CHICAGO (AP) – Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan says he has no idea why Republican state Rep. Ronald L. Sandack resigned over the weekend. Answering questions Wednesday at a Democratic National Convention breakfast in Philadelphia, Madigan said Democrats had no role in the cyberattacks Sandack cited in resigning. Sandack, from the Chicago suburb of Downers…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Eric Greitens is a former Navy SEAL officer, New York Times bestselling author and black belt in taekwondo. Next, he wants to be Missouri governor. The 42-year-old St. Louis Republican faces a competitive Aug. 2 primary against suburban St. Louis businessman John Brunner, former U.S. Attorney and House Speaker Catherine Hanaway,…
(KTRS) – The Normandy Police Department is sharing images of a gun and high-capacity magazine they took off the streets. The department did not say how they found the handgun and 100-round drum magazine. Fox 2 reports that the website ClassicFirearms-dot-com says the image shows what appears to be a 50-round magazine for a Glock.
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The suit claims the state violates state and federal law by using an illegal prescription to obtain pentobarbital from a compounding pharmacy
CHICAGO (AP) – Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan says Chris Kennedy, the son of the late Robert F. Kennedy, would be an “excellent candidate” for governor in 2018. Madigan made the comments in Philadelphia at the Democratic Party convention after Kennedy spoke to the Illinois delegation. The Chicago Tribune reports that Kennedy used his address…
QUINCY, Ill. (AP) – Gov. Bruce Rauner is scheduled to visit the Illinois Veterans Home in Quincy a day after state officials reported two residents have new cases of Legionnaires’ disease. Last year, Legionnaires’ disease sickened 53 people and led to 12 deaths at the home. The cases the Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs disclosed…
St. Louis County, MO (KTRS) The bond hearing for the suspect accused of shooting a Ballwin police officer will be held on Monday. The hearing for Antonio Taylor was set for today, but had to be postponed to allow his public defender time to prepare for the hearing. Prosecutors are seeking to have Taylor’s bond…
