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Sixpence None The Richer

Revolution Radio

Sixpence None The Richer cancels the remainder of its 2026 tour

Sixpence None the Richer has announced the cancellation of all remaining 2026 tour dates due to the recent loss of longtime friend and bass player, Justin Cary. Justin suffered a stroke a few weeks ago that ultimately led to his passing. The band would announce the tour cancellation on Tuesday. "We are completely heartbroken over the tragic and untimely loss of our bandmate, brother-in-arms, and friend for 30 years, Justin Cary," a joint statement from Leigh Nash and Matt Slocus said. "The past […]

todayJuly 7, 2026

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News from the Front Office

Heartland Newsfeed impacted by service outage

NOKOMIS -- Heartland Newsfeed's newsroom operations came to a temporary halt over the Independence Day holiday weekend. At around 7:30 p.m. Saturday, we started noticing access issues to the website, as well as the server backend. We would receive a notification confirming this issue from our web host, Hivelocity. Initial reports would reveal that Hivelocity's data center in Orangeburg, New York was impacted. The area would suffer damage as a result of severe storms in the area. It would also […]

todayJuly 6, 2026

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Adams County

Heat Advisory set to end Saturday night

Presuming that all goes well on Independence Day, the Heat Advisory that has been active all week may finally sunset tonight. An updated advisory from the National Weather Service in St. Louis early Saturday morning did not indicate any extensions. The Heat Advisory has been active throughout the week, with heat indices ranging from 100 to 110. What to know about Saturday's Heat Advisory Saturday's advisory will be in effect until 8 p.m. Central time. Heat indices can be as […]

todayJuly 4, 2026

seat belts Click It or Ticket

Capital Area Region

IDOT, ISP enforcing seat belt for Memorial Day travel

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Transportation, Illinois State Police and more than 200 law enforcement agencies throughout the state are teaming up to remind the public to buckle up and drive sober over the Memorial Day weekend. The effort coincides with the national “Click It or Ticket” campaign running through May 26. ​ “Wearing a seat belt should be second nature for every driver and every passenger,” said Stephane B. Seck-Birhame, IDOT’s bureau chief of Safety Programs and Engineering. […]

todayMay 21, 2026 2 2

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Montgomery County

This week’s meetings in Montgomery County

Nokomis School Board The Nokomis School Board will hold a regular meeting on Tuesday, May 19. Agenda items include: Approval of the North Elementary School Student Handbook for the 2026-2027 school year Approval of the Nokomis Jr./Sr. High School Student Handbook for the 2026/2027 school year agreement between special education services (MENTA) and Nokomis CUSD #22 for provision of education services (ChrisMont) Prairie State Insurance Cooperative as the Property/Casualty and Worker’s Compensation Insurance Carrier Renewal for 2026-2027 Nokomis CUSD #22 […]

todayMay 18, 2026

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Metro-East Region

St. Louis metro area is eighth best region for veterans

ST. LOUIS -- The Greater St. Louis Metropolitan Area was recently revealed as the eighth best metro area for veterans, service members, and military families to live in. These findings were revealed on Monday by Veterans United Home Loans as a part of its 2026 Best Places for Veterans to Live list. St. Louis' selection is in contrast to the domination by the metropolitan areas in the Sun Belt. That is simply due to states like Florida and Texas with […]

todayMay 18, 2026 2

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National

Tax preparer pleads guilty to filing false tax returns

BENTON -- A tax return preparer who worked in St. Clair County recently appeared in district court to plead guilty to federal charges for making intentionally false statements on tax return forms to defraud the Government. Dormeshia A. Haire, 38, pleaded guilty to one count of false statements on tax return, one count of wire fraud, and three counts of aiding and abetting in submitting false and fraudulent returns. Charged in April 2024, the defendant was later returned a nine-count superseding […]

todayMay 2, 2026

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Montgomery County

2025 Montgomery County final multiplier announced

SPRINGFIELD -- Montgomery County has been issued a final property assessment equalization factor of 1.0000. This is according to David Harris, director of the Illinois Department of Revenue (IDOR). The property assessment equalization factor, often called the "multiplier," is the method used to achieve uniform property assessments among counties, as required by law. This equalization is particularly important because some of the state's 6,600 local taxing districts overlap into two or more counties. This includes school districts, junior college districts, […]

todayMay 2, 2026 2

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St. Clair County

Lane, ramp closures at I-55/I-70 begin Monday

ST. CLAIR COUNTY -- The Illinois Department of Transportation made a recent announcement regarding upcoming lane closures next week. IDOT is alerting motorists to lane and ramp closures on eastbound Interstate 55/70 in St. Clair County. This is a short-term project to allow for bridge maintenance. Beginning at 6 a.m. on Monday, May 4, traffic will reduce to two lanes between Illinois Route 203 and Exchange Avenue in East St. Louis. In addition, the ramp from westbound I-64 to eastbound […]

todayMay 2, 2026

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