At least 20 different fire departments were working Wednesday night to put out a massive fire at a Marion County, Illinois, chicken farm.
Crews were still working Thursday morning and said they expect to continue battling the flames well into the day.
The fire began around 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Farina Farms along Illinois Route 37, about 90 miles east of downtown St. Louis. Marion County Sheriff Kevin Cripps described the fire as "humongous" and said multiple buildings spanning 200-300 yards long…
The Venture Café entrepreneur networking events once drew nearly 400 people each week to Cortex. The program's end last year left a void for a community that relies on its communal nature to grow. Now, entrepreneurs like Christian Johnson are attempting to fill Venture Café's void.
The Clayton-based manufacturer and distributor of chemicals and ammunition has named a successor to the departing president of its chlor alkali products and vinyls business.
The contract comes amid reports that the U.S. Department of Defense is worried about its ability to stock enough munitions for its own arsenal and for allies like Ukraine, Taiwan and Israel.
United Steelworkers International and United States Steel Corp. will go before an arbitration board Aug. 15 over the union’s claims that the U.S. Steel sale to Nippon Steel violates the basic labor agreement.
After a near-derailment and an all-nighter to wrap up the General Assembly’s spring session, supermajority Democrats in the Illinois House gave final legislative approval to the state budget as the sun rose Wednesday morning.
Despite holding 78 seats in the chamber, it took Democrats three tries to reach the 60 votes needed to approve more than $1.1 billion in revenue increases, including a tax hike on sportsbooks and businesses, to balance the $53.1 billion spending plan for fiscal year 2025.
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A quickly expanding restaurant concept centered around healthy eating and operated by the ownership of the Cheesecake Factory has set a date for the opening of its first Missouri location, in the St. Louis area.
Dr. Virginia Weldon, a groundbreaking physician and nonprofit fundraiser as well as a former executive with Monsanto Co. and Washington University, died May 23. She was 88.
The three-judge panel also ruled on whether the issue deserves class-action status, a decision that will impact how easily eligible workers can request earnings tax refunds.
Two days after the Illinois General Assembly was scheduled to adjourn its spring session, Democrats in the state Senate advanced a $53.1 billion budget to the House on Sunday night, where leaders expect it to pass without changes.
The fiscal year 2025 spending plan, which came together over a stretch of late nights and closed-door dealmaking, spends $400 million more than what Gov. J.B. Pritzker proposed in his February budget address.
Despite controlling the governor’s mansion and both chambers…
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