SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Gov.-elect J.B. Pritzker’s inaugural celebration will raise money for a Chicago-based legal aid organization and the foundation that supports the state fairgrounds in Springfield and Du Quoin (duu KOYN). The inauguration committee released information Friday about two events scheduled for Jan. 14. The swearing-in will occur at Bank of Springfield Center…
By JULIE WATSON , Associated Press Shortly before a 7-year-old Guatemalan girl died in U.S. custody, her father signed a form stating that his daughter was in good health. But it’s unclear how much the man understood on the form, which was written in English and read to him in Spanish by Border Patrol agents.…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) The death of an infant in south St. Louis is being investigated. Police were called to a home in the 3700 block of McDonald Avenue at 1:30 pm Saturday. The 5-month-old child was taken to an area hospital and pronounced deceased. The child’s name hasn’t been released. Police haven’t released any other…
PARIS (AP) — Residents of the eastern French city of Strasbourg filled a city square Sunday for a memorial to the four people shot dead and the dozen wounded by a gunman at their famous Christmas market. The hour-long ceremony took place in Kleber Square by the city’s Christmas market, near where the gunman opened…
HILLSDALE, Mo. (AP) — Police in suburban St. Louis say a man and a woman have been found dead inside a home after callers reported hearing shots fired. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the shooting happened shortly after 7 a.m. Saturday in Hillsdale. St. Louis County police are investigating. St. Louis County Police Officer…
By SONIA PEREZ D. , Associated Press SAN ANTONIO SECORTEZ, Guatemala (AP) — Jakelin Amei Rosmery Caal Maquin received her first pair of shoes several weeks ago, when her father said they would set out together for the United States, thousands of miles from this small indigenous community in Guatemala where she spent her days…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Auditor Nicole Galloway has agreed to help the secretary of state’s office investigate whether Attorney General Josh Hawley illegally used public resources to help his political campaign. Galloway, a Democrat, said Friday in a letter to Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft, a Republican, that her office would review the…
By JONATHAN LEMIRE , Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke (ZIN’-kee), who’s facing federal investigations into his travel, political activity and potential conflicts of interest, will leave the administration at year’s end. Trump tweets that Zinke “accomplished much during his tenure” and that a replacement would be announced…
NEW YORK (AP) — St. Louis Cardinals first-round draft pick Griffin Roberts has been suspended 50 games after testing positive for a drug of abuse. Major League Baseball announced the ban Friday. Roberts is a right-handed reliever who was selected 43rd overall from Wake Forest this year. He pitched for Class A Palm Beach after…
By JONATHAN LEMIRE, CATHERINE LUCEY and JILL COLVIN , Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday picked budget director Mick Mulvaney to be his next chief of staff, ending a chaotic search for a new chief of staff that had been inching forward with the feel of an unfolding reality TV show.…