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Press release: The Pinewood Derby 2026 is a Scouting event where Cub Scouts build and race wooden cars, with local, district, and council races happening in early 2026, featuring themes like speed, creativity, and camaraderie, with winners advancing to larger events. You can find specific dates and locations via your local Council’s website or Scouting […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) issued the following statement after the Trump Administration quietly implemented a policy banning the VA from providing abortion care to Veterans and their families—including in cases of rape, incest or to protect the health of the mother—despite widespread opposition from advocates and the Veteran community: “Our Veterans risked their lives to safeguard our freedoms. And yet a man who has never

CHICAGO – Attorney General Kwame Raoul today joined a multistate coalition of 20 attorneys general in suing the Trump administration to ensure the secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) cannot issue a declaration that baselessly and unlawfully threatens health care professionals who provide medically necessary gender-affirming health care to young people. The secretary’s declaration falsely claims that certain forms of gender-affirming care are “unsafe

CHICAGO – Attorney General Kwame Raoul won his lawsuit to stop the Trump administration from unlawfully reallocating federal homeland security funding away from states based on their compliance with the administration’s political agenda. The U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island granted a motion for summary judgment brought by Attorney General Raoul and a coalition of 11 other attorneys general and the governor of Pennsylvania. “I’m pleased with the court’

WOOD RIVER - A local ministry has partnered with a Wood River art gallery to expand its offerings. A Place of Grace, which operates as a combined small business and ministry, will collaborate with Von Dell Gallery and Studios to offer spiritual pastoral care, reiki, one-on-one coaching, and art therapy. A Place of Grace founder, Pastor Julie Gvillo, clarified that she is not a therapist, but she has over 20 years of experience in pastoral care and wants to help people work through their challenges

Letter To The Editor: Some days, no one honks, but here is a bible for your trouble. Leading a meaningful life is difficult. Often, you're defined by what others consider meaningful. A few years ago, I unknowingly tapped into something worthwhile, and like most things I stumble upon, I tried to bully my way to an outcome that is most favorable to me. Some days it works, others it does not, but what I did not see coming was the ability to recognize how beautiful we all are. I see it every