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The extreme heat has possibly claimed the life of a St. Ann woman, according to police.

Multiple sources close to Pritzker’s campaign confirmed to the Chicago Tribune that the governor will announce plans to seek a third term at events in Chicago and Springfield on Thursday.

SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois State Police (ISP), Illinois State Police Heritage Foundation (ISPHF), and family and friends unveiled the names of Trooper Corey Thompsen #7081 and Trooper Clay Carns #6512 on the ISP Memorial Park wall in Springfield during individual ceremonies on Friday. Both Trooper Thompsen and Trooper Carns were killed in the line of duty in 2024. “The names engraved on the ISP Memorial Park wall are not just letters in granite, but a reminder to honor all the brave ISP troopers who were so dedicated to public service, they laid down their lives for us,” said ISP Director Brendan F. Kelly. “Their service and sacrifice are now forever memorialized on the wall and will never be forgotten.” “The Illinois State Police Memorial Park wall is etched with the names of those ISP troopers who have made the ultimate sacrifice in service to the people of Illinois,” said ISPHF Executive Director Jarod Ingebrigtsen. “The wall is a stark

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The incident took place about 12:45 a.m. Tuesday, police said.

SPRINGFIELD – The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed Illinois’ first human case of West Nile virus (WNV) of 2025 in an individual from Southern Illinois who was hospitalized due to complications of the infection. About one in 150 people who contract the disease caused by a bite from an infected mosquito develop a severe illness that can affect the brain, spinal cord, nerves and even cause paralysis. The case marks the earliest onset of illness observed in Illinois since 2016, and underscores the risk posed by mosquito bites, especially to those who are over 65 or immunocompromised. So far in 2025, WNV has been confirmed in 19 counties. The first WNV-positive mosquito batch of this year was found May 9 in Rockford. In 2024, there were 69 confirmed human cases of WNV including 13 deaths, the highest number since 17 WNV-related human deaths recorded in 2018. “The fact that we are seeing the first human case of West Nile virus so early

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MARYVILLE. – Chestnut Health Systems™ opened an Ambulatory Withdrawal Management program, an outpatient alternative to inpatient withdrawal management, on Monday, June 16, 2025. This program expands access to care for individuals experiencing mild to moderate substance withdrawal. Located at 2148 Vadalabene Drive in Maryville, IL, the Ambulatory Withdrawal Management program provides a safe, structured setting where patients can begin their recovery journey without requiring hospitalization. Services include daily clinical assessments, medication support, case management, and behavioral health care — all delivered with Chestnut’s signature person-centered approach. “This is a vital addition to our continuum of care,” said Amy Gibbar, vice president of Integrated Care. “Ambulatory Withdrawal Management offers a flexible, accessible solution for individuals needing support during early withdrawal without inpatient admittance.” The

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I’m going to say something that will make many of you deeply uncomfortable: our culture has confused ironic detachment with intelligence. We’ve mistaken cynicism for sophistication, distance for depth, and the refusal to commit to anything for wisdom itself. This is killing us. Not metaphorically. Not in some abstract cultural sense. It is literally destroying […]

Today On TAP: Under Bibi, its Middle Eastern supremacy is one of blood and iron.

A St. Louis Circuit Court judge signed an arrest warrant Tuesday for a teenager charged for a fatal shooting in the city’s Carondelet neighborhood.

Editor’s note: This report examines abortion access three years after the U.S. Supreme Court decision struck down the federal right to abortion. The day before Brittany Watts miscarried at home in Warren, Ohio, medical staff at Mercy Health-St. Joseph Warren Hospital told Watts that her nearly 21-week-old fetus had no chance of survival. And without […]

This report has been updated. WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Republicans were scrambling Tuesday to restructure several proposals in the “big, beautiful bill” that don’t meet their chamber’s strict rules for passing a reconciliation package, while GOP lawmakers on the other side of the Capitol warned those changes may doom its passage in the House. Senate […]

WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly (Il-02) forcefully questioned Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. today as he appeared before the Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee. She challenged his guidance change, announced through a video on X , ending COVID-19 vaccine recommendations for pregnant women and children. “It is clear that Health Secretary Kennedy received no serious input from medical experts in his unilateral decision to reverse COVID-19 vaccine recommendations,” said Rep. Kelly. “What concerns me is his lack of care for the consequences of his decision. Pregnant women are especially vulnerable to COVID – we saw that firsthand just a couple years ago when maternal deaths spiked during the pandemic. Vaccines are safe, effective, and the best medicine to prevent outbreaks.” “Secretary Kennedy's actions are proof that he is not fit for the job,” continued Rep. Kelly. “To the American people,

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Bob Dylan is set to publish a new book dedicated to his art.Point Blank (Quick Studies), to be released Nov. 18, is made up of about 100 works of art that the "Like a…

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A Glen Carbon man was killed in a motorcycle crash in Edwardsville after being struck by a Ford Focus while riding his Yamaha YZF-R6 motorcycle.

The cops are rioting and the military is swarming. That’s how things are going in Los Angeles, despite anything resembling a “violent protest” being confined to a few blocks near federal buildings in the downtown area. ICE, meanwhile, continues to carry out Trump’s mass deportation plans by acting like drug cartel members. Agents wear masks, […]