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Halloween candy prices have surged 71% nationwide since 2021, adding pressure to Illinois household budgets.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois paid more than $4.8 million to a suburban Chicago counseling center for psychotherapy that federal prosecutors say never took place. A grand jury has indicted six people on health care fraud charges. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois says the group submitted at least $19... The post Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois paid more than $4.8 million for counseling that never happened, a Chicago indictment of six people says appeared f

State Representative Charlie Meier wants a solution found so that downstate retired state employees covered by the Aetna health care plan don’t lose access to care at BJC HealthCare and Washington University School of Medicine. Letters have gone out notifying thousands of retirees that certain care may no longer...

(Austin, Texas) – There are those select drivers that will make our peaceful and quite commute a nightmare. We wish we could put a light bar on our roof and pull them over until the authorities get there to issue them a ticket. That is illegal, by the way, I’m only talking about it because we’ve all thought it.It’s possible those drivers could finally be caught. Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is running the highways of Texas in what are called “ghost” vehicles. They can be seen on the r

Bristol General Store in Ennis, south of Dallas, has been ranked the No. 1 gas station restaurant in America for its multitude of sushi offerings. (eyecrave productions/Getty Images)Buc-ee's may have a stranglehold on American drivers when it comes to picking a pit stop. Others like Prasek's, The Texan, and outsiders like Love's and Allsup's compete to see who will stop by and, more importantly, who will order food. Turns out, they all pale in comparison to one tiny outpost in a North

The homeowner faces animal cruelty and felony weapons charges after officers allegedly found three firearms at the property

A Temple police drone flew through the windshield of Gurdeep Gill's Peterbilt tractor-trailer on Interstate 35 near West Nugent Avenue on June 2, cutting his face and sending him to the hospital. Months later, the city is fighting to keep the public from seeing exactly what happened. Gill, a Canadian...

In a recent notice, Public Water Supply District No. 2 in High Ridge announced it would stop adding fluoride to its water supply on Jan. 20, 2027. The district said in a statement to the Leader that hydrofluorosilicic acid, better known to the public as fluoride, is becoming harder to source.

(KODE/KSNF) — The controversy continues over a new A to F grade card for Missouri schools. This week the State Board of Education adjusted how schools are ranked for the new evaluation system. That’s based on everything from math scores and graduation rates to student growth. Webb City...

The Missouri Department of Public Safety is warning people about a synthetic opioid that is 10 times more potent than Fentanyl, according to a post on Facebook. The post Missouri safety officials warn of synthetic opioid Cychlorphine appeared first on ABC17NEWS .