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Governor Pritzker announces record-breaking tourism achievements in 2024

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CHICAGO – Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity’s (DCEO) Office of Tourism announced that Illinois welcomed 113 million domestic and international visitors who spent a record $48.5 billion in 2024 – an increase of 500,000 visitors and $1.3 billion in spending from 2023, according to data provided by Tourism […]

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Gas prices wrap up their cheapest summer in five years with more declines possible

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DALLAS) – GasBuddy, North America’s trusted fuel savings platform for more than 25 years, today released its annual Labor Day gas price forecast, predicting that average gas prices on the last summer holiday weekend of 2025 will be $3.15 per gallon, 14 cents lower than in 2024, and the lowest price at the pump since

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DOJ demands Illinois voter personal information by Sept. 1

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By Peter HancockCapitol News IllinoisSPRINGFIELD — Federal officials are continuing to press their demand for Illinois’ unredacted voter registration database, which includes  sensitive personal information, and are now giving state officials until Monday, Sept. 1, to comply. In an email Thursday, Aug. 21, Michael E. Gates, an attorney in the Civil Rights Division of the

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Tilden man sentenced to 180 years for child sexual assault

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SPARTA — A 67-year-old Tilden man has been sentenced to 180 years in prison in connection with charges of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child. Clyde J. Thibodeau was charged with eight counts of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child and one count of aggravated criminal sexual abuse of a child for offenses

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Ste. Genevieve Police Department releases calls for service list

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STE. GENEVIEVE – The Ste. Genevieve Police Department has released its latest list of calls for service.   There were 476 calls for service during July:   54 summonses were issued. 115 warnings were issued 46 arrests were made. There was one drug incident and one DWI. K9 Ozzy had one deployment. K9 Ozzy searched

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