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BELLEVILLE - Caritas Family Solutions hosted its 9 th annual Heart & Soul Gala, presented by Federico Kia, virtually on February 5, 2022. Caritas Family Solutions raised more than $150,000. The gala serves as the nonprofit’s largest fundraising event, supporting its mission of strengthening the social and emotional well-being of individuals and families in order to create healthy relationships, loving homes, and strong communities. The agency’s services include foster care, pregnancy care for women experiencing homelessness, adoption, counseling and independent living for adults with disabilities among other service lines. This year’s one-hour production was emceed by WSIL-TV’s Brooke Schlyer and included a silent auction, engaging videos about Caritas’ mission, as well as special appearances from local celebrities such as KSDK’s Rene Knott. Caritas Family Solutions CEO Gary Huelsmann said their goal is to raise awareness about all of

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SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois State Fair is excited to announce the first six acts scheduled to perform on the Illinois Lottery Grandstand stage during the upcoming 2022 Illinois State Fair. From Grammy Award-winning artists in country, pop and reggae to rock royalty, this year’s lineup has something for everyone. Fairgoers can start planning their summer concert adventures when tickets go on sale Friday, March 11th. Multi-Platinum-selling, award-winning hitmaker Sam Hunt will kick off the first weekend of the fair on Friday, August 12. Hunt’s sophomore album SOUTHSIDE debuted to critical acclaim and was one of the top country albums of 2020 landing at number one on the Billboard country albums chart. Hunt is known for bridging multiple genres with powerhouse collaborations with artist that include Carrie Underwood (“Heartbeat”), Breland (“My Truck”), Sasha Alex Sloan (“When Was It Over”) and Ingrid Andress (“Wishful

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The state of Missouri's state employee retirement system had roughly $13 million in Russian holdings as of late last week.

EDWARDSVILLE – Firmly believing in the transformative power of higher education, James T. Minor, PhD, officially began his appointment as Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s 10th chancellor on Tuesday, March 1. “It is my honor to join the faculty, staff and students of SIUE to define our future,” Minor said. “Higher education is a catalyst for solving pressing social problems, driving economic development, and promoting social mobility for entire families. SIUE is positioned to expand its reach and powerfully impact countless individuals’ lives.” To chart the path forward, Minor is prioritizing listening. This week, he launched a listening tour to engage with faculty, staff, students and community members from all campuses and professional schools, as well as individual units and organizations. “It was clear to me early on that SIUE is a special place ready to exert itself in the most positive way,” he shared. “It

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The Creole food truck the Crooked Boot has opened a new brick-and-mortar storefront at 2012 Campus Drive in St. Charles. The restaurant debuted last week, just in time for king-cake beignets and other Mardi Gras specials that continue today (March…

The biggest name in coal is getting into renewable energy.

Durbin Statement On Supreme Court Nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Judge Jackson was most recently confirmed by the Senate to be Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia by a bipartisan vote of 53-44 CHICAGO – U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today released the following statement after President Joe Biden announced his intention to nominate D.C. Circuit Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson—former clerk to Justice Stephen Breyer—to be the next Associate Justice on the United States Supreme Court: “From a strong list of prospective candidates, President Biden has chosen an extraordinary nominee in D.C. Circuit Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson. To be the first to make history in our nation you need to have an exceptional life story. Judge Jackson’s achievements are well known to the Senate Judiciary Committee as we approved her to the D.C. Circuit less than a year ago with bipartisan support. We will begin immediately

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Charging documents said during an interview with police, Bolar admitted to killing Brittany Gregory after an argument inside a parked car.

GREENE COUNTY - A 53-year-old Jerseyville man suffered life-threatening injuries in a two-vehicle traffic crash involving a motorcycle on Kane Road at U.S. Route 67 at approximately 4:03 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 28, 2022. Th e Following Preliminary Information is Being Released by Illinois State Police District 18 about the crash on Feb. 28, 2022, in Greene County: VEHICLES: Unit 1- 2008 Black Dodge Charger Unit 2- 1976 Bronze Harley Davidson Motorcycle DRIVERS : Unit 1- Caydn Chapman, 18-year-old male from Kane, IL Unit 2- Winfried Tasker, 53-year-old male from Jerseyville, IL – Flown to a regional hospital with life-threatening injuries. PRELIMINARY: A preliminary investigation indicates the following occurred: Unit 1 was traveling west on Kane Road at U.S. Route 67, stopped at the stop sign, in Greene County. Unit 2 was traveling south on US Route 67 approaching Kane Road. The driver of Unit 1 failed to yield to Unit 2 and proceeded through the intersection.

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Her account was suspended over a tweet in which she said ‘women’s sports are for women, not men pretending to be women.’

She has led the nonprofit, which works to educate and promote medical advances in Missouri and stimulate the economy, for 12 years.

The pandemic exacerbated an already declining pattern.

The St. Louis firefighters union has sued the city of St. Louis, Mayor Tishaura Jones and the Civil Service Commission, calling the mayor’s recent appointment of an interim personnel director a violation of the city’s charter that could cause them “irreparable harm." Personnel Director Richard Frank resigned late last year due to medical reasons, and, per the city’s charter, an interim director was chosen from within the personnel division to serve until the mayor could appoint a permanent…

Anyone with information in either incident is asked to call St. Louis County police at 636-529-8210 or CrimeStoppers at 866-371-8477.

The nation’s 100 largest metro areas accounted for 83.5% of the total metro-area job growth in the nation in 2021. St. Louis, though, lagged many of its peers.

Yolanda Soriano brings authentic Oaxacan cuisine to Lemay Ferry Road.