This past weekend marked the 46th edition of Archon, a science fiction and fantasy event held at the Gateway Center in Collinsville, Illinois. Archon has been a locally organized and staffed event in the St. Louis area since its inception in 1977.
What if Max Scherzer could have played for his hometown St. Louis Cardinals? It hasn't happened over his 16-year career, and the Cardinals have twice passed on him in free agency, 2014 and 2021.
Students, parents and school administrators showed up in Springfield, calling on state lawmakers to save a scholarship program. The Invest In Kids Scholarship Tax Credit Program helps provide scholarships for students whose families meet the income requirements to attend qualified, non-public schools and technical academies in Illinois, and it is scheduled to expire by the [...]
CHICAGO — The head of Illinois’ child welfare agency announced his resignation during a zoom meeting with staff today, according to participants. Gov. JB Pritzker appointed Marc Smith to lead the Department of Children and Family Services in April 2019. Pritzker's office confirmed the resignation. DCFS has not responded to inquiries. Smith’s tenure coincided with [...]
Ballpark Village is celebrating the opening of its new 'Koibito Poke' eatery with an autograph signing from retired Cardinals baseball pitcher Todd Stottlemyre.
The homeless encampment on the St. Louis City Hall lawn that was growing is now gone Wednesday morning. Meanwhile, a major homeless advocate is set to speak out later.
The owners of short-term rental properties in St. Louis are lining up against proposed a pair of amendments the city's Board of Alderman will soon vote on.
A longtime St. Louis alderwoman has not shown up to any of her assigned committee meetings since June, and she refused to discuss it by pushing the microphone away.
The mayor of St. Charles says a program to have citizens take pictures of vehicles with illegal temp tags and send them to the city is going far better than he anticipated.
A tent city that had been growing outside St. Louis City Hall in recent weeks came to an end Tuesday evening. Fencing surrounded the building on Market Street by 7 p.m. Signs along the locked, metal gates read, “Park Closed for Restoration.”