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SPRINGFIELD – The State Treasurer’s Office made $1.5 billion in investment earnings from the state investment portfolio during 2025, Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs announced today. Treasurer Frerichs is the state’s Chief Investment and Banking Officer. He is responsible for investing state revenue in the state investment portfolio . “We are trying to maximize earnings for our state at a time when President Trump is illegally yanking away federal money from Illinois

ALTON – Riverbend Head Start & Family Services (RHSFS) is pleased to welcome Illinois Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski to our Essic Robinson location on Tuesday, February 17, 2026, beginning at 3:00 pm. The address is 1802 E. Broadway, Alton, IL 62002. The phone number is (618) 463-5933. Rep. Budzinski previously planned to visit our Essic Robinson location on Tuesday, January 27. However, due to the weekend snowstorm that preceded her scheduled visit, all Head Start classes were

With warming set to pass the critical 1.5-degree limit, scientists are warning that the world is on course to trigger tipping points that would lead to cascading consequences — from the melting of ice sheets to the death of the Amazon rainforest — that could not be reversed.

ST. LOUIS - A warming trend begins Sunday with temperatures in the mid to upper 40s today with the bigger warmup kicking in for Monday and Tuesday. Temperatures on Monday will be in the mid 50s and highs near 60 on Tuesday. Tuesday is the warmest day before our next storm system moves in. A [...]

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A bill filed last month in the Missouri House would allow any school district to cut ties with the Special School District of St. Louis County.

Headlines from the Feb. 8, 1926, front page include: Two East St. Louis youths were sentenced for the murder of a deputy sheriff.

Officers were called at about 7:20 p.m. to the 10400 block of Olney Drive on a report that shots had been fired, the North County Police Cooperative said.

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July 26, 1949 - January 23, 2026

Donald Lee "Don" O'Moran, entered into rest on Sunday, February 1, 2026, in Cape Girardeau, Missouri at the age of 77. A proud veteran and a dear friend to many. For service info visit www.hoffmeistercolonial.com or call 314-832-7770.