CHESTER – The Chester City Council will meet in regular session at 6 p.m. today. The meeting will be held in the municipal building, 1330 Swanwick Street, Chester, Illinois. The tentative agenda for the meeting: CHESTER, ILLINOIS CITY COUNCIL AGENDA April 6, 2026 CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL […]
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He Is Risen! “He is not here; he has risen! Remember how he told you, while he was still with you in Galilee: ‘The Son of Man must be delivered over to the hands of sinners, be crucified and on the third day be raised again.’ Then they remembered his words.” – Luke 24:6-8
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JEFFERSON CITY, MO – The Division of Cannabis Regulation (DCR) within the Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) has filed proposed rules titled 19 CSR 100-1.200 Marijuana Research Facilities with the Secretary of State and the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules. These rules establish marijuana research licenses, describe what a research licensee is
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CAPE GIRARDEAU – A man from Farmington, Missouri on Thursday admitted supplying fentanyl to a man shortly before the victim’s overdose death. James B. Link, 31, pleaded guilty Thursday in U.S. District Court in Cape Girardeau to one count of distribution of fentanyl. He admitted that in messages with the victim on June 14, 2025,
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JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports a 20-year-old Festus man was hurt when a car collided with a semi truck on the southbound I-55 in Ste. Genevieve County early Saturday morning. According to the patrol’s report, the man suffered moderate injuries and was taken to Mercy Hospital Jefferson by a Ste.
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CHICAGO – Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) have announced an additional $30 million in funding for the Regional Site Readiness Program—bringing the total to $60 million for this round. This additional funding ensures more regions throughout the state will attract industrial economic development. The program also
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CHICAGO – The Illinois Accountability Commission has sent letters to the current and former Trump Administration officials responsible for Operation Midway Blitz, requesting their testimony at two upcoming hearings as part of the Commission’s ongoing collection of evidence into the widespread federal misconduct and reckless tactics deployed by federal agents across Chicago and Illinois.
SPRINGFIELD – Illinois House Minority Leader Tony McCombie (R-Savanna) was part of a House Republican press conference recently concerning the governor’s recent comments on property taxes. McCombie pointed out while Illinois residents pay some of the highest property taxes in the nation, Governor Pritzker continues to pass the buck on one of the biggest challenges
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JEFFERSON CITY – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in conjunction with the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), is issuing this Health Advisory to notify public health professionals, clinicians, laboratorians, and people at risk for overdose about increasing reports from U.S. jurisdictions detecting medetomidine in the illegal drug supply and a
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. –Missouri State Budget Director Dan Haug has announced that net general revenue collections for March 2026 decreased 1.7 percent compared to those for March 2025, from $878.9 million last year to $864.3 million this year. Net general revenue collections for 2026 fiscal year-to-date increased 0.7 percent compared to March 2025, from $9.18
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