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6+ day, 1+ hour ago   (405+ words) State Rep. Dave Severin, R-Benton, said he connected with a constituent of his, Dan “Curley” Summers, who helps feed homeless residents in Benton, while at the downstate fair Aug. 28. “I waved Dan to come up on the stage there and…...

1+ week, 1+ hour ago   (106+ words) AdVantageNews.com Edwardsville's police chief has less than a month until retirement Michael Fillback turned-in paperwork to finish up his thirty-year law career with the city police department on October 2nd Fillback has served as chief the past five years He's…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (165+ words) Separately Monday, Aug. 11, 2025, President Donald Trump and Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker President Donald Trump has repeated his call for Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker or Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson to call him for help after 41 people were shot and three were killed in…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (615+ words) Inflation remains the issue American voters rank as most important heading into the midterms, with prices topping their list of concerns for a third consecutive poll, a new national poll finds. The Center Square Voters' Voice Poll found 20% of registered…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (466+ words) Trump administration officials say they have ordered the emergency removal of 110 commercial driver’s license schools associated with more than 5,000 drivers who failed English language proficiency tests. They have also shutdown of 150 additional schools that claim to be certified but have…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (404+ words) AdVantageNews.com Views expressed by Big Z Media columnists may not necessarily reflect the views of Big Z Media management or staff Readers with opposing viewpoints may submit written rebuttals to [email protected] for consideration of publication John Hopkins  Å...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (463+ words) Persident Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday renaming Lake Ontario, the smallest of the Great Lakes by surface area, to Lake America. With Canada as Illinois’ top international trade partner, the largely symbolic renaming is part of a wider…...

2+ week, 1+ hour ago   (354+ words) A U.S. taxpayer advocate says tariffs are hitting manufacturers and producers, leading to higher costs for Illinois families. According to estimates prepared by Trade Partnership Worldwide for the National Taxpayers Union Foundation, executive tariffs have cost Illinois an estimated $17 billion since…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (526+ words) Republican Illinois gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey speaks to Republican supporters during Republican Day at the 2026 State Fair in Springfield, Aug. 20, 2026. Republican gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey denied being aware of or having met a sex offender who contributed to his campaign,…...