The music of the Allman Brothers Band will once again be celebrated at the 10th annual Allman Betts Family Revival, a 20-date tour launching in November.This year’s trek, hosted by…
SPRINGFIELD — As a new academic year begins across Illinois, Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Revenue (IDOR) are highlighting valuable state tax credits available to parents, guardians, and educators to offset the cost of school expenses. Both families and educators can secure vital financial relief on their upcoming state tax returns by claiming deductions on qualified purchases like classroom materials, tuition, and required school fees. “Lowering costs for workin
GRANITE CITY - Autumn Dunn has been welcomed to the Granite City Police Department and will soon begin a 16-week program at the SWIC Police Academy before returning for field training, the department said. The department did not provide a specific start date for the academy. After completing the academy, Dunn is expected to return to the Granite City Police Department for field training.
ST. LOUIS – A convicted felon from Georgia has been arrested and accused of possessing about 53 kilograms of cocaine and two firearms. Chad E. “J-Bo” Brown, 54, was charged by complaint in U.S. District Court in St. Louis on August 14 with one count of possession with the intent to distribute more than 10 kilograms of cocaine. He appeared in court Monday. The complaint and affidavit say that the day before Brown’s arrest, the Drug Enforcement Administration learned
BELLEVILLE - An 88-year-old woman died after a two-vehicle crash Monday morning, Aug. 17, 2026, at the intersection of South Illinois Street and South Belt, where Belleville Police responded at about 9:04 a.m. Aug. 17, 2026, following a report of a traffic accident. The woman was a passenger in one of the vehicles and later died from injuries sustained in the crash, according to the Belleville Police Department. Three people involved in the crash were transported to local hospitals
GLEN CARBON — The Village of Glen Carbon has been awarded a grant of up to $294,240 from the Metro East Park and Recreation District (MEPRD) to support the development of the Illinois-157 Shared-Use Path project. The proposed shared-use path will provide a connection along IL-157 from Magnolia Drive to the Sports Complex at Edwardsville High School, creating a link between existing and future pedestrian and bicycle connectivity in the region. The project will involve
New York, Aug. 18, 2026 — Disney has filed a federal lawsuit alleging that the Federal Communications Commission — led by Donald Trump loyalist Brendan Carr — is violating its First Amendment rights by manufacturing pretexts to retaliate against it for ABC News reporting the president doesn’t like.
The following can be attributed to Freedom of the Press Foundation Chief of Advocacy Seth Stern:
“It’s about time for someone to take Carr and his FCC to court over their endless campaign of intimidation and retaliation against journalism that displeases Carr’s thin-skinned boss. No matter what pretexts he asserts, Carr’s modus operandi is clear: to serve as Trump’s censorship czar and abuse his office to repeatedly and exclusively target Trump’s perceived adversaries in the media, whether through sham proceedings or threatening letters and X posts. Carr knows the FCC is not the journalism police and said so regularly himself before he decided to throw away any integrity he once had to kiss up to Trump. Countless others whose First Amendment rights have been chilled by Carr’s antics should follow Disney’s lead.”
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For more than three decades, researchers have been tracking ticks, mice, oak trees and other wildlife in a New York forest to better understand what makes Lyme disease more likely to spread. Their latest findings challenge some long-held assumptions — including the idea that deer are a major driver of Lyme disease risk. Researchers at […]
Shayn Prapaisilp, chief operating officer of STJ Holdings which includes Global Foods, United Provisions, Chao Baan, King & I, Oishi Sushi and Oishi Steakhouse, discusses how his family business has been able to grow over the years as St. Louis…