CHICAGO (AP) – U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin is taking the rare step of weighing in on Illinois’ handling of a health insurance rate increase request. Blue Cross Blue Shield, the state’s leading insurer, is suggesting price increases for 2017 ranging from 23 percent to 45 percent for individual health plans. Illinois Department of Insurance regulators…
WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. retail sales were unchanged in July from the previous month, a sign that consumers were cautious after three months of solid gains. The Commerce Department says Americans spent less at clothing shops, sporting goods stores and electronics and appliance outlets. Spending at grocery stores fell by the most in more than…
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) – Republican Donald Trump is now saying that his description of President Barack Obama as a founder of the Islamic State group was sarcasm. At a rally Wednesday, Trump said that Obama “is the founder of ISIS,” using one acronym for the group. He repeated that in two interviews Thursday. But in…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Gun violence continues in the city of St. Louis. Police say late Thursday night a man was shot on De Giverville Avenue near Kingsbury in west St. Louis. The victim was taken to the hospital, where he later died. His name hasn’t been released and there’s no word of any arrests.…
( KTRS ) As a new school year begins, some parents can struggle with the cost of supplies. This weekend a non profit group is offering help. Saturday and Sunday from 10am to 6pm, the non-profit organization God’s Depot will be handing out school supplies and back packs at 13041 New Halls Ferry Road. God’s…
