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Attorney General Raoul Reaches $8.25 Million Settlement With Pharmaceutical Company Over Alleged Anticompetitive Epipen Practices

4 months 3 weeks ago
CHICAGO – Attorney General Kwame Raoul today announced an $8.25 million settlement with Mylan Inc. (Mylan), the company that sells the EpiPen, resolving concerns about the company’s anticompetitive conduct related to EpiPen products. Mylan’s alleged anticompetitive scheme resulted in the state of Illinois paying excess amounts for EpiPens purchased through its Medicaid and employee health benefits programs. Most of the money recovered will be split by the Illinois

Governor Pritzker Announces $5 Million Available for Tourism Grant Programs

4 months 3 weeks ago
CHICAGO – Today, Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) announced $5 million is available in tourism funding through three grant programs: the Route 66 Grant Program ($2 million), the International Tourism Grant Program ($1 million), and the Tourism Marketing Partnership Grant Program ($2 million). Eligible entities can apply for grants to promote and preserve the historic Route 66 corridor through the Route 66 Grant Program, grants

SLMPD searching for missing 28-year-old south city woman

4 months 3 weeks ago
ST. LOUIS - The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department is seeking the public's assistance in locating a woman who went missing from south city over the weekend. According to police, Genesis Tafari was last seen leaving her residence in the 3300 block of Meramec St. in the Dutchtown neighborhood around 7:30 a.m. on May 22. [...]
Megan Mueller

Civic Memorial High School Releases Semester 2 Honor Roll Lists

4 months 3 weeks ago
Freshman High Honor Roll Brooke Banovz Kynlee Barnett Eden Beasley Tenley Bechel Carter Buie Lillian Canham Jordan Cannon Ava Chairney Addyson Clemens Ryleigh Combes Morgan Crane Tinley Crisp Alex Crowder Dylan Cruse Karra Dinnius Reilynn Donahue Boden Duffy Tessa Duncan Dominic Dycus Danielle Earle Alyssa Emerick Bailey Estes Libby Falloon Portia Freiner Collin Griffin Titus Gruen Jocelynn Harrop Hayden Harshbarger Cooper Hartsock Madison Hearn Jaxson Hinthorne

Missouri Supreme Court rejects challenge to governor’s power to call special sessions

4 months 3 weeks ago
The Missouri Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a governor’s power to call lawmakers into a special session at any time, ending the last lawsuit intended to overturn the state’s newly gerrymandered congressional map without a statewide vote. In an unanimous decision issued just a few hours after oral arguments, the court held that the Missouri […]
Rudi Keller

GCSD9 Announces 2026 Summer Food Service Program

4 months 3 weeks ago
GRANITE CITY – Granite City Community Unit School District #9 announced plans for its summer service program, which is set to begin on Wednesday, May 27, 2026. Breakfast and lunch will be served Monday through Friday, and all meals must be consumed in the cafeteria. Meals will be free and available for children ages 0-18. Breakfast and lunch will be served at two schools in May and June: Granite City High School and Lake Educational Support Services Center, and just GCHS in July and

Gov. Pritzker Breaks Ground on New All Abilities Activity Hub

4 months 3 weeks ago
CHAMPAIGN — Today, Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) joined local and state leaders in Champaign to celebrate the construction of an inclusive special recreation area that will serve people of all abilities. The project is funded with the help of a $600,000 Open Space Land Acquisition and Development (OSLAD) grant through IDNR. “The All Abilities Activity Hub will provide the community with so much more than a space to get active and enjoy

Comptroller Mendoza Launches Dog Days Of Summer Pet Adoption Campaign

4 months 3 weeks ago
SPRINGFIELD – Comptroller Susana Mendoza’s Dog Days of Summer campaign kicks off today and will run each Tuesday through Labor Day. The effort, in its third year, features dogs available for adoption from shelters around the state who are desperately looking for a new family. “It’s been a pleasure to carry on the Comptroller’s Critters program started by my dear friend Judy Baar Topinka,” Comptroller Mendoza said. “And with the addition of

Illinois DCFS Celebrates National #1 Ranking In Kinship Care; Reports Progress Made In KIND Act Implementation

4 months 3 weeks ago
SPRINGFIELD – State government leaders joined the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS), the ACLU of Illinois, and community partners at a press conference at the Center for Youth and Family Solutions in Springfield today to highlight significant accomplishments and ongoing progress in implementing the Kinship in Demand (KIND) Act , landmark legislation signed into law by Governor JB Pritzker in 2025. As a result of this initiative and the Department’s focus