Illinois Quick Hits: Gas prices rise again
(The Center Square) – AAA says the average price for regular unleaded gasoline in Illinois has jumped 14 cents in one day.
The organization’s daily gas prices website listed the average per-gallon price at $4.67 on Thursday, up from $4.53 the day before.
The Illinois average one year ago was $3.41. Iowa and Missouri remain below $4 per gallon, according to AAA.
The national average is $4.30.
ST. CLAIR COUNTY TAX PREPARER PLEADS GUILTY TO FRAUD
A tax return preparer who worked in St. Clair County has pleaded guilty to federal charges of making false statements to defraud the government.
Prosecutors say Dormeshia A. Haire, 38, falsified her personal income and her clients’ business expenses, resulting in outstanding tax obligations of more than $600,000 owed to the Internal Revenue Service and $48,000 owed to the state of Illinois.
LOYOLA STUDENT’S ALLEGED KILLER PLEADS NOT GUILTY
A Venezuelan migrant who was in the United States illegally has pleaded not guilty to murdering Loyola University student Sheridan Gorman in Chicago last month. Jose Medina, 26, entered the plea on Wednesday at the Leighton Criminal Courthouse in Chicago.
Latest News Stories
Trump administration, GOP seek workarounds to tackle birthright citizenship
Trump praised ‘natural 7-OH’; DEA moves to ban it
WATCH: Panel OKs making rebuilding easier in Altadena
Businesses call for domestic AI, manufacturing
Minimum wages rise in Chicago, Cook County
Illinois Quick Hits: Equity and Inclusion Commission launches mentorship program
Colorado congressional candidates tout primary victories
Trump’s DOGE effort ends July 4 with no final tally, no rebates
Sheridan Gorman’s mother to Congress: ‘Choose us’
Los Angeles Homeless Services Agency sues feds over funds
Renewed call for constitutional amendment after SCOTUS ruling
Cops can’t skip woman’s suit over ecstasy overdose from pills stuck in body