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Governor JB Pritzker announced that the U.S. Small Business Administration has approved a disaster declaration for the severe storms that impacted Kankakee County and surrounding areas in March, allowing homeowners, renters, businesses and some non-profits to apply for low-interest loans for damages not covered by insurance.

Stevie Linwood, Jr. was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Jakaiden Rynearson and Zaneta Winters, after apologizing to their families and claiming he did not intend to harm anyone.

This week, we’ve got a double-winning comment from Shannon Vanshoon that took first place on the insightful side and second place on the funny side. It’s a response to a particular passage in our post about the scammy AI company that fooled the New York Times: In second place on the insightful side, it’s a […]

The Chicago to St. Louis corridor could someday become the midwestern backbone of a national high-speed rail network — but an upcoming political deadline could sink the project before it starts, advocates fear. Lawmakers in Illinois are fighting to pass new legislation governing Illinois’ High Speed Rail Commission, which will sunset in 2027 unless House Bill […]

The post Chicago to St. Louis High-Speed Rail: A looming deadline could be the end of high speed rail in Illinois — or the beginning of an entire midwest network, a top advocate argues. appeared first on NextSTL.

TROY, Ill. — A person was killed after being struck by a freight train on the CSX Railroad in Troy, prompting a response from multiple agencies late Saturday night, according to the Madison County Sheriff’s Office. The Madison County Sheriff’s Office said it responded along with the Troy Fire Department, Glen Carbon Fire Department and the Madison County Coroner’s Office to a report of a pedestrian struck by a freight train in the area of West Mill Creek Road, between Sout

But the county executive says more money is needed as he and the council majority remain at odds, often bitterly, over other budget cuts.

It's the latest example of Torch cozying up to police in the St. Louis area.

Billy Corgan made his Coachella debut Saturday, joining alt-pop artist sombr onstage for a rendition of the classic Smashing Pumpkins song "1979."In introducing Corgan, sombr asked the crowd, "Coachella, is…

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