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Judge Grants Clerk Andreas' Request For Recount Of Votes For Two Referenda  

3 months ago
EDWARDSVILLE – A judge on Friday granted Madison County Clerk Linda Andreas’ request for a recount of votes cast in two referenda that were on the ballot for the Primary Election. Andreas made the request for the recount after voters alerted her to apparent inaccuracies for the vote totals for two referenda questions involving Long Lake Fire Protection District. In the Unofficial Results on election night, one of the ballot questions received 383 “yes” votes and

'Mass on ice' draws nearly 2,000 as thousands join Illinois Pro-Life March in Springfield

3 months ago
SPRINGFIELD - On Thursday, March 19, 2025, the Illinois Mass for Life in Springfield, Ill., unfolded in a way no one expected — not in a cathedral, church, or event center, but on ice at the Nelson Center Ice Hockey Rink. In a space usually filled with the crack of sticks and the roar of competition, nearly 2,000 people packed the arena to capacity — transforming it into a place of reverence, prayer, and witness for life. The visual contrast was striking. Where hockey players usuall

Missouri legislators brace for busy second half of the 2026 legislative session

3 months ago
On the latest episode of the Politically Speaking Hour on St. Louis on the Air, STLPR's Jason Rosenbaum talks with Sen. Tracy McCreery and Rep. George Hruza about what to expect in the second half of the 2026 Missouri General Assembly session. Rosenbaum also discussed the results of the Illinois primary for STLPR's Will Bauer. And he also welcomed back Congressman Eric Burlison to the program to talk about why he supports bringing the talking filibuster to the U.S. Senate.

Fifth Circuit: Actually, Putting The Ten Commandments In Schools Is Probably Fine

3 months ago
Last June, the Fifth Circuit Appeals Court upheld a lower court’s ruling declaring a Louisiana law mandating the posting of the Ten Commandments in public schools to be a violation of the Constitution. This decision made immediate sense, given that courts elsewhere in the nation (including the US Supreme Court) had repeatedly ruled that laws […]
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Update: Suspect Is Now In Custody: O'Fallon Police Seek Public Help Identifying Bank Robbery Suspect

3 months ago
O'FALON - The O’Fallon Police Department is seeking the public’s help to identify a person after officers responded to a robbery reported on Friday, March 20, 2026, at an FCB Bank in O’Fallon, Illinois. The bank robbery suspect is a man shown in the two photos, one above and below. O'Fallon Police provided an update late Friday: "As of 5:15 p.m. Friday, a suspect in the bank robbery is in custody. "Thank you for the numerous calls and tips," the O'Fallon Police