CHICAGO (AP) – Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner has apologized for a 2011 email in which he characterized Chicago public school teachers as “virtually illiterate” and principals as “incompetent.” The Republican governor told reporters Friday that the comments were “inaccurate,” “intemperate,” and he apologized to teachers. But he added that the pace of change in the…
CHICAGO (AP) – A judge has ordered Illinois health officials to reconsider their decision not to include migraine headaches on the list of conditions that qualify for use of medical marijuana in the state. The Chicago Tribune reports that a Cook County judge overturned Illinois Department of Public Health Director Dr. Nirav Shah’s denial of…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – An advocate for victims of sexual abuse by clergy says his group will likely not hand over personal information about people who made accusations against a priest despite an order from a St. Louis federal judge. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests has…
Ferguson voters in April approved a half-cent sales tax increase and narrowly defeated a property tax increase
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Police are investigating after a body was found on a bike trail along bike trail near the Stan Musial Veterans Memorial Bridge. The discovery was made at just before 8 a.m. Friday. Police say the victim is a white male, believed to be in his 70s and appeared to be homeless.…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A man is dead following an overnight house fire in south St. Louis. Firefighters were called to a burning home along the 4500 block of Prague at just before 2 a.m. Friday. Firefighters were able to rescue to man who was trapped in the basement, but he died after being…
