SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) invites residents to step into 2026 with a First Day Hike at an Illinois state park on New Year’s Day. IDNR is hosting self-guided hikes at 17 state parks across Illinois on Jan. 1. These free, family-friendly hikes are available to the public. The First Day […]
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PERRYVILLE – The Perry County School District No. 32 has released this summary of the December 15, 2025 Work Session. The open session was called to order at 5:55 p.m. and the pledge of allegiance was recited. The board listened to information presented by Mike Reik, with Raymond James and Stephen Telscher, with
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SPRINGFIELD – Hunters in Illinois took a preliminary total of 81,225 deer during the seven-day 2025 Illinois firearm deer season that concluded Dec. 7. Comparatively, hunters harvested 82,496 deer during the 2024 firearm season. The preliminary harvest for the second weekend of the firearm season Dec. 4-7 was 29,816 compared with 27,835 deer harvested
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CHICAGO — The Illinois Department of Revenue (IDOR) is reminding senior homeowners of the Senior Citizens Real Estate Tax Deferral Program, which has been expanded thanks to legislation signed by Governor JB Pritzker. Governor JB Pritzker emphasized the importance of this legislation stating, “Our seniors have spent their lives building our communities and strengthening our state,
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STE. GENEVIEVE – The minutes of the December 11 meeting of the Ste. Genevieve County Commission have been released. SG COUNTY COMMISSION MINUTES 121125
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SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) is accepting grant applications for habitat restoration and preservation in Canadian breeding grounds now through Jan. 4, 2026. Illinois Migratory Waterfowl Stamp funds, generated when hunters purchase Illinois duck stamps, are used to conserve critical wetland and grassland breeding habitat on the Canadian prairies. This is the
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CHICAGO — Get Covered Illinois announced that Illinois residents now have until December 31 to enroll in health insurance coverage that begins January 1. The extension comes at a crucial moment, as Illinois works to ensure residents maintain access to high-quality coverage amid changes at the federal level. This year marks Get Covered Illinois’
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STE. GENEVIEVE – The Foundation for Restoration of Ste. Genevieve held its annual Christmas gathering Sunday at the Orris Theatre. Pictured left to right: Vern Baumann, Anne Hemmer, Bill Hart, and Michael (Skip) Weiler Foundation president Bill Hart awarded a Distinguished Service award posthumously to Louise Sheppard Wade for her contributions to
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CAPE GIRARDEAU – U.S. District Judge Audrey G. Fleissig on Monday sentenced a former employee of the National Park Service to five years of probation and ordered her to repay $249,000 in campsite and tour fees that she stole from 2019 to 2023. Lisa Figge was a supervisory visitor use assistant at the Ozark
CHESTER – A regular meeting of the Chester School District Board of Education will be held Thursday, December 18, 2025, at 7 p.m. in the Chester Early Childhood Center, 2319 Old Plank Road, Chester, IL. The regular meeting will be followed by a public tax levy hearing. The meeting and hearing are open to
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