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Young entrepreneurs "capable of anything they put their minds to" in Mc Donough County CEO class
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (954+ words) Grandma's Homemade Ice Cream was one of the new businesses featured during this year's Mc Donough County CEO Trade Show. But because the CEO class is for high school juniors and seniors, the proprietor is much younger than any grandma....
Potential chickenpox case limits visits to Galesburg prison
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (112+ words) A potential case of chickenpox at Hill Correctional Center in Galesburg is limiting visits with people who are incarcerated there. Visits with people in housing 3 A and 3 B are suspended until further notice as of Wednesday, according to the Illinois…...
Convicted of killing wife and son, Alex Murdaugh gets new trial due to jury tampering
4+ day, 13+ hour ago (30+ words) The South Carolina Supreme court granted a new trial to former attorney Alex Murdaugh, who was convicted three years ago of killing his wife and son. The reason? Jury tampering....
Every World Cup puts a new spin on the soccer ball
4+ day, 13+ hour ago (32+ words) Every World Cup, there's a new soccer ball. Sometimes the ball is panned. Sometimes people like it. Why do they keep changing it up? And what's notable about the ball in 2026?...
Netflix goes to the movies
4+ day, 13+ hour ago (28+ words) Netflix turned heads in Hollywood by giving Greta Gerwig's Narnia an exclusive theatrical release, a move that could signal a shift in the streamer's relationship with movie theaters....
A severe mouse plague puts Australian crops in danger
4+ day, 13+ hour ago (24+ words) Australia's grain farmers, already strained by war-driven shortages, now face a severe mouse plague that could devastate crops in a key growing region....
An annotated Constitution helps 'the people' see themselves in the founding document
4+ day, 13+ hour ago (31+ words) NYU Law professor Melissa Murray gives context and commentary on the nation's founding document in her new book The U. S. Constitution: A Comprehensive and Annotated Guide for the Modern Reader....
Commentary: Planned Obsolescence
4+ day, 14+ hour ago (363+ words) You've heard the phrase, "They just don't make these things like they used to." My parents' generation used to say it a lot. I've said it once in awhile. I don't know if the next generation or two even has…...
A majority-Black district in Louisiana traces a long fight over the Voting Rights Act
4+ day, 14+ hour ago (31+ words) Republicans in Louisiana are unveiling a new congressional map after the U. S. Supreme Court declared the current lines unconstitutional in a decision gutting part of the 1965 Voting Rights Act....
Illinois has 279 new lawyers. The huge 4th judicial district got only 5
4+ day, 14+ hour ago (771+ words) Three-quarters of all attorneys who passed the bar exam in February opted to work in Cook County. The Illinois Supreme Court has been examining ways to address legal deserts in small and rural counties across the state....