New Gaming Board chairman vows credibility, integrity
Charles Schmadeke tells board gaming expansion will pose significant challenges By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com CHICAGO — The new chairman of the Illinois Gaming Board said Thursday he has no illusions about how tough of a job lies ahead. “We all know that those tasks are substantial. In ordinary times…
Read MoreMedicaid managed care reforms signed into law
Bill aims to reduce application backlog, speed payments to providers By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – Gov. J.B. Pritzker said that people applying for Medicaid benefits in Illinois will see those applications processed more quickly, and health care providers will be paid more promptly, under a comprehensive reform bill now…
Read MoreRoger Mitchell
Roger W. Mitchell, 86, of Freeburg, IL, born May 23, 1933, in Thayer, MO, died Sunday, August 25, 2019, at Evelyn’s House, BJC Hospice, St. Louis, MO. Visitation: Friends may visit from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday, September 1, 2019, at George Renner & Sons Funeral Home, Freeburg, IL, and from 9 to 11 a.m.…
Read MoreCAPITOL RECAP: New funding pushes state senior care toward ‘stability’
By Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD – For senior care advocates in Illinois, a state funding increase is a reason for optimism after a prolonged period of government disinvestment marked by a crippling two-year state budget impasse which continues to leave its mark on social service providers. But advocates for nursing homes and home-based senior…
Read MoreFreeburg Police Department Opens New Addition
The Freeburg Police Department held an open house on Monday evening to allow the public to tour the new addition. A video tour of the facility is featured in our video of the week section at the bottom of the web page.
Read More95th Annual Freeburg Homecoming Parade
Check out additional photos of the Homecoming Parade under the photo tab at the top of the page. We hope our patrons enjoy these awesome photos of friends and neighbors.
Read MoreOnce Upon a Time…in Hollywood
Release Date: July 26 MPAA: R Director: Quentin Tarantino Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, and Margot Robbie Mister Marquee Says: Mmm, that is a tasty burger. Number: 5/5 Washed up TV western star Rick Dalton (Leonardo DiCaprio) is dealing with a midlife crisis as he tries to find his footing in Hollywood beyond guest star…
Read MoreMidsommar
Release Date: July 3, 2019 MPAA: R Director: Ari Aster Starring: Florence Pugh, Jack Reynor, and William Jackson Harper Mister Marquee Says: LEGENDARY Number: 5/5 Hereditary director Ari Aster is back again with another deeply unsettling slow burn. Dani (Florence Pugh) is struggling with panic attacks and grief when she decides to go with her…
Read MoreLion King
Release date: July 19 MPAA: PG Director: Jon Favreau Starring: Donald Glover, Seth Rogan, and Chiwetel Ejiofor Mister Marquee Says: Pointless Number: 1/5 Really, you don’t know the plot of The Lion King? Have you ever read Hamlet? Anyway, Simba is a lion and the son of King of Pride Rock, Mufasa, the wise king…
Read MoreSpider-Man: Far From Home
by Hans A. Carpenter hans@freeburgtribune.com Release Date: June 28, 2019 MPAA: PG-13 Director: Jon Watts Starring: Tom Holland, Samuel L Jackson, Zendaya Mister Marquee Says: Eurotrip Number:4/5 Peter Parker (Tom Holland) wants to take a break from superhero work and enjoy a class trip to Europe. Things don’t go his way when Nick Fury (Samuel…
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