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Contour Airlines Quincy Regional Airport

Adams County

Contour Airlines proposal pilot car rental at Quincy Regional

QUINCY -- Quincy Regional Airport officials are exploring a new rental car program that could make it easier for passengers to pick up wheels at the terminal. A Contour Airlines representative told the Aeronautics Committee on Wednesday that the carrier would like to launch a pilot program offering rental cars from its airport counter. Passengers would be required to pick up and return the vehicles at the airport. Contour said it would start with a fleet of about 10 late-model, […]

todayAugust 6, 2026

Illinois

Capitol News Illinois

Illinois program to provide food benefits to former SNAP recipients

A new state program took effect Saturday to provide food benefits to people who have recently become ineligible because of federal changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. The Families Receiving Emergency Support for Hunger, or FRESH, program kicked off Aug. 1 after state lawmakers appropriated $70 million in the fiscal year 2027 budget to establish a state food assistance program. The initiative allows households that lost their SNAP benefits earlier this year to receive a $400 one-time payment. “At […]

todayAugust 1, 2026

Missouri fair maps

Missouri Independent

Missouri AG defends gerrymandered map

JEFFERSON CITY (Missouri Independent) -- The two cases that will determine whether Missourians vote in new congressional districts gerrymandered to favor Republicans or in the districts in place since 2022 are in the hands of the state Supreme Court. The seven judges remained mostly silent throughout arguments in front of a packed courtroom in Jefferson City. Lawyers for the state and the Missouri Republican Party told them any decision they made would be too late to change plans to use […]

todayMay 12, 2026

brown and gold gavel on brown wooden table fentanyl Granite City

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

Poll: 62% of Americans oppose ICE's tactics in immigration efforts

National

Poll: 62% of Americans disapprove of ICE tactics

WASHINGTON (UPI) -- Most Americans disapprove of President Donald Trump's handling of deporting undocumented immigrants, according to a Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos poll released Friday. The poll of 2,600 people found that 58% disapprove of Trump's handling of the issue, while 62% oppose the tactics of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The poll was taken Feb. 12-17, after the shooting deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minnesota. Broken down by political party, 95% of Democrats disapprove of Trump's handling of immigration, while 16% […]

todayFebruary 20, 2026

Argentina beef imports to U.S.

FarmWeekNow

U.S. to boost Argentina beef imports

(FarmWeekNow) -- President Donald Trump announced the U.S. will increase imports of lean beef trimmings in 2026 from Argentina to help alleviate high beef prices. The executive order issued Feb. 6 outlines the plan to bump imports by 80,000 metric tons (mt) as beef prices have increased as a result of droughts, wildfires, and import restrictions from Mexico. The U.S. cattle herd has fallen to a record low of 86.2 million head as of January 2026, with beef cow inventory […]

todayFebruary 11, 2026 1 2

Illinois Pritzker

Capitol News Illinois

Graduated income tax in Illinois remains political longshot

SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois) — When a progressive Chicago alderperson scolded Gov. JB Pritzker in November over his opposition to Mayor Brandon Johnson’s failed proposal to tax large corporations $21 per employee, Illinois’ billionaire chief executive was quick with a retort defending his progressive bona fides. “What we need is a progressive income tax, a graduated income tax in this state,” Pritzker told Chicago Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez, a democratic socialist who confronted him following a Veterans Day commemoration in Little […]

todayJanuary 5, 2026 6 10

Brendan Carr FCC

National

Carr to Congress: ‘FCC is not independent’

WASHINGTON (UPI) -- Chairman Brendan Carr said the Federal Communications Commission isn't independent from the Trump administration in testimony Wednesday before Congress, during which the word "independent" was removed from the agency's mission statement online. Carr's comment came as members of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee questioned him on who the FCC answers to in the wake of a controversy that led to the brief suspension of Jimmy Kimmel's late-night talk show on ABC. The Walt Disney Co. suspended Jimmy Kimmel Live! from Sept. 17 […]

todayDecember 17, 2025 10 19

Illinois leaders AI

Capitol News Illinois

Illinois leaders ‘won’t back down’ following Trump EO on AI regulation

State Rep. Bob Morgan on the floor of the Illinois House in 2024. CHICAGO (Capitol News Illinois) — Illinois lawmakers vowed to keep fighting for protections against artificial intelligence after President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday to shield tech companies from state laws. Trump’s order targets state regulations, including several in Illinois, that he said are inconsistent with national policy on AI. Critics said Illinois will not be swayed by the influence of “Big Tech.” The order calls on Attorney […]

todayDecember 16, 2025

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