Five Years Ago This week in 2020, we looked at election polls as an example of the challenges involved in defining and handling misinformation. We noted how Trumpland seemed to have entirely forgotten about its own manufactured TikTok hysteria, at which point the Commerce Department suddenly remembered it was supposed to ban the app. Following […]
Police were called to a shooting at around 4:45 a.m. in the 1000 block of Cass Avenue, near the intersection with Tucker Boulevard in the city's Columbus Square neighborhood.
SPRINGFIELD – State Senator Christopher Belt backed a property tax relief package that increases property tax exemption thresholds for senior citizens in Illinois. “When this piece of legislation came across my desk, it was a no-brainer,” said Belt (D-Swansea). “Many seniors in the Metro East have lived in their homes for decades - let’s ensure they are not priced out of the homes they have invested their lives into.” Senate Bill 642 would deliver critical