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Rep. Schmidt Sees Huge Success From Tire Recycling Event and Food Drive

17 hours 52 minutes ago
SMITHTON - State Representatives Kevin Schmidt (R-Millstadt) recently held a Tire Recycling Event and Food Drive in Smithton. He says it was the most successful Tire Recycling and Food Drive event his office has hosted and thanked everyone in the community for their contributions. “I want to say thank you to everyone who attended the event and helped clean up the community,” said Schmidt. “We loaded three tractor trailers full of used tires and collected a significant amount

Techdirt Podcast Episode 451: Preserving The Web In The Age Of AI

17 hours 55 minutes ago
Support us on Patreon » Recently, Mike joined Dave Hansen, Mark Graham and Kendra Albert on a panel for the Future Knowledge podcast, a joint production of the Internet Archive and the Authors Alliance. The discussion covers a wide variety of questions related to keeping the web (and especially the historical record of the web) alive […]
Leigh Beadon

Governor Pritzker Announces $2.5 Million in Grant Funding Available for Economic Empowerment Centers Across Illinois

17 hours 55 minutes ago
CHICAGO – Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) today announced $2.5 million in funding is available for the second round of the Economic Empowerment Centers (EEC) Grant Program. Grantees will be selected through a competitive Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) process. “As Governor, I’m committed to building a thriving business community that values inclusivity and uplifts entrepreneurs from all backgrounds,”

Lewis and Clark nursing program earns continued ACEN accreditation

17 hours 59 minutes ago
GODFREY – Lewis and Clark Community College’s Associate Degree Nursing program has been granted continued accreditation by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN), following a site visit in September 2025. The visit takes 2.5 days and is a peer-reviewed process where nursing educators from across the country volunteer to visit and evaluate other nursing programs. ACEN accreditation indicates to the general public and educational community that a nursing

Budzinski, Bipartisan Lawmakers Push House to Approve Permanent Year-Round E15 Sales

18 hours 2 minutes ago
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13), joined by Congressman Adrian Smith (NE-03), Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11), and Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach (MN-07), gathered outside the U.S. Capitol to urge their colleagues to support legislation allowing the year-round sale of fuel blended with 15% ethanol, commonly known as E15. A vote is scheduled for Wednesday in the U.S. House of Representatives on H.R. 1346, the? Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer

Alton Community Service League Names Carol Morris 2026 Silver Bowl Winner

18 hours 7 minutes ago
ALTON - At its Annual May meeting, the Alton Community Service League announced Carol Morris as the 2026 winner of the Silver Bowl Award. The Silver Bowl is awarded to the member who has recorded the highest number of volunteer hours for the year 2025-2026. During the summer months, League members deadhead roses at the Nan Elliott Memorial Rose Garden at Gordon Moore Park. Members also assist in watering the Alto Memorial Hospital Healing Garden. Officers installed for the 2026-2027 League

Lt. Bud Jeremias Retires After Two Decades Of Service

18 hours 25 minutes ago
COLLINSVILLE - Lt. Wilbert "Bud" Jeremias marked the end of a long law enforcement career on Friday, May 8, 2026. He retired after more than 20 years with the Collinsville Police Department in Illinois, the department said. Jeremias began his full-time policing career on May 13, 1998, and joined the Collinsville Police Department on Oct. 3, 2005, after serving at the East St. Louis Police Department. Over his time at Collinsville, Jeremias served as a patrolman, K9 handler, detective,

Texas Man Charged In Latest Madison County Money Laundering Case

18 hours 25 minutes ago
EDWARDSVILLE – An out-of-state resident accused of concealing $206,000 in criminally derived funds faces money laundering and other charges in Madison County. Jose A. Nava, 46, of Fort Worth, Texas, was charged on May 4, 2026, two counts of money laundering (both Class 2 felonies) and possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance (a Class 3 felony). On May 1, 2026, Nava allegedly knowingly transported $206,000 in U.S. currency described in charging documents as “criminally

Alton High School Interact Club Raises Funds to Support Local Animal Adoptions

18 hours 47 minutes ago
ALTON - This spring, students in the Alton High School Interact Club came together to raise money for the 5A's Animal Shelter and used the proceeds to purchase supplies for the shelter and create adoption starter kits for local families. The AHS Interact Club held a fundraiser competition between advisories, with the winning advisory earning a donut party. Students raised more than $450 largely through the collection of pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters. “We encouraged students

Sparklight Female Athlete Of The Month: Jersey Panthers Crush Highland As Anna Kribs Sets New Records

18 hours 49 minutes ago
JERSEYVILLE — Jersey junior softball sensation Anna Kribs delivered a record-setting performance at home, going 4 for 4 with three doubles and a home run as the Panthers rolled past Highland 11-1 on Monday, May 11, 2026. With the home run, Kribs broke Jersey’s single-season school record with her 10th homer. She also set the program’s single-season RBI mark with 41. She is a Sparklight Female Athlete Of The Month for Jersey. Kribs is hitting .531 this season with 10 doubles.

‘Are they going to roll over?’: Gerrymandering fights reach state high courts

18 hours 54 minutes ago
Control of the U.S. House may run through a courtroom in Missouri. In a red brick courthouse across the street from the state Capitol, the seven black-robed judges of the Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday morning weighed the fate of a Republican gerrymander aimed at ousting U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, a 11-term Democrat from Kansas […]
Jonathan Shorman

Niall Horan coming to St. Louis in 2027

18 hours 57 minutes ago
ST. LOUIS - World-renowned artist Niall Horan is going back on tour, and he'll be making a stop in the Gateway City along the way next year. Horan is bringing his "Dinner Party" tour to Enterprise Center on March 27, 2027. The tour follows the release of his latest album, set to release on June [...]
Megan Mueller