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CHICAGO – Attorney General Kwame Raoul led fellow attorneys general in opposing two U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposals to weaken or rescind important regulations on coal ash, a toxic waste that is left over after burning coal at power plants. Coal ash, also referred to as coal combustion residuals, contains dangerous chemicals, including lead, arsenic and mercury, which can leach into groundwater near ash ponds or flow into nearby surface water when ash ponds overflow

BLOOMINGTON – U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, released the following statement regarding the Supreme Court’s decision in Trump v. Cook, in which the Supreme Court ruled that Lisa Cook, a member of the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors, can remain in her position while her challenge to President Trump’s efforts to fire her moves forward: “President Trump’s politically motivated criminal

ALTON - Two Alton sisters, Koran Mason-El and Kamren Mason-El, are making history in their family as first-generation college graduates who are pursuing law degrees together at Saint Louis University School of Law. Koran, a rising third-year law student, and Kamren, who will enter the law school in fall 2026, are both graduates of Alton High School. The sisters said the moment is especially meaningful as they continue their education while representing their family and community. “Koran

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that states can count ballots that arrive after Election Day, a persistent target of President Donald Trump. The 5-4 decision rejected a Republican-led attack on laws in more than half the states and the District of Columbia that permit mailed ballots to arrive and be counted [...]

CHICAGO – Today, Governor JB Pritzker released the following statement on the Supreme Court’s ruling in Watson v. RNC : “Donald Trump is using every weapon in his arsenal to attack our free and fair elections. The Supreme Court ruled against him today on an asinine attempt to throw out a law that ensures mail ballots get counted, but his assault is not over. We cannot look away while the most corrupt president in history attempts to rewrite our election laws to serve

BLOOMINGTON – U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, released the following statement after today’s Supreme Court decision in Trump v. Slaughter that allows the President to fire members of independent agencies without cause: “The Supreme Court just overturned well-established precedent to greenlight Donald Trump’s threats to independent federal agencies. “Now, this President can fire whomever he

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court handed President Donald Trump both a win and a loss Monday in allowing his firing of Federal Trade Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter, but ruling that he cannot remove Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve’s board of governors. The 6-3 decision in Trump’s favor in the Federal Trade Commission case essentially expands […]

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that law enforcement searches for the location history of cellphones near crime scenes are covered by the Fourth Amendment, requiring warrants to obtain the data. But the high court left unsettled when searches for the information are reasonable — likely meaning the justices will eventually weigh in again on […]

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has nominated a former Oklahoma state trooper to lead U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, an agency tasked with carrying out the president’s mass deportation campaign.  Richard “Lance” Schroyer’s nomination on June 27 comes on the heels of a U.S. Supreme Court decision that allowed the Trump administration to strip legal status […]

ALTON/EDWARDSVILLE/BELLEVILLE — Local and Illinois officials have urged residents in Madison County, St. Clair County and across the state to take precautions as heat indices are expected to top 100 degrees from June 28 through July 3, with many people likely to spend time outdoors ahead of July 4, 2026, celebrations. Heat indices across the region are predicted to top 100 degrees and soar to nearly 110 degrees in many area locations this week. The National Weather Service in St. Louis

Local officials have released details regarding a carbon monoxide poisoning that killed five.

RIVERBEND - As summer heats up this week with a heatwave coming in, there are places to stay cool and safe throughout the community. Heat can be dangerous, especially for older adults or younger children. Here are a few spots where you can go and enjoy the air conditioning as temperatures climb. ALTON Alton Square Mall Where: 200 Alton Square Hours: MTWRFS 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Sunday 12–6 p.m. Hayner Public Library District - Alton Square Mall Where: 132 Alton Square

Bruce Springsteen was one of several artists honoring late music exec Clive Davis at a funeral service in New York City Monday.“Clive was the most humble man in the music business,”…

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ST. CHARLES COUNTY — Crews will shift northbound U.S. Highway 61 traffic onto the new bridge at the I-64/I-70/U.S. 61 interchange starting Wednesday.

SPRINGFIELD - Gov. JB Pritzker signed House Bill 1700 into law Friday, June 26, 2026, creating a technical trailer bill for Illinois’ Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act after the measure passed the General Assembly on May 31, 2026, as lawmakers moved to clarify implementation of the state’s broader energy law. The law, known as HB1700, is tied to the Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act, or CRGA, a $13 billion omnibus energy law signed in January 2026

Budweiser is giving eligible Americans the chance to earn a $6 gift card they can spend on a beer (if they like) as a “thank you” for generations of patronage.

The Missouri Department of Transportation will hold a public meeting for its Natural Bridge Road improvement plan on July 7. The meeting will be held from 4-6 p.m. at Pine Lawn City Hall, 6250 Steve Marre Ave.