SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WMBD) -- Thousands of Illinois residents can expect some cash back from Illinois' Unclaimed Property program. According to Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs, about 66,700 Illinoisans can expect a letter to receive up to $5,000. The money is part of the Money Match program, which is part of the Unclaimed Property program. The [...]
CHICAGO — Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias announced Friday that he awarded over $27 million in grants aimed at helping libraries and adult literacy programs. More than 140 recipients will receive parts of $21.4 million for library services and $5.7 million to support adult literacy programs. “As State Librarian, it’s a privilege to provide [...]
(STACKER) — While rental rate increases are slowing down following a post-pandemic surge, some states are still well above the 2.6% national average for the first seven months of 2023. Among the top ten states which have seen the largest rent increases of the year are Iowa (#8) at 2.6%, Indiana (#7) at 2.8%, Wisconsin [...]
Together We Grow, is a national real estate development company that focuses on building commercial, market-rate, affordable, and senior housing. They will be creating more housing called Reserve at Spencer, a $42.9 million affordable multifamily community, in St. Peters, Missouri.
Note: The video in this story is from August, 10. ST. LOUIS -- A second teen has been identified by police as a suspect after a mistaken confrontation over stolen property turned into an AMBER Alert. Cam’ron Henderson, 18, of St. Louis faces charges of child kidnapping, child endangerment, burglary, and armed criminal action. He [...]
This house in Defiance, Missouri, takes the idea of "glamping" to a whole new level. Log houses might make you think of "Little House on the Prairie," but this remodeled "log" cabin changes what it means to live on the prairie for $5 million.
At 8:25 p.m. on August 24, 2023, officers from the North County Precinct of the St. Louis County Police responded to a hit-and-run accident involving a pedestrian and a car.
A web of victims is connected through one stolen vehicle. The viewers have pieced together vehicles to identify the crime spree, but they can’t get action from St. Louis police because of low staffing.
Officers with the North County Police Cooperative shifted their community policing efforts to making sure citizens are staying cool this week. It's something the department has done during extreme heat.
Former President Trump became the first U.S. president in history, past or present, known to have his mug shot taken – a stipulation of his surrender at the Fulton County, Ga., Jail on Thursday evening following a fourth criminal indictment this year. The indictments were also a first as Trump became the only American president [...]
A Lincoln County Sheriff’s Deputy was hospitalized Friday morning after he was shot in the chest while responding to a call. The suspect in the case was later found dead.
Some local school districts in the bi-state area are dismissing students early this week in an attempt to avoid the heat. One Metro East school district says it's prepared for the scorching start to the school year.
Missouri is just days away from a new law going into effect banning transgender minors from gender-affirming care, but a judge could halt the measure from going into place.
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