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SPRINGFIELD - Today, the pressroom of the Illinois State Capitol is a barren place, with few reporters and minimal coverage of the important workings of state government. A half-century ago, it was a far different story. The Statehouse pressroom of the 1960s and 1970s was a hive of activity, a smoke-filled room full of scribes clicking away on ink-ribbon typewriters, while nursing cups of lukewarm coffee. With little money and even less sleep, everyone was stretched to their limits, going to any length to scoop the competition. News was breaking all the time, and there were always stories to be found – many that shaped the course of Illinois politics. It was the wild and wacky world of the Statehouse pressroom in the era, which produced some of the best journalism and investigative reporting in Illinois history. For Taylor Pensoneau, it is a time of pride and wonder. “Those years were just remarkable,” said Pensoneau, a political writer for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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Taxpayers have been ordered to pay out millions in settlements related to harassment of workers at the Missouri Department of Corrections.

A lawsuit to overturn Missouri’s abortion ban will go forward. That’s according to the ruling of a St. Louis city judge, who has refused the Missouri Attorney General Office’s request to dismiss the lawsuit brought by religious leaders to overturn the ban.

A St. Louis man is facing domestic abuse charges for allegedly forcing his way into his girlfriend's apartment and attacking her.

ALTON - The Collinsville Police Department responded to the 500 block of Belt Lane in reference to a report of an armed robbery on Thursday, July 6. Collinsville Police provided this report: "Responding officers met with the victim who had been battered and his cell phone taken. The male victim reported that while preparing to enter his own vehicle parked near Club Fitness, he was struck in the head with a blunt object. The suspect made no specific demands to the victim, but took and the victim's cell phone after it fell to the ground. The victim was not seriously injured." The suspect is described as a Hispanic male, approximately 5'8'' and possibly in his 30s. The suspect was last seen entering a white panel type van. Anyone with any information related to the identity of the suspect is asked to contact Detective Sergeant Brad Akers at (618) 344-2131, extension 143.

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A team of regional investigators on Monday morning released several surveillance photos of people they're looking for in the shooting death of a 19-year-old.

When Izzy Gorton first heard that her friend and fellow Washington University student Chiara Munzi was whipping up a brand new type of chickpea oatmeal in her dorm room, she thought Munzi was a bit crazy. "I was a little skeptical at first," Gorton says.

A man seen driving a stolen vehicle was arrested last month after a high-speed pursuit in St. Ann.

A measure to freeze property taxes for seniors would provide tax relief supporters say is essential, but it would cause budget headaches for the county.

CARROLLTON - A few individuals are facing a range of charges out of Greene County from the past couple of weeks, including one individual who attempted to flee police with six other charges from Scott County prior to his arrest. Isiah M.E. Barham, 24, of Springfield, was charged with aggravated fleeing/eluding an officer and manufacturing/delivering 30-500 grams of cannabis. He was arrested by the Scott County Sheriff’s Office after being previously charged in Scott County with six total counts, including: Aggravated fleeing/eluding an officer at 21+ mph over the limit Reckless driving Possession of 100-500 grams of cannabis Driving on a suspended license Speeding 35+ mph over the limit Operating an uninsured motor vehicle Barham was charged on June 29. Court filings indicate that he remains in custody. Dusty L. Crannell, 42, of Ankeny, Iowa, was charged with violating an order of protection and driving on a revoked/suspended license. He was arrested

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MONDAY, JULY 3. Harrowing new details emerge on the two St. Louisans killed by Saturday’s storm.

Experts warn those steps might not be enough in a world that is seeing heat records consistently shatter and with continuing inequality in who is most vulnerable.

This article originally ran in The Illinois Business Journal on July 7, 2023.  West Star Aviation officially broke ground on July 6, 2023, on a major expansion project at their East Alton, Ill. (ALN) MRO facility. Once complete, the expansion will add 75,700 square feet of space bringing the total facility to just over 500,000 square feet of hangar, back […]

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Back in January there was some hope that the panel of judges hearing the latest version of the challenge to FOSTA’s constitutionality had recognized the problems with the law. That’s because during oral arguments they seemed to express skepticism about its constitutionality, noting that it appeared to criminalize any efforts to legalize prostitution. But as […]