CHICAGO (WGN) — In July 2004, Millennium Park opened and inspired Chicago while dazzling the world. Instantly hailed as a masterpiece, it is perhaps the city’s last truly transformative civic achievement — a public and cultural space of the highest artistic standards open and free to all, appealing to residents and tourists alike. But more [...]
Governor JB Pritzker signed House Bill 4323 to designate July 25 as Emmett Till Day in Illinois, honoring the legacy of the young civil rights icon and his mother, Mamie Till-Mobley.
ST. LOUIS - The World Naked Bike Ride is set to return to St. Louis this weekend, featuring hundreds of cyclists embracing their birthday suits. The 2026 World Naked Bike Ride returns on Saturday, July 25. The event features cyclists traveling several miles through highly visible areas of the city while wearing little to no [...]
ST. LOUIS - Inez Bordeaux, the Deputy Director of Partnerships and Organizing for ArchCity Defenders and Jocelyn Garner, the Close the Workhouse Campaign Organizer visit StudioSTL to tell us about their documentary, “Hell on Hall Street” being featured during the St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase. As former inmates at the Workhouse, both Jocelyn and Inez are [...]
Following the first day of emotional testimony, the man accused of critically injuring Ferguson Police Officer Travis “T.J.” Brown entered a guilty plea Thursday.
WARREN COUNTY, Mo. - Emotions could run high Thursday night as a crowd is expected to attend a Board of Aldermen meeting focused on an asphalt plant that could be built in the area. Some residents are upset that city leaders approved the facility to be built near their homes. As it stands now, the [...]
ST. LOUIS - A new report indicates St. Louis is among the large American cities seeing declines in crime. The 26-page report was released by the Council on Criminal Justice, a nonpartisan think tank focused on criminal justice policy. The report examines 13 different types of crime across 36 U.S. cities. In St. Louis, the [...]
CARSON, Calif. (AP) — Lukas MacNaughton and Marcel Hartel scored four minutes apart late in the first half to break open St. Louis City's 3-1 victory over the LA Galaxy on Wednesday night. Simon Becher scored in the second half after Galaxy defender Emiro Garcés was sent off in the 49th minute with his second [...]
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - An Endangered Person Advisory was issued early Thursday for a missing teenager in Springfield. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP), 15-year-old Max Fashbaugh was reported missing around midnight Thursday after he fled from his father's vehicle and had not returned home. MSHP described Fashbaugh as a multiracial boy who is [...]
ST. LOUIS - We have another beautiful day ahead of us Thursday with temperatures only in the low 80s. We should have plenty of sunshine around through the day but clouds may start to increase Thursday evening as our next system approaches. We could see some spotty showers impact mainly areas west of the Mississippi [...]
On July 22, the final scheduled public meeting was held at Metro Academic and Classical High School for St. Louis Public Schools and the community to discuss three proposed portfolios considering reductions in bus routes, teaching positions and the district’s current number of 62 schools.
The Special School District of St. Louis County (SSD) announced Wednesday that it is changing its policies on seclusion and restraint across the board starting with the 2026-27 school year, marking the most significant policy changes since the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) found the district violated federal disability law over its use of seclusion and restraint on students with disabilities.
More than a year after a Springfield, Missouri, teenager was killed during a confrontation on Washington Avenue, the family of 16-year-old Daniel Stahl says they are disappointed with a new plea deal given to their loved one's killer.
Hunter Dobbins scattered six hits over six innings, JJ Wetherholt hit a home run in the sixth and the St. Louis Cardinals held on for a 1-0 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday.
With less than two weeks before the Aug. 4 election, the Missouri Realtors are ramping up their efforts to defeat a proposed constitutional amendment on the state’s income tax.
The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency is scheduled to open its next round of the EV Rebate Program on August 1, 2026, offering residents up to $4,000 back on eligible electric vehicles.
The U.S. Department of Education has launched an investigation into the Saint Louis University School of Medicine over "alleged racial discrimination in admissions," according to a department news release.
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