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Content by Bankrate MSA. After steadily declining for seven consecutive months, housing prices have now increased for the fifth month in a row, according to a new report.

Blackline Design + Construction is pleased to welcome Christina Lynch and Pam Wucher as two new members of its expanding family. Blackline’s dedication to superior work and satisfied customers has been bolstered by the addition of these two exceptional women. Accounting & Project Coordinator: Christina Lynch With an incredible 22 years of experience in the […]

The push to switch to a private vendor was the subject of a behind-the-scenes lobbying effort.

Earlier this year, we had an episode looking at Canada’s proposed social media link tax and the many ways it would be terrible. Since then, that link tax has become law (though not yet come into effect), and unsurprisingly proven that the dire predictions were correct. Also since then, the Cato Institute’s Paul Matzko published […]

An Illinois man pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor on Tuesday in connection with his wife's fatal fall from a downtown St. Louis parking garage.

WOOD RIVER - Unionized refinery workers at Phillips 66's Wood River Refinery are voting on a final contract proposal with the company both Tuesday and Wednesday evening. A total of 370 operators in the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 399 will vote on the contract proposal. Melissa Erker, director of government and community and a public spokesperson for Phillips 66, made the following statement about the contract vote: "Phillips 66 values our good relationship with the union, and we are committed to engaging in good-faith bargaining. Phillips 66 believes that both sides want to reach an agreement that preserves a successful future, and we believe that the company’s offer satisfies that goal." The Wood River Refinery is an oil refinery located in Roxana, Illinois, approximately 15 miles north of St. Louis, Missouri, on the east side of the Mississippi River. More about the vote on Thursday on Riverbender.com.

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SPRINGFIELD – Today, Governor JB Pritzker announced record-setting attendance totals for the 2023 Illinois State Fair. The more than 700,000 attendees over the 11-day event make the 2023 fair the most highly attended fair since industry standards were enacted. “Once again, the hard work of the Department of Agriculture and hundreds of dedicated fair staff have resulted in shattered attendance records, serving as a testament to the value of our increased Fairgrounds funding and the spirit of Illinois,” said Governor JB Pritzker. “Attractions like the new Multi-Purpose Arena and our highly attended concerts drew in hundreds of thousands of fairgoers from across the state and the country, bringing our community together in an unprecedented way.” “While mother nature will always be a driving force in attendance for any outdoor event, the 2023 Fair benefited from a return of programming at the newly renovated Multi-Purpose Arena (MPA), a result of Governor

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EDWARDSVILLE – Cherese Fine, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Educational Leadership at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, has been appointed as the NCAA Faculty Athletics Representative (FAR) for the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics.“We congratulate Dr. Fine on her appointment as our Faculty Athletic Representative,” said SIUE Chancellor James T. Minor, PhD. “Our student-athletes at SIUE have an impressive record of academic success. I look forward to working with Dr. Fine as she partners with our faculty, coaches, and staff to support student-athletes.” The FAR serves as a faculty voice, ensuring balance between academics and athletics for the benefit of the student-athlete. “I am honored to be selected as SIUE’s third Faculty Athletics Representative,” said Fine. “I want to thank Chancellor Minor, Director of Athletics Andrew Gavin, Deputy Athletic Director Jaci DeClue, and the past FAR Dr. Bill

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The Census Bureau released poverty figures for 2022 today: The official poverty rate is based solely on family income. It declined continuously during the 2014-19 economic expansion, and since then has been about flat. The current official poverty rate is 11.5%, slightly down from last year. The Supplemental Poverty Rate is a better measure that ...continue reading "Measured correctly, poverty was up 60% in 2022"

Any music fan who’s been to a Grateful Dead, or Dead-related, concert has no doubt noticed the smell of marijuana wafting through the air. Well, now The Dead is providing fans with a…

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From St. Louis Post-Dispatch:  A new psychiatric hospital for children and adolescents is being planned for the St. Louis region as part of a funding agreement approved by Gov. Mike Parson in July. The state is spending $7.5 million to jump-start a fundraising effort by KVC Missouri, a not-for-profit mental health provider that took over […]

ST. LOUIS COUNTY - The deceased has been identified as Emmanuel Penson, 20 years of age, of the 8800 block of May Avenue in St. Louis, Missouri 63136, in a fatal motor vehicle crash in the area of Jennings Station Road and Fairhaven Drive in St. Louis County. St. Louis County Police Department Crimes Against Persons detectives and the Accident Reconstruction Unit are investigating a fatal motor vehicle crash in the area of Jennings Station Road and Fairhaven Drive that resulted in the death of a male. On September 11, 2023, at 1:23 AM, a St. Louis County police officer from the City of Jennings Precinct observed a Kia Optima traveling northbound on Jennings Station Road at West Florissant Road. The officer attempted to stop the vehicle, however, the vehicle failed to yield. The officer turned off the vehicle’s emergency equipment. Approximately one minute later, the officer observed the Kia Optima, which had crashed into a building in the area of Jennings Station Road and Fairhave

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A youth golf center at a Superfund site, a new early childhood center and the expansion of a lavender farm are among the projects chosen by the city of St. Louis for its final round of $10 million in federally funded Neighborhood Transformation grants.

RIVERVIEW, Mo. -- St. Louis County Police School Resources Officers, contracted by Riverview Gardens School District, were on hand today when a fight broke out between 10-15 students. The officers intervened, back up officers were summoned, and the fight was broken up. About 10 juveniles were arrested and police plan to ask St. Louis County [...]

This is no ordinary blackbird. This is a French blackbird. Round up 23 more of them and you can make a pie.