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AT&T is warning of a surge in copper thefts across Missouri, saying the crimes are disrupting communications networks and threatening critical services, like 911 calls. AT&T is offering up to $20,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of anyone involved in copper theft to their facilities.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — For years, the unsolved killings of four teenage girls in an Austin yogurt shop in 1991 haunted investigators in the Texas capital. Two men were charged and convicted, only to have DNA evidence exonerate them, leaving the brutal deaths -- in which the girls were bound, gagged and shot before the [...]

Kathon Moore, 14, had been riding his bike and offered to sell James Blake marijuana.

Five Years Ago This week in 2020, we wrote about how the TikTok “deal” was a grift from the start, while the blowback from China started to arrive, though TikTok and the DOJ were still fighting it out in court (and a judge issued a preliminary injunction against the WeChat ban). The authors of Section […]

The vehicle left Illinois Route 163 and struck a tree early Saturday, police said.

EAST ST. LOUIS — The llinois State Police is investigating after a man was found stabbed to death in his East St. Louis home Friday morning.

The City of Maplewood, Maplewood Community Betterment Foundation and the Mid County Chamber of Commerce has announced that the total raised for the support of Asador Del Sur following the fire that forced its closing was $8,568.31. Many Maplewood businesses and individuals contributed. On behalf of the City of Maplewood (Laura Miller), the Maplewood Community […]

The driver who hit Gregory Waggoner of Wright City is cooperating with police, officials said.

CHICAGO – Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA) today announced the success of the most recent round of SmartBuy, a first-of-its-kind initiative that helped 533 Illinoisans eliminate $16 million in student loan debt while achieving the dream of homeownership in only 12 weeks. Through SmartBuy, homeowners were able to purchase a home eight years earlier than traditional IHDA borrowers. “Making life more affordable for working families in Illinois is core to my mission as Governor, and my administration is committed to helping Illinoisans turn their dreams of homeownership into a reality,” said Governor JB Pritzker. “We’re proud to help more than one thousand Illinoisans become proud homeowners while forgiving millions of student loan debt through this innovative state program.” Relaunched in December 2024, SmartBuy offered an affordable 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage with $5,000 in deferred down payment or closing

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) and Congressman Dusty Johnson (SD-AL) introduced the Balanced Agricultural Support and Efficiency (BASE) Act to require the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to update base acres for all farms as soon as is practicable. The last mandatory update was completed in 1985; the last voluntary update was completed in 2014. “The current base acre allocations do not accurately reflect what’s really being planted across the United States. For the folks I represent in Illinois, it’s simply not fair,” said Congresswoman Budzinski. “This legislation will finally bring fairness back to base acreage for the first time in 40 years, see that farmers are accurately supported for what they grow today, and ensure that we serve as better stewards of taxpayer dollars.” “It’s been four decades since the last mandatory update, and production agriculture has changed drastically

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