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Chiefs moving to Kansas with $3.3 billion plan for domed stadium, training facility

4 months 3 weeks ago
TOPEKA, Kansas — The Kansas City Chiefs are moving to Kansas with a deal to use more than a billion dollars in taxpayer funding to help build a domed stadium, entertainment district, new team headquarters and a training facility, Kansas officials announced Monday. The announcement followed a closed-door meeting by legislative leaders who then voted […]
Morgan Chilson, Anna Kaminski

Big-Ticket Dreams Spurred By $1.6 Billion Powerball Jackpot

4 months 3 weeks ago
CHICAGO — Powerball® is fueling holiday excitement across Illinois as the jackpot climbs to an estimated $1.6 billion for tonight’s drawing. If won, this enormous prize would become the fourth-largest Powerball jackpot and the fifth-largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history. The jackpot rolled over following Saturday night’s drawing when no ticket matched all six winning numbers—4, 5, 28, 52, 69, and Powerball 20. While there was no jackpot winner, several Illinois

Adoption Day Brings Joy to Foster Children in Edwardsville

4 months 3 weeks ago
EDWARDSVILLE - On Friday, December 19, 2025, the Madison County Circuit Court hosted its eighth annual Adoption Day, finalizing adoptions for 36 children from foster care and uniting them with loving, permanent families. Many children in foster care endure waits of three or more years for adoption, and one in five will age out of the system without ever finding a forever home. Events like Adoption Day highlight the joy of permanency while underscoring the ongoing need for adoptive families. “The

O'Fallon Native McFadden Supports Navy Hawkeye Squadron In Virginia

4 months 3 weeks ago
NORFOLK, Va. - Lt. Cmdr. Dennis McFadden, a native of O'Fallon, Illinois, serves the U.S. Navy assigned to Airborne Command and Control Squadron 126 (VAW-126), supporting the E-2D carrier airborne early warning aircraft, known as the Hawkeye. McFadden graduated from O'Fallon Township High School in 2010 and the Illinois Institute of Technology with a degree in chemical engineering in 2014. The skills and values needed to succeed in the Navy are similar to those found in O'Fallon. “From

BAMSL Announces Inaugural Illinois Region Legal Leaders Award Recipients

4 months 3 weeks ago
ST. LOUIS – The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis (BAMSL) is proud to announce the recipients of its inaugural Illinois Region Legal Leaders Awards. The award recipients will be honored on Thursday, January 8, 2026, at The Regency in O'Fallon, Ill. “This is an exceptional group, not only as attorneys and judges, but as people,” said Untress “Trez” Quinn, president of BAMSL. “Each of the honorees has demonstrated unwavering integrity and a deep commitment