolve the school’s faculty senate and give […]
State courts cannot find liability for labeling shortcomings in pesticides and similar products because such products are covered by federal law, the U.S. Supreme Court said Thursday in a decision backing agricultural giant Monsanto. The justices, in a 7-2 decision, threw out a $1.25 million verdict a Missouri court awarded to a man who said long-term […]
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court sided Thursday with the Trump administration’s request to turn away asylum seekers who present themselves at ports of entry at the U.S.-Mexico border. The question the justices considered was whether migrants have to fully cross into the United States in order to have the right to apply for asylum […]
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