1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (805+ words) (The Center Square) - Michael Larko wasn’t an official speaker at Seattle’s ceremony commemorating the 25th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks on Friday, but attending helped heal his soul. He made it out of the North Tower of the World Trade…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (773+ words) West Richland City Councilmember John Smart says he'll vote against Data Centers if concerns aren't addressed. (The Center Square) - Data centers have become an increasingly prominent topic in West Richland this month, with discussions continuing through City Council and Planning…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago   (192+ words) (The Center Square) – The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation has issued medical cannabis dispensary licenses to 37 existing dispensaries, marking the biggest expansion of the state’s medical cannabis market since 2016. The dispensaries may now sell cannabis to registered patients…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (603+ words) (The Center Square) – Public universities across Illinois are reporting differing 10-day enrollment numbers, with some schools announcing record-breaking data, as other schools have reported modest declines. Incoming freshman classes have also trended upward across multiple schools this year. Across 12 different…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (514+ words) (The Center Square) - That voter registration notice in the mail is no mistake, according to the Maricopa County Recorder's Office. The office sent almost 150,000 residents a notice asking whether their voter registration address matches the address on file with the…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (359+ words) (The Center Square) – Under a new proposal in the Illinois legislature, $25 million in state taxpayer-funded grants would be used for barbers, nail technicians and other professionals to promote voter registration and civic engagement. State Rep. La Shawn Ford, D-Chicago, filed…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (381+ words) (The Center Square) – The Cook County Sheriff’s Office says it is unacceptable that Cook County Judge John Lyke threatened to jail two deputies who raised security concerns over the judge’s decision to allow contact between a defendant charged with murder…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (410+ words) (The Center Square) – The inaugural U.S. First Responder Ride for Resilience wrapped up Thursday afternoon in Manhattan’s Battery Park, where cyclists completed mile 343 of a five-day route stretching from Boston to Ground Zero. A couple hundred first responders, cancer survivors…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago   (555+ words) (The Center Square) - A 29-year employee of the Colorado Bureau of Investigations has pleaded guilty to four felonies, including manipulating DNA results. Over 1,000 criminal cases have been called into question since an investigation into former CBI Forensic Scientist Yvonne “Missy…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago   (659+ words) Rep. Ley Says I-5 Bridge Project Must Be Scaled to Available Funding (The Center Square) - A lawmaker from Vancouver, Washington, who sits on the bi-state legislative committee for the Interstate Bridge Replacement Project is calling for a reset of design and…...