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SPRINGFIELD – The Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal (OSFM) reminds Illinoisans to test, inspect, and replace broken or expired smoke/CO alarms in their homes with new 10-year sealed battery alarms while they change the clocks this weekend as Daylight Saving Time begins at 2 AM Sunday, March 8. “Working smoke alarms save lives—the key word is working. As you change your clocks this weekend, take a few minutes to test all smoke and carbon monoxide alarms in your home,

A pedestrian is dead after a car hit them and their dog Saturday night in Caseyville, in the Metro East.

On March 7, 1965, several hundred peaceful marchers set out from Selma, Alabama, to walk to the state capital in Montgomery and demand equal voting rights. As they crossed the Edmund Pettus Bridge, state troopers and local law enforcement attacked them with clubs and tear gas in a scene that quickly became known as “Bloody Sunday.” It mattered immediately because it exposed, in plain view, how violent resistance to civil rights could be—and how hard it still was for many Americans

As she tries to put the St. Louis County Executive in jail, Catherine Hanaway is using the courts for political gain.

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) yesterday met with Berardino Baratta, CEO of MxD, one of the U.S. Department of Defense’s (DOD) leading manufacturing institutes. During the meeting, Durbin received an update on MxD’s latest projects, including efforts to equip U.S. factories with the digital tools, enhance cybersecurity, and improve workforce expertise to strengthen domestic manufacturing. “MxD’s work has shown how critical it is to

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today introduced the Promoting Dental Health Act to reauthorize funding the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Oral Health program for the next five years. The CDC’s Oral Health program receives $20.25 million in annual funding for a range of public health activities to promote oral health. This includes funding 15 states to prevent cavities, gum disease, and other painful and serious conditions through

SPRINGFIELD – As millions of Illinoisans prepare their 2025 state tax returns, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is reminding them of the state’s voluntary contribution program to support one or more health-related programs. Schedule G of the 2025 Illinois tax form allows Illinois taxpayers to designate a portion of their state tax refund to support one of six charitable funds. Several of the options support programs that benefit public health initiatives. “For