A 63-year-old man from Foley, Missouri, who had not been seen by family since August was found buried in a shallow grave behind his home, and his son has been charged with first-degree murder.
CHICAGO — The Illinois Department of Human Rights (IDHR) reached a $120,000 settlement with Coldwell Banker LLC, the largest monetary settlement secured for the state through a department-initiated charge. The settlement resolves eight charges against Coldwell Banker and its agents alleging housing discrimination based on source of income against recipients of Housing Choice Vouchers, often called Section 8. “For too many people, finding safe, stable and affordable housing is already
CHICAGO – Today, Governor JB Pritzker announced that the 2026 Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday provided an estimated $11.4 million in savings for Illinois families – exceeding the $10 million savings estimate. The tax holiday, held August 7 through August 16, reduced the state sales tax rate on clothing, footwear and school supplies. Approximately 2,284 retailers sold an estimated $229.3 million in qualifying items during that period. The reduced rate applied to purchases made both
CHICAGO – Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a bipartisan coalition of 20 attorneys general and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), sued the Dollar General Corporation for engaging in long-running deceptive pricing practices by routinely charging customers more at the register than the prices displayed on shelves, price tags and advertisements, costing consumers millions of dollars. “Our lawsuit alleges that Dollar General has generated millions of dollars by regularly and
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is marking National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week, October 25-31, 2026. This year’s observance follows the state’s move to implement universal lead testing , which took effect July 1, 2026. Each month in Illinois, hundreds of children around the state are found to have elevated levels of lead in their blood, which can lead to developmental and learning difficulties and other health issues. “Universal lead
SPRINGFIELD – Ahead of Halloween, Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs is asking residents to check the ICash website to see if there’s missing money waiting for you to claim. “You might find enough money for a bag of candy, a really good Halloween costume or tickets to a haunted house. Maybe even enough to take your friends out to see a scary movie,” Frerichs said. “And speaking of scary movies, I checked the ICash database, and it looks like there’s
ALTON - The East End Improvement Association is preparing for the 109th Alton Halloween Parade. The parade kicks off at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026. The floats will travel from the intersection of Broadway and Washington along Piasa and end at Fifth Street in downtown Alton. East End Improvement Association members Steve Schwartz and Greg Erler have helped organize the parade for decades, and they are proud to carry on this tradition. “It’s a parade for everyone,”
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) joined U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Adam Schiff (D-CA) in pressing the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on its plan to mitigate the estradiol transdermal patch shortage, which is making it harder for women to manage symptoms of menopause. In the Senators’ letter , the group underscored that estradiol transdermal patches are the clinically preferred, first-line treatment for managing menopause symptoms like hot
CHICAGO — The Illinois Lottery has delivered another strong year of results, generating $3.87 billion in total sales. The Lottery continues to grow sales year-over-year with four of the past five years being record years. The Lottery generated $804 million in proceeds for the State of Illinois — its fourth-best year for Net Income returns — resulting in $792 million in contributions to the Common School Fund to support K-12 public education and $12 million for local good causes.
GRANITE CITY – A sex offender from Granite City faces new charges after allegedly failing to register and injuring a Madison County Sheriff’s deputy while resisting arrest. 53-year-old Frank A. Vasques, listed as homeless out of Granite City, was charged on Oct. 16, 2026, with one count each of unlawful failure to register as a sex offender (a Class 2 felony) and resisting or obstructing a peace officer (a Class 4 felony). Vasques was charged one day after he allegedly failed to
For American democracy to survive, we are going to have to do something about the current operation of our judicial system. But what is needed to fix it is more than just “packing” the Supreme Court, as many have proposed, because the problems we’re facing extend far beyond just its current personnel line-up. There are […]
Walter Koenig, best known for playing USS Enterprise navigator Ensign Pavel Chekov on the original Star Trek TV series, died Sunday. He was 90.Koenig's agent confirmed his death to ABC News,…
University City police are investigating a homicide following the fatal shooting of a 36-year-old man on Sunday night near the 8300 block of Fullerton.
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