Illinois extends cocktails-to-go for five more years

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Illinois will extend its cocktails-to-go for at least five more years. Illinois first allowed cocktails-to-go in June 2020 as part of a pandemic-era law. This allowed restaurants and bars to provide carryout, curbside pickup and delivery of...

Second man facing federal charges for gas station murder

ST. LOUIS – A Hazelwood, Missouri, man was indicted Wednesday in federal court in connection with a fatal shooting at a gas station in Cool Valley earlier this year. Prosecutors with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Missouri said...