(The Center Square) – A child welfare bill was gutted just moments before going to the Illinois House floor and replaced with an omnibus election bill. House sponsor of Senate Bill 2412, State Rep. Jay Hoffman, D-Swansea, said the bill does three things. “It places three non-binding referendums on the General Election ballot, eliminates the slating process
Russian President Vladimir Putin has urged de‑escalation in the US‑Israeli war on Iran as strikes, tanker attacks and higher fuel prices intensify Middle East tensions...
The 51-year-old driver was on break around 1:30 a.m. March 23 when four strangers approached his Toyota Highlander on Second Avenue near East 3rd Street in the Bowery and asked for a ride, authorities...