CENTRAL ILLINOIS (WCIA) -- Another week has brought further increases in the average price of gasoline, and some gas stations in Central Illinois have broken the $5 ceiling. GasBuddy released on Monday the results of its weekly survey of gas stations in Champaign-Urbana, the State of Illinois and the nation as a whole. While not [...]
Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder has announced the lineup for the 2026 edition of his Ohana festival, taking place Sept. 25-27 in Dana Point, California.Both Pearl Jam and Vedder will headline,…
Let’s make one thing clear before I start digging into the Washington Post firing up its teapot-based Tempest Generator: I do not support the assassination of Donald Trump. I am understandably impatient with the “let nature take its course” progression we’ve observed so far, but I would not encourage anyone to expedite this process in […]
Unemployment Rate Ticks Up Across All Metro Areas in March Champaign metro payrolls climb to 14 months of consecutive year over year growth SPRINGFIELD, IL. - Among area cities, Edwardsville had the lowest unemployment rate at 4.0% in March 2026, up from 3.1% in March 2025. Alton's unemployment rate increased from 4.3 percent to 5.4 percent from March 2025 to March 2026. O’Fallon’s rate was 4.2%, up from 3.2% a year earlier, and Collinsville’s was 4.1%, up from 3.5%.
JACKSON, Tenn. - Godfrey's Eliana Synder joined 383 students who were named to Union University in Jackson, Tenn., President's List for the spring 2026 semester. The President's List includes full-time students who achieve a 4.0 grade point average on a four-point scale. Founded in 1823 and affiliated with the Tennessee Baptist Convention, Union University is characterized by quality Christ-centered teaching and learning. Union offers liberal arts training in more than 100 majors and programs
SPRINGFIELD, IL. - The Illinois Capital Development Board (CDB) is overseeing the construction of a new $42.6 million Library Learning Student Success Center at the University of Illinois Springfield (UIS). Funded through Governor JB Pritzker’s Rebuild Illinois capital plan, the 55,000-square-foot facility will serve as a resource for academic learning and student support. Construction is currently underway, with many structural components already completed. The grand staircase has been
A Las Vegas man is believed to be hiding in Chicago and won’t return a child to his mother who lives in St. Louis County, according to law enforcement.
CHICAGO – Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a bipartisan coalition of 21 attorneys general, called on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to abandon draft guidance that would ease approvals for flavored e-cigarette products, widely understood to disproportionately worsen youth addiction. Federal law requires that all e-cigarette products receive authorization from the FDA before they can be legally marketed or sold in the United States. The FDA has authorized only 45 e-cigarette
A $62 million movie and television studio under development in Wood River will aim to bring competitive production to the St. Louis region by next year.
While The Who may have said farewell to the U.S. with their 2025 tour, frontman Roger Daltrey isn’t giving up the road just yet.The 82-year-old Daltrey just announced a run…
The American Idol season 24 finale Monday featured a performance by rockers Mötley Crüe.Mötley treated the Idol crowd to classics "Home Sweet Home" and "Kickstart My Heart" alongside past American…
Majestic marble sculptures, vivid plaster frescoes, bronze artifacts and glass vessels chronicle life at the height of the Roman Empire in this ticketed exhibition at the Saint Louis Art Museum. […]
For more than 150 years, St. Louisans have entrusted the Missouri Historical Society with countless objects: photographs, diaries, home movies, clothing, books – items that future generations can turn in […]
The 1904 World’s Fair was a fascinating yet complex event that continues to evoke a range of emotions. It was grand and shameful. It was full of fun and full […]
Journey has added a new fall leg to their Final Frontier Tour.The Rock & Roll Hall of Famers have announced 40 new North American dates, beginning Sept. 12 in Los…
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