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Angela Locke was appointed as mayor of Moweaqua Saturday, March 2.
Local
9 seconds ago
New mayor appointed in Moweaqua after former mayor resigns amid budget controversy

During a special meeting Saturday, Angela Locke was appointed acting mayor by the board.

This machine outside the Christian County Health Department contains overdose treatment supplies.
Local
47 minutes ago
New vending machine offers lifesaving overdose prevention supplies in Taylorville

The vending machine offers Narcan and fentanyl test strips for free, along with other public health and safety items, most of which are free, according to the health department.

A sample envelope that will be provided to drivers with Autism.
Local
1 hour ago
Springfield Police launch Blue Envelope Program to help drivers with Autism

The program is designed to foster positive interactions between police and people on the autism spectrum.

Movie poster for "Unsinkable Freedom"
Local
3 days ago
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum is showing a new film

A film about an escaped slave who made a very big name for himself, titled ‘Unsinkable Freedom”, is now playing at the ALPLM

Crime
3 days ago
Chicago man accused of killing girlfriend’s mother in Indonesia pleads not guilty to U.S. charges

The case became known as the Bali “suitcase murder” because von Wiese-Mack’s battered body was discovered crammed in a suitcase in the trunk of a taxi at an upscale resort.

FILE - Rev. Jesse Jackson gestures to a friend in the balcony at the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Ala., Sept. 15, 2013. The church held a ceremony honoring the memory of the four young girls who were killed by a bomb placed outside the church 50 years ago by members of the Ku Klux Klan. At right is U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Ala. (AP Photo/Dave Martin, File)
IL State News
3 days ago
Crowds of Chicago mourners pay respects to Jesse Jackson at start of cross-country memorial services

Family members wiped away tears as the casket was brought into the stately brick building.

IL State News
3 days ago
AIPAC faces test of its power in Illinois primary as Democrats debate future of Israel relationship

AIPAC, which was founded decades ago to lobby for U.S. support for Israel, has reserved at least $1.9 million in advertisements through its super PAC in the race to replace Rep. Danny Davis, a veteran politician who is retiring.

State Sen. Celina Villanueva, D-Chicago, on the House floor in May 2025. (Capitol News Illinois file photo)
IL State News
3 days ago
UPDATE: Lawmakers postpone Cook County property tax debt sale to continue working on reforms

Illinois is the last to change state law on property tax debt sales after a 2023 Supreme Court decision.

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