QUINCY, Ill. (AP) – A federal report obtained by The Associated Press shows that the Legionnaire’s disease outbreak that killed 12 residents of an Illinois state veterans home this summer and sickened dozens was likely spread by an aging water system at a 129-year-old facility that lacked several safeguards. The Centers for Disease Control report…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – St. Louis’ mayor is calling for the removal of a three-story Confederate memorial from the city’s sprawling Forest Park. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch says Francis Slay took that position after a special committee earlier this month recommended that the monument either be donated to the Missouri Civil War Museum or placed…
CHICAGO (AP) – New York-based FanDuel and Boston-based DraftKings have filed separate lawsuits against Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan, a day after she declared daily fantasy sports betting illegal in the state. FanDuel filed its lawsuit Thursday in Illinois’ Sangamon County along with Head2Head Sports LLC, a season-long fantasy contest operator. DraftKings filed suit Thursday…