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On the night Chicago police Officer Ella French was shot to death and her partner badly wounded, the two were working on a roving team tasked with patrolling areas around the city prone to spikes in violence and other crime.
Here’s a link to the story at the Chicago Tribune.
SPRINGFIELD — Downstate Illinois is continuing to hollow out, with U.S. Census data, released Thursday afternoon, confirming the region’s losses as the main driver of the state’s population loss over the past 10 years
Here’s a link to the story at the Southern Illinoisan.
Illinois’ top education leader has told local superintendents they do not have the authority to refuse to comply with Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s universal masking mandate in schools for this fall.
Here’s a link to the story at the Southern Illinoisan.
As Gary Moore’s son, I had a unique vantage point to get to know my father in a way that almost nobody else could. He was a fantastic father!
Here’s a link to the column at the Southern Illinoisan.
Nearly 20 years after the most deadly foreign assault on U.S. soil, the American people still don’t have all the answers about whether the Saudi government assisted the mainly Saudi terrorists who planned and carried out the 9/11 attacks.
Here’s a link to the editorial at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
President Biden has just sent combat forces back into Afghanistan to evacuate American civilians at the embassy and Afghans who have assisted us in the war effort. The 3,000 American forces will then presumably shoot their way out as they depart.
Here’s a link to the editorial at Fox News.
My doctor has never mandated I do anything, ever. It’s one of the reasons I trust him so much.
Here’s a link to the editorial at Fox News.
Nearly six months after the Chicago Cubs signed right-hander Jake Arrieta, a pairing both sides envisioned as a fruitful reunion, he briefly paused while weighing a postgame question.
Here’s a link to the story at the Chicago Tribune.
DYERSVILLE, IOWA — The diamond where the movie “Field of Dreams” was filmed was a long relay throw away.
Here’s a link to the story at the Chicago Tribune.
CARBONDALE — SIU defensive coordinator Jason Petrino wants to feel good about eight defensive linemen when the Salukis open the 2021 season at Southeast Missouri State.
Here’s a link to the story at the Southern Illinoisan.
