
While Illinois struggles to make its way out of a constitutional abyss as the only state that does not allow its citizens to carry firearms concealed, lawmakers have approved a proposal to ban the use of hand-held cellular phones while driving.
May 24 2013 | Posted in
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How much cocaine does a person have to ingest to overdose on it?
May 24 2013 | Posted in
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Here’s a proposal we can ALL live with.
May 6 2013 | Posted in
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BRIDGEPORT/US DISTRICT COURT, BENTON—The soon-to-be-former mayor of Bridgeport took one step closer to possible federal prison when his co-defendant in his Mail Fraud and Obstruction case entered a plea of guilty in Benton.

There’s still been no identification of a body that was seen lying along the southbound lane of Interstate 57 in Union County yesterday
Apr 13 2013 | Posted in
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Authorities have provided little information about a body found in the I-57 “area” of Union County this morning, other than one has been found.
Apr 12 2013 | Posted in
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Rarely these days do we read a quote by by a public official whereupon we automatically think: “Why did the reporter not smack you upside the head for saying that?”
Apr 3 2013 | Posted in
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A remarkable phenomenon has created a lot of tension amongst residents of southern Illinois, and lack of formal information from public officials who are paid by taxpayers to know things like this is adding to the frustration

SOUTHERN ILL.—The April 9 Consolidated Election 2013 looks to be a mixed bag this year of a handful of hotly-contested mayoral races countered by some communities that have no one running for that office at all.

I think the horror of going through any kind of abuse can only be exceeded by one thing: going through it again by the retelling, and in front of people whose very opinion of your retelling means your freedom or lack thereof.