Walker’s Bluff starts dealer school, holding career fair

CARTERVILLE (WSIL) — Walker’s Bluff Casino Resort is making more progress.

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Illinois corn farmers urge for biotech corn agreement between U.S. and Mexico

(The Center Square) – Illinois corn farmers are keeping a close eye on negotiations between the U.S. and Mexico regarding the export of genetically modified corn.

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Sam Bankman-Fried agrees to extradition to the US; lawyers working out details

Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of the now-collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX, has reportedly given consent to extradition to the U.S, according to reports Monday evening.

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Bond set at $50,000 for father of July 4 parade shooting suspect

Bond for the father of an Illinois man charged with killing seven people in a mass shooting at a July 4 parade in a Chicago suburb was set at $50,000 on Saturday, after prosecutors announced Friday he was charged with seven felony counts of reckless conduct.

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Holly jolly traffic stop: Carmi Police surprise drivers with Operation Christmas Spirit

CARMI, Ill. (KFVS) – When you see those red and blue lights flashing in your rearview mirror, you probably are not expecting a $50 gift card coming your way.

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Ex-Mafia boss ‘Cadillac Frank’ Salemme dies in prison at 89

BOSTON — Francis “Cadillac Frank” Salemme, the once powerful New England Mafia boss who was serving a life sentence behind bars for the 1993 killing of a Boston nightclub owner, has died at the age of 89, according to the Bureau of Prisons.

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Early Trump ‘reset’ highlights distance from 2016 to 2024: The Note

The first month of the third Trump campaign might be remembered for how former President Donald Trump himself was nowhere to be seen but everywhere to be found — and that was before the “major announcement” of how to turn $99 into animations of the former president shooting lasers from his eyes.

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Inmate scheduled for Jan. 3 execution asks Missouri governor for mercy

ST. LOUIS — A Missouri prisoner sentenced to die Jan. 3 for stabbing an ex-girlfriend to death 19 years ago in Earth City is asking Gov. Mike Parson for mercy.

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Louisiana dog hailed a hero for protecting young girls lost in woods for hours

A family dog is being hailed as a hero after it protected two young girls who wandered off and got lost in the Louisiana woods for hours.

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Gov. Abbott, border states prepare for deluge of crossings with Title 42 ending

(The Center Square) – With Title 42 enforcement ending Wednesday, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and the leaders of other border states are preparing for an expected deluge of illegal entries into the U.S

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