The comedy legend and Monty Python alum shares stories from his famous roles, and why 40 years later, a dead parrot is still funny.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Gov. Bruce Rauner has cut back on institutional care available to seniors. The Republican used an amendatory veto Friday to reduce the cost of the measure aimed at protecting people who get institutional or at-home care while officials develop a new way of measuring need. Chicago Democratic Rep. Greg Harris sponsored…
WASHINGTON (AP) – Ben Carson’s campaign says the Republican White House hopeful was not offered a formal scholarship to the United States Military Academy at West Point as he wrote in his autobiography. Carson’s campaign sought Friday to clarify a statement in his breakout book, “Gifted Hands.” Campaign spokesman Doug Watts says Carson was an…
Officials predict there will be a dozen dispensaries by the end of the month and up to 25 by the end of the year
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – An online effort has been launched to try to raise enough money to put Christmas lights on the Illinois State Capitol dome this holiday season. The Springfield State Journal-Register reports that Illinois Policy Institute executive vice president Kristina Rasmussen launched the GoFundMe website on Thursday. Earlier this week Secretary of State…
As of Nov. 1, 179 drug offenders have been released in St. Louis and the surrounding area under the supervision of the U.S. Probation Office. Of the 179, 50 have been released into the community, while the remaining reside in halfway houses. Deputy Chief Probation Officer Scott Anders says they’ve had an orientation for the…
There are five announced Republican gubernatorial candidates for 2016 – Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder, state Sen. Bob Dixon, former House Speaker Catherine Hanaway, businessman John Brunner and former Navy SEAL officer Eric Greitens
Springfield, IL (KTRS) An online effort is underway to to raise money to display Christmas lights on the Illinois State Capitol dome this holiday season. The Illinois Policy Institute executive vice president Kristina Rasmussen launched a GoFundMe website on Thursday. Earlier this week Secretary of State Jesse White’s office said it would skip the annual…
