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Hermann Wurst Haus wins national champion award for summer sausage
The Hermann Wurst Haus came home a national champion this month, winning acclaim for its original summer sausage at the American Cured Meat Championships in Omaha, Nebraska. The deli and meat processor won national grand champion in its category, and also earned a grand champion designation for its sweet Lebanon bologna. This is far from the first honor for its summer sausage this year: the Wurst Haus took home awards at the Missouri Association of Meat...
Missouri now requires proof of surgery or court order for gender changes on IDs
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri residents now must provide proof of gender-affirmation surgery or a court order to update their gender on driver’s licenses following a Revenue Department policy change. Previously, Missouri required doctor approval, but not surgery, to change the gender listed on state-issued identification. Missouri’s Revenue...
Cardinals get glimmer of hope to replace Oli Marmol, all thanks to the White Sox
Just when the St. Louis Cardinals had built momentum with a win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday, they dropped Sunday's series finale in excruciating fashion, losing the series in the process. The Cardinals got a good enough start from Sonny Gray and four scoreless innings from their bullpen, but managed just one run on six hits against Clayton Kershaw and Co. to lose the game by one skinny run.
Pritzker openly contemplates third term during first day of DNC
CHICAGO, Ill. (NESXSTAR) — The Democratic National Convention in Chicago is the party Pritzker’s been looking forward to hosting for over a year. He kicked it off Monday Morning, speaking to Illinois’ delegation at the convention. “I don’t need to tell you that if we fight hard enough, in 78 days, we will defeat Donald […]
Popular Fast-Food Chain Suddenly Closes Illinois Stores Permanently
Families looking forward to their favorite fast-food meal after work today were disappointed when they discovered 'CLOSED' signs on the door. According to a post on the Loves Park Neighborhood Watch Group Facebook page, at least four locations of KFC restaurants have shut their doors for good. A letter posted...
What's new in Central Illinois schools this year?
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WICS) — It’s that time of year where the alarm clock is going to go off a little earlier. School districts across Central Illinois are in the process of going back to school and with this comes new ways students will learn in the classroom. While...
Illinois Walmart Debuts 1st Humanoid Drink Robot in State
Richtech’s ADAM rolling out at 240 One Kitchen locations across U.S. Richtech Robotics Inc., a Las Vegas-based provider of AI-driven service robots, has installed its advanced robotic beverage system, ADAM, at a One Kitchen in a Rockford, Ill., Walmart. This milestone marks the second installation as part of a planned rollout across 240 One Kitchen locations in the United States, and the first one in Illinois.
Doxing And Swatting On The Rise In Parts Of Illinois, Iowa And Wisconsin
A growing trend not just in larger parts of the Midwest, but the entire United States has the FBI warning parents about online privacy. It seems like kids know way more about the internet than we do. Sadly with that knowledge comes confidence. Kids may feel safe online thinking they know it well. This can lead to them accidentally releasing information about themselves. This information leak can then result in doxxing, or even worse... swatting.
4 Things That Will Surprise About Illinois' Violent Crime Rate
Like any other state, Illinois has a violent crime problem, and it's always the areas around its largest cities where the numbers are the worst. What was surprising to me, is with all the attention the city of Chicago gets for its violence, I never thought that we would not have the highest rate of all 4 states that surround us.
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