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Ronna McDaniel spent the past seven years as chair of the Republican National Committee until Donald Trump fired her a few weeks ago. On Friday she was hired by NBC News on a reported $300,000 contract. Today she was interviewed on Meet the Press. The interview was scheduled weeks ago, before McDaniel was hired, but ...continue reading "Chuck Todd says the Trump-era RNC is a bunch of thugs and liars"

Don Pokorny's journey is one of triumph over adversity, marked by his refusal to give up in the face of challenges.

Police in Crestwood say two Illinois men broke into an Aldi grocery store by cutting a hole in the roof and stole equipment and pipes from the business.

Did you know that health care inflation has been lower than overall inflation for the past decade? It has: This has kept Medicare costs nearly flat recently, though CMS projects this will change over the upcoming decade: The reason for the increase is not because medical inflation is expected to be high. In fact, CMS ...continue reading "Raw data: Real medical costs have been negative over the past decade"

A St. Charles-based contractor is facing charges for allegedly taking tens of thousands of dollars from a customer to fix their roof without doing the work.

A few months ago the LA Times ran a story about a serial squatter who rented an Airbnb guesthouse in Brentwood and then refused to move when her time was up. She ended up staying an additional 570 rent-free days. Response: Nothing. The Times tried again in February with a story about an abandoned office tower ...continue reading "Why are squatters suddenly everywhere?"

Authorities say one man has been killed and another injured in southern Illinois after a barn partially collapsed into a burn pit and caught fire. Monroe County Coroner Bob Hill says a man called 911 at 9:35 a.m. Saturday and…

Police in St. Louis are currently investigating the death of a young adult in the Cahokia area, after the victim was discovered on March 23 in a suburban area.

This week, our first place winner on the insightful side is MrWilson, replying to another commenter who was bandying about the court rulings that erroneously agreed that Biden and the FBI violated the first amendment by coercing platforms: You mean a conservative think tank shopped for a favorite Trump-appointed judge known for his willingness to […]

The bills could come up for initial votes as soon as next Friday.