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Illinois' Leaning Tower Of Niles Among 12 Of The Latest Additions To The National Register

Lara Hamdan

Last week, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources announced that 12 sites in the state were added to the National Register of Historic Places during…

After a hearing at the Southern District of Illinois' U.S. District Court, a judge will determine whether the state of Illinois must begin changing its procedures for medically treating transgender prisoners. July 31, 2019.

Health, Science & Environment

Illinois State Prisons Must Overhaul Medical Care For Transgender Prisoners, Judge Rules

Kae M. Petrin

A federal judge has ordered Illinois state prisons to immediately overhaul their policies for providing medical care to transgender inmates. Currently,…

Households put up signs to encourage Census participation in 2010. The 2020 census will differ from ones in the past because it will be conducted almost entirely online.

Government, Politics & Issues

Here’s What's At Stake With The 2020 Census In The Metro East

Eric Schmid

BELLEVILLE — The outcome of the 2020 census will have lasting implications for people and communities in Illinois and across the U.S. Mainly, the…

Illinois State Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch (D-Hillside) filed a bill last week to that would allow college athletes to get endorsement deals. Welch played baseball at Northwestern University.

Government, Politics & Issues

Bill To Let College Athletes Make Money Gains Support In Illinois House

Last week, when California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a law allowing college athletes to get endorsement deals, he set off a wave of copycat legislation…

The Illinois River as it crested in the flooded town of Grafton, just north of the confluence of the Illinois and Mississippi rivers in June 2019..

Government, Politics & Issues

East St. Louis Asked For $2.5 Million To Fix Flood Damages. It May Get Far Less.

East St. Louis has asked the federal government for $2.5 million to repair damage from this spring’s floods, but could wind up getting only a fraction of…

U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-Illinois) talks about the Rural America Health Corps Act in Granite City. The bipartisan legislature would help bring medical professionals to areas like Southern Illinois by bolstering the National Health Service Corps program

Government, Politics & Issues

Durbin Bill Would Bolster Program That Aids New Doctors Who Work In Underserved Areas

GRANITE CITY — A bill in Congress aims to bring more medical professionals to downstate Illinois and other rural and underserved areas across the…

Longtime Quincy Senior High School music director Kathi Dooley talked about her experience on Netflix's "Queer Eye" show on "St. Louis on the Air."

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Quincy Senior High School Music Director Kathi Dooley Becomes 'Queer Eye' Star

Lara Hamdan

Kathi Dooley was set in her ways when it came to her looks and career; she knew what she loved and stuck with it. The longtime music director at Quincy…

Health, Science & Environment

Lawsuit Alleges Illinois Prison Policies Jeopardize Health Of Transgender Inmates

Kae M. Petrin

Updated at 6:30 p.m., Aug. 1 with testimony from Illinois Department of Corrections officials — The American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois wants a…

Fireworks and Fair St. Louis returned to the Gateway Arch Wednesday, July 4, 2018, for Independence Day celebrations in St. Louis on July 4, 2018.

Government, Politics & Issues

Lighting Fireworks? St. Louis-Area Police Say They'll Write You Up This Year

Kae M. Petrin

Police departments in St. Louis and St. Louis County are trying to deter illegal firework use this Fourth of July. Last year, St. Louis police issued just…

These are two books that were removed from the Education Justice Project's library inside the Danville Correctional Center. State lawmakers plan to hold a hearing on the issue on July 8, 2019

Lawmakers To Question Officials About Removing Hundreds of Books From A Prison Library

Lee V. Gaines

Illinois lawmakers plan to ask state prison officials why more than 200 books were removed from a college in prison program’s library at the Danville...