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Local development firm AHM Group has acquired 10 properties in the Central West End, including the home of Left Bank Books.

The Citizens Utility Board (CUB) announced its opposition Wednesday to a proposed rate increase filed by Illinois American Water, warning that the hike would place additional financial strain on customers already facing substantial water and wastewater bill increases over the past decade. Illinois American Water, the largest investor-owned water and wastewater utility in Illinois, submitted its rate hike request to the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) on Tuesday, Jan. 27. The company serves

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley on Tuesday called the shooting of an ICU nurse in Minneapolis “very troubling” and added that he welcomes investigations and hearings on the actions of Department of Homeland Security agents in the incident. Video of the incident shows DHS agents pinning 37-year-old Alex Pretti to the ground and shooting […]

Chief Justice Brent Powell was scheduled to speak to lawmakers Wednesday

WASHINGTON — U.S. Capitol Police investigated a drastic increase in threats against members of Congress and their staffs last year, looking into nearly 15,000 statements, behaviors and communications. The volume of investigations rose sharply from the 9,474 USCP checked during 2024, the 8,008 in 2023 and the 7,501 in 2022.  USCP Chief Michael Sullivan wrote […]

A month-long manhunt has ended with the arrest of a man charged in the killings of a St. Louis woman and her 9-year-old daughter.

ST. LOUIS - St. Louis residents will have the opportunity to "catch 'em all" when a convention celebrating everything Pokémon comes to town. The Poke-Kon Fest 2026 is set to be held Saturday, Feb. 7, at the Radisson Hotel in downtown St. Louis. The convention will run from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and marks [...]

There’s a line buried in Adam Serwer’s recent Atlantic piece on the Minneapolis resistance to ICE that deserves to be pulled out, examined, and posted on every lamppost in America: The secret fear of the morally depraved is that virtue is actually common, and that they’re the ones who are alone. Read that again. It […]

BELLEVILLE — Illinois American Water filed a request Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026, with the Illinois Commerce Commission seeking approval for new rates to support about $577 million in water and wastewater infrastructure investments through 2027. The utility, which serves more than 1.3 million people across 148 Illinois communities, said the funds would be used to modernize pipelines, upgrade treatment facilities, and address regulatory requirements, including emerging contaminants such as PFAS.

The Saint Louis University Billikens men's basketball is enjoying a standout season, marked by a Top 25 ranking, a 20 wins so far and a firm lead in the Atlantic 10 Conference.

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What was supposed to be a final goodbye ended in fear and confusion, as multiple people were hospitalized following a shooting at a Ferguson mortuary during a funeral.

CLINTON COUNTY - The victim who went under the ice attempting to rescue his dog on a frozen pond in New Baden, IL., has been identified as 23-year-old Luke Kitterman of New Memphis, IL. The incident occurred on the ice in a pond on Clinton County Road and Tenth Road. Kitterman was hunting with five others at the time and fell through the ice. Rescuers used a sonar scan to locate him. Herb Simmons, the Director of the St. Clair County Emergency Management Agency, made this statement about

John "Jake" Ehlinger's assault case now goes back to the beginning after Judge Annette Llewellyn ruled he wasn't properly advised by his lawyers of the potential sentencing ramifications of his guilty plea.