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Wednesday marks the first day to register in Illinois, and here's how to do it
With the 2024 election quickly approaching, it’s time to figure out how you'll cast ballots this November, and today marks an important milestone as it's the first day to register for mail-in voting in Illinois. According to Illinois law, any qualified voter who is properly registered can vote by...
Illinois quick hits: Fire Marshal announces grants; Butter Cow unveiled
A Palos Hills man has pleaded guilty to federal charges of illegally shipping firearm parts to Israel. Amin Betuni admitted in a plea agreement that he shipped the firearm parts to people in Israel on at least three occasions in 2022. During a court-authorized search of Betuni’s residence, law enforcement...
Illinois man arrested for targeting elders in gold bar scheme, Montgomery County police say
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) — The Montgomery County Department of Police (MCPD) said Wednesday that it arrested a man from Illinois in connection to a gold bar scheme that targeted elderly people. In early March 2024, MCPD said a woman reported that a person who said he was with the Federal Trade Commission […]
GSK knocks out another Illinois lawsuit claiming once-popular heartburn med Zantac causes cancer
Following a string of legal wins this year—plus one major setback in May—GSK has washed its hands of yet another lawsuit alleging the once-popular heartburn med Zantac can cause cancer. GSK revealed in a statement Monday that it’s emerged victorious in Illinois state court after a jury determined...
WIU Board approves more layoffs, rejects selling president’s Macomb residence
The Board of Trustees for Western Illinois University is doing something faculty hoped they wouldn’t do — lay more of them off. After 35 staff and faculty were laid off in late-June, the board met in special session in Macomb Tuesday and voted to lay off more contingent, tenured, and tenure-track faculty along with more staff.
New rescue Sea-Doos allow Ralls County Sheriff’s Department to help people stranded in river
NEW LONDON, Mo. — Members of the Ralls County Sheriff’s Department recently took part for the first time in the annual Run the River at the Meadows event on the Salt River. Ralls County Sheriff Brad Stinson said in a press release the department’s SAR (Search and Rescue)...
South suburban airport could bring over $1B in economic activity, per report
A new airport in Chicago’s far south suburbs could bring thousands of jobs and a $1 billion economic impact, according to a new report, but state and local officials expressed concerns about the future of the long-delayed project. A study from the Illinois Economic Policy Institute, a think tank...
Police: 5 additional arrests made after multi-vehicle crash in Keokuk Friday
KEOKUK, Iowa (KWQC) - Five more arrests were made in connection to a multi-car crash in Keokuk last Friday, Lee County Sheriff’s Office says. On Friday morning, deputies say two people were arrested and one was hospitalized after after two vehicles crashed near 15th and Orleans Avenue. According to...
All-Star Ozark Jubilee, holiday and patriotic show, to perform at The Legacy Theater in November
CARTHAGE, Ill. — The Ozark Jubilee, a holiday and patriotic show, has chosen The Legacy Theater in Carthage to present a Branson Country Christmas at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 2. Coming directly from Branson, Mo., the Ozark Jubilee brings a cast of top entertainers for an all-new Christmas...
Holiday light maze, ice skating event coming to St. Charles County
O'FALLON, Mo. — A new Christmas-themed event with 4 million lights, a snow tubing hill and three pop-up bars is coming to St. Charles County. Jingle, which previously debuted in Kansas City, will take place at the CarSheld Field stadium at 900 T.R. Hughes Blvd. in O’Fallon, Missouri, from Nov. 22 through New Year’s Eve, organizers said.
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