MARION — Michelle Snyder said she knew Southern Illinoisans were generous, but even she was surprised by the region’s response to the 2022 Giving Tuesday campaign led by the Southern Illinois Community Foundation.
Give SI campaign nets $251,000 for local charities on Giving Tuesday
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Blues stop the bleeding, hold on for 7-4 win over Islanders
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ELMONT, N.Y. — Thomas Greiss couldn’t have picked a better time for his best game of the season.
Sen. Raphael Warnock defeats Herschel Walker to win reelection in Georgia Senate runoff race
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ATLANTA — Democratic Georgia Sen. Raphael Warnock has won the state’s runoff election, defeating Republican Herschel Walker in one of the fiercest campaigns of 2022, according to the Associated Press.
Cubs land righty Jameson Taillon with four-year, $68 million contract, per report
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The Chicago Cubs have made their second free agent slash of the Winter Meetings. The Cubbies and right-hander Jameson Taillon have agreed to a four-year contract worth $68 million, reports ESPN. Chicago signed former NL MVP Cody Bellinger to a one-year deal worth $17.5M on Tuesday and they’re said to be in the mix for the top free agent shortstops as well.
Talks with All-Star Willson Contreras merge Cardinals’ need for catcher, wish for offense
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SAN DIEGO — It was a brief explanation, spoken softly about a big stick, offered by Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol as he fielded a question on how to change the look of the offense and he mentioned a new addition at catcher could be that answer.
No. 17 Illinois rallies late, hands No. 2 Texas its first loss of the season
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NEW YORK — Terrence Shannon Jr. scored 12 of his 16 points in overtime, including the tiebreaking 3-pointer with 3:34 remaining, and No. 17 Illinois rallied to hand second-ranked Texas its first loss of the season, 85-78 on Tuesday night in the Jimmy V Classic.
‘Chuy’ García gets $1 million from labor union as race for Chicago mayor enters ballot-challenge phase
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Powerful labor union IUOE Local 150 is giving U.S. Rep. Jesús “Chuy” García’s campaign a $1 million donation in his bid to unseat Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker signs amendment to criminal justice overhaul weeks before cash bail set to end
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Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Tuesday signed into law changes to a controversial criminal justice overhaul that will eliminate cash bail beginning Jan. 1, making good on assurances he gave during his successful reelection campaign that the measure would be tweaked.
Biden slammed for comments dismissing border crisis: ‘Tell that to Border Patrol’
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Critics slammed President Biden on Tuesday after he claimed there were “more important things going on” in response to a question about why he wasn’t visiting the southern border during his trip to Arizona.
