(The Center Square) – Efforts in Illinois to ban semi-automatic weapons and certain magazines, and restrict who can buy guns to 21 and older, could come sooner than expected.
Witness slips stack up as Illinois House committee set to debate more gun restrictions Monday
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Illinois drivers can expect two gas tax increases in 2023
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(The Center Square) – Illinois drivers will see increased gasoline taxes next month, with another increase six months after that.
US consumer inflation eased to 7.1% over past 12 months
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation in the United States slowed again last month in the latest sign that price increases are gradually cooling despite the pressures they continue to inflict on American households.
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Misty L. Cooper – Benton, Illinois
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Misty L. Cooper, age 59, of Benton, passed away peacefully surrounded in her home by her loved ones, on Thursday, December 8, 2022, at 4:23 p.m.
Her wishes are to be cremated with no public services.
Memorial Contributions may be made to Hospice of Southern Illinois and will be accepted at the Leffler Funeral Home of Benton.
To leave online condolences to the family, or to share memories of Misty; visit www.lpfuneralhome.com
Arrangements are through the Leffler Funeral Home of Benton.
Opinion: The tragedy of Herschel Walker isn’t over yet
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CNN — As a Black man, I found the US Senate race between Raphael Warnock and Herschel Walker a particularly painful one to watch, observe and analyze.
NFL Week 14 takeaways: Lessons, big questions for every game
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Welcome to Week 14 of the 2022 NFL season, which is filled with divisional matchups that could have playoff implications.
Brittney Griner does light basketball workout; first move is a dunk
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Brittney Griner pulled on a pair of black Chuck Taylor sneakers, Phoenix Suns shorts and a T-shirt touting Title IX, and picked up a basketball Sunday for the first time in almost 10 months, her agent told ESPN.
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried arrested in the Bahamas after U.S. files criminal charges
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FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried was arrested by Bahamian authorities Monday evening after the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York shared a sealed indictment with the Bahamian government, setting the stage for extradition and U.S. trial for the onetime crypto billionaire at the heart of the crypto exchange’s collapse.
Push to expand Social Security isn’t fair to the taxpayer
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Americans are scared about retirement. Barely half of working-age Americans believe Social Security will provide them the same benefits that are paid to today’s retirees.
