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Illinois Is Getting Digital Licenses: Here’s How It All Works
We've been keeping an eye on the progress of Illinois House Bill 4592 (HB 4592) for a while now, and because we're technology geeks we're pretty excited that it brings that little plastic card in your wallet into the digital age by allowing us to have our driver's licenses or state IDs on our phones, where we have seemingly everything else.
Housing providers are squeezed by rising insurance costs, driving rents up. Unlike other states, Illinois can do little about it
CHICAGO - Stuart Handler runs a company that owns and manages 47 properties, with a total of 6,000 apartments throughout the Chicago area. For 2024, the insurance premium on his portfolio of properties increased about 150%, and his deductible climbed from $100,000 to $1 million. The jump in insurance costs...
Pritzker says Trump is the loser after former president's remarks on X with Musk
(The Center Square) – After being called a “real loser” by former President Donald Trump, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker said it’s Trump who is the loser. Elon Musk, the owner of X, formerly Twitter, hosted a more than two hour discussion with Trump on the social media platform Monday, where Trump discussed being shot in the ear, the economy, foreign and domestic policy and government efficiency. Trump wants to get...
Biden to designate national monument at site of Illinois race riot
Biden to designate national monument at site of Illinois race riot. President Biden will designate a national monument this week at the site of racist mob violence in 1908 in Springfield, Ill., the White House confirmed Wednesday. © AP Photo/Evan Vucci. A White House official told The Hill the...
Mike Kehoe, Crystal Quade agree to Missouri gubernatorial debate on policy
SEDALIA — Republican gubernatorial nominee Mike Kehoe and Democrat Crystal Quade agreed Thursday to a debate next month hosted by the Missouri Press Association. Kehoe did not participate in several Republican debates in the run up to the Aug. 6 primary. News stations have offered to moderate a Kehoe-Quade debate, but a date has not […]
Endangered Missing Person Advisory issued for man last seen in Carbondale
CARBONDALE, Ill. (KFVS) - Illinois State Police activated an Endangered Missing Person Advisory for a man last seen in Carbondale on Tuesday, August 13. Carbondale Police requested the advisory for 67-year-old Richard E. Slomkowski. According to Carbondale Police, Slomkowski was last seen at 7 p.m. on Tuesday in the area...
Three arrested in connection to two separate church burglaries in Harrisburg
HARRISBURG, Ill. (KFVS) - Three people have been arrested after the Harrisburg Police Department investigate burglaries at a church. According to the police department, on August 4 and August 10, members of the First Baptist Church in Harrisburg discovered two separate burglaries had occurred at their Disaster Relief storage facility.
Ferrell Hospital Family Practice to reopen Aug. 19
ELDORADO, Ill. (KFVS) - Ferrell Hospital Family Practice is set to reopen after extensive flood damage at the hospital in Eldorado on May 8. The Family Practice clinic will reopen on Monday, August 19, which comes a couple of weeks after the main hospital reopened. According to hospital leaders, the...
Public asked to give input on transportation needs in Cape Girardeau
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KBSI) – The city of Cape Girardeau Transportation Trust Fund 7 (TTF-7) Committee asks for public input regarding transportation needs within the Cape Girardeau city limits. The Transportation Trust Fund (TTF) is a 0.5% (one half-cent per dollar spent) sales tax dedicated solely for transportation-related improvements...
Illinois Comptroller says embroiled Village of Dolton is refusing legally-required audit
DOLTON, Ill. (CBS) -- New financial problems have surfaced in south suburban Dolton—having to do with taxpayer money and the village's failure to let people know where it is being spent.According to the State of Illinois, Mayor Tiffany Henyard's administration not only refuses to get an audit done, but also won't even communicate with the state agency tasked with the job of watching over government spending.The office in question is that of Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza—and Dolton is now on that office's radar."There are obvious red flags that your station other stations have covered," said Comptroller's office spokesman Abdon Pallasch....
An inside look at Cape Regional Airport's new terminal
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KFVS) - KFVS got a first look inside the new terminal at Cape Regional Airport as crews put the finishing touches on a project they’ve been working on for more than a year. The terminal’s doors are set to open to the public on August 22....
Two-Minute Drill: Redhawk Student-Athletes Earn Academic Accolades
Accolades continue to roll in for SEMO student-athletes for their performances in the classroom during the 2023-24 school year. The Redhawks earned a school record 45 Ohio Valley Conference Medals of honor for the 2023-24 academic year. The OVC Academic Medal of Honor is given annually to the student-athletes who...
Kentucky 4th grader dies after collapsing at recess on first day of school, family says
HENDERSON, Ky. (KAKE) - A Kentucky family is mourning the loss of their 9-year-old daughter after she collapsed on the playground during recess on the first day of school. The family of Lucy Nash said Tuesday that was pronounced brain dead at a local hospital. “On the first day of...
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