Teen held in connection with East St. Louis murders
June 7, 2024A 15-year-old East St. Louis boy is being held in the St. Clair County Juvenile Detention Center in connection with two murders. The teen was taken into custody on Wednesday, June…
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R.F.D News & Views
June 5, 2024News came down last week that China has slipped from the top destination for U.S. ag products to third as the agricultural trade deficit increased. Also in the news: A massive fire…
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Teacher of Year lobbies for educators
June 5, 2024Briana Morales has loved her time as Illinois’ Teacher of the Year, with one caveat. “I’ve missed my students tremendously,” said Morales, an English teacher at the Gordon…
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Budget increase falls significantly short of Early Intervention advocates’ goal
June 5, 2024Fourth in a series looking at Early Intervention funding in the state In the end, numbers won out over narratives, according to Early Intervention proponents. While a $6 million…
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Child sex abuser sentenced to 40 years
May 30, 2024A registered child sexual predator from Swansea has been sentenced to 40 years in federal prison for sexually exploiting a 15-year-old girl. Dan R. Waeckerle Jr., 45, was sentenced…
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Durbin lauds state taking swipe at credit-card companies
May 30, 2024U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin, D-Springfield, applauded the Illinois Legislature’s passage of a state budget that included the Interchange Fee Prohibition Act. The legislation,…
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R.F.D. News & Views
May 29, 2024In this week’s ag news, corn planting is catching up after weather-related delays, while John Deere continues to slash jobs due to decreased demand for farm machinery. For more on…
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Feds charge Metro East nursing assistant with defrauding elderly patients
May 29, 2024A certified nursing assistant, who was previously charged with the financial exploitation of an elderly man, has been indicted on charges related to her alleged thefts from patients…
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