Illinois Symphony Orchestra launching new happy hour concert series starting July 26
For those who’ve missed the sounds of the Illinois State Symphony since last they played at the University of Illinois Springfield, relief is near. The symphony has put together a free, summer happy hour concert series “Sips
Two more locally acquired cases of malaria found in Florida, bringing recent US total to seven
Anton Petrus/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — More cases of locally acquired malaria have been detected in the United States, bringing the total up to seven across the country. In a recent report, Florida health officials said they
UPS workers' union leader explains what's at stake as strike edges closer
Ty O’Neil/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Workers for UPS are edging closer to a strike after a breakdown in talks between the delivery giant and the Teamsters union representing its employees. Both sides have
Biden slams short term health care plans as ‘a scam,’ touts jobs report as showing Bidenomics is working
Drew Angerer/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden didn’t mince words when it comes to his efforts to crack down on short-term health plans, calling them “a scam” and saying they can leave Americans “played for a
Lyft driver shot dead in DC amid surge in violence in the city
Metropolitan Police Department (WASHINGTON) — Police in Washington, D.C., are searching for the suspects who shot and killed a Lyft driver in one of many recent acts of violence in the city. Nasrat Ahmad Yar, 31, was
Hospital in Haiti suspends treatment after armed men storm facility, forcibly remove gunshot victim
Manuel Augusto Moreno/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Nearly two dozen armed men stormed a hospital operated by Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières in the Tabarre section of Port-au-Prince Thursday night, forcibly removing a gunshot victim as he
‘Illinois’ Top Cop’ made 145 DUI arrests in 2022, survey shows
(The Center Square) – An Illinois State Police trooper is “Illinois’ Top Cop” making 145 DUI arrests in 2022, according to the Alliance Against Intoxicated Motorists. The report released Thursday provides DUI arrest data for various police
California man arrested in connection with serial murders of Mexican strip club workers
US Department of JUstice (DOWNEY, Calif.) — A California man has been arrested in connection with serial murders targeting strip club workers in Mexico. U.S. Marshals and the FBI on Thursday arrested 30-year-old Bryant Rivera, a U.S.
'The Wire' creator David Simon wants mercy for man convicted of selling fatal fentanyl to Michael K. Williams
ABC/Lorenzo Bevilaqua A call for leniency for one of the four men convicted in the fatal fentanyl poisoning of The Wire star Michael K. Williams has come from an unlikely place: the celebrated cop drama’s creator, David
Murder suspect escapes from jail weeks after captured following prior manhunt
Jamestown Police Department (JAMESTOWN, N.Y.) — Authorities are searching for a homicide suspect who escaped from a Pennsylvania jail just weeks after he was captured following a dayslong manhunt. Michael Burham, 34, is a suspect in homicide