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EAST ST. LOUIS - Even as a champion in the NBA with the Boston Celtics, Jayson Tatum has not forgotten his hometown roots. NBA player Jayson Tatum visited Dr. Katie Harper Wright Elementary School in East St. Louis School District 189 recently, where he met with student-athletes, spent time with the Wright Elementary basketball team and Coach Khalil Rainey, and congratulated the team on its season. The Celtics secured their most recent NBA title in the 2023-2024 basketball season and have
The St. Louis barbecue scene offers plenty of standout spots from longtime smokehouse staples to neighborhood favorites. According to Yelp Elites, however, one local spot rises above the rest.
LEAVENWORTH, Kan. – University of Saint Mary Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Michelle Metzinger has announced the Spring 2026 Dean's List. The following USM students ended the semester with a 3.5 GPA or better. HOMETOWN, STATE; NAME Carrollton, IL Maddy Flowers The University of Saint Mary is a Catholic co-educational applied liberal arts university founded and sponsored by the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth. The University of Saint Mary main campus is located
LITCHFIELD — Today, Governor JB Pritzker joined the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) and Lincoln Land Community College (LLCC) to announce new investments in Litchfield to expand LLCC’s Truck Driver Training Program. The State of Illinois will provide $2.6 million for design and implementation of infrastructure improvements, which will create a new training site. This investment will help meet the growing need for licensed commercial drivers,
Grateful Dead areย taking it back to their early career with their latest live release.Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, CA (7/3/66) will be released on July 3, on the 60th anniversary of…
SPRINGFIELD – Memorial Day weekend is the unofficial kickoff to the summer boating season, and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) and Illinois Conservation Police are urging people to wear life jackets anytime they’re on the water and to only operate boats while sober. National Safe Boating Week is May 16-22, the week leading up to the Memorial Day holiday weekend, to raise awareness about safety on the water. “As boating season gets underway, IDNR’s
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Transportation, Illinois State Police and more than 200 law enforcement agencies throughout the state are teaming up to remind the public to buckle up and drive sober over the Memorial Day weekend. The effort coincides with the national “Click It or Ticket” campaign running through May 26. “Wearing a seat belt should be second nature for every driver and every passenger,” said Stephane B. Seck-Birhame, IDOT’s
SPRINGFIELD – State Senator Christopher Belt advanced a measure that would prohibit retailers from refusing cash payments up to $500. “For many Illinois residents, cash remains a dependable and necessary way to pay for everyday purchases,” said Belt (D-Swansea). “People deserve the freedom to choose how they pay.” Belt’s measure would prohibit retailers from refusing cash payments up to $500 or posting signage that cash is not accepted. The measure includes
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)—Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Aviation, Space and Innovation—today excoriated Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Bryan Bedford for failing to implement urgently needed recommendations from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) final report on the DCA midair collision that would strengthen the safety of our aviation system and prevent future tragedies. During today’s
FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS – In celebration of Memorial Day and our nation’s upcoming 250th birthday, the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Illinois and U.S. Attorney Steven D. Weinhoeft proudly recognize Robert “Bob” Gill, 99, from Jerseyville, as the recipient of the Hometown Hero Award. Over the course of his 30-year military career, Gill served the United States in World War II, Korea, and Vietnam. Gill’s lifetime of extraordinary servic
SPRINGFIELD – State Senator Christopher Belt advanced a measure designed to remove unfair barriers to employment for people living with disabilities. “People living with disabilities deserve the same opportunity to work, build a career and live with dignity as anyone else,” said Belt (D-Swansea). “They should not be denied opportunities because of outdated hiring practices that fail to account for how people actually travel in their communities.” The legislation
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today delivered an opening statement during a Senate Judiciary Subcommittee hearing entitled “Enforcing Callais : Implementing the Supreme Court’s Command Against Racial Gerrymandering.” The hearing follows the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Louisiana v. Callais , in which the Court further eviscerated the VRA and held that Louisiana’s congressional