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SPRINGFIELD – U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today announced a total of $9,818,557 in U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) grants to support Head Start services for children under the age of five in receiving wrap-around support in early learning and development. The funding will go to Wabash Area Development, Inc. and Parent & Child Together for West Central Illinois, allocating $5,218,606 and $4,599,951 to the organizations respectively. “This federal investment will be put toward building the foundation for lifelong success for children by supporting their early learning, health, and family well-being,” Durbin said. “I hope these organizations will thrive and open up new opportunities to local Illinois families with this extra support." “When we support kids by investing in early childhood education and parental support programs, we give our kids a fair shot at reaching for and achieving

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FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS - IMPACT Strategies is beginning the interior build-out of ten additional bedrooms for Covenant House Missouri’s short-term shelter program on their main campus. Covenant House Missouri is a non-profit organization dedicated to serving homeless, runaway, and at-risk youth between the ages of 16-24 in the city of St. Louis. The project will create additional bedrooms, moving the short-term housing floor from ten double occupancy bedrooms to twenty single occupancy bedrooms. By providing individual bedrooms for all young people staying in the short-term program, the organization can elevate its ability to be COVID-19 responsive. Single occupancy bedrooms provide a safer way to quarantine if there is a case on campus. In addition to sleeping areas, the renovations will include additional restrooms, laundry rooms, offices, and common spaces. “Our goal is to provide safety, security, and dignity to all young people in our housing programs. Creating a space

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WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senator and combat Veteran Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today announced the appointments of 11 Illinois students she nominated to attend a United States Military Service Academy. Each year Duckworth, along with a nomination committee, selects from hundreds of Illinois high school applicants a group of outstanding students to receive Congressional nominations to attend West Point, the Air Force Academy, the Naval Academy, or the Merchant Marine Academy. “It takes a special kind of young person to succeed at a U.S. Military Service Academy,” Duckworth said. “The rigorous nomination process demands outstanding test scores, a high GPA, and a commitment to community service, and these outstanding future leaders deserve our admiration and respect for making it through this process and receiving these appointments. I am eager to see them represent Illinois well in the years to come, and I’m so proud of their desire to serve our country.”

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A St. Peters man was sentenced to six years in prison today after pleading guilty to filming himself having sex with a 14-year-old in Franklin County. Twenty-seven year-old Donovan P. Walker met the victim on Tinder in April 2020. According to a statement from the United States Attorney's Office, the girl initially said she was 18 before telling Walker she was only 14.

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Venture investment into U.S. startups dipped to $70.7 billion in the first quarter, compared with $95.4 billion the prior quarter. Locally, startups and venture capitalists say investment continues to be available for companies, but the metrics required to snag it are becoming stricter.

PRAIRIE DU ROCHER, IL – Officials with the Prairie du Rocher Chamber of Commerce and Community Foundation are excited to announce plans for their 300 th birthday celebration. It is a two-day gathering that will take place July 9 th and 10 th at the Historic Brickey Lot on Market Street. This event kicks off on Saturday at 1:00 PM and the second day of action picks up again on Sunday at noon. The birthday celebration is open to all ages and will have a children’s area, a quilt show, 50/50 raffles, vendor and craft fair, a phantom funeral reenactment, and much more. Live music begins Saturday with music from Creole Stomp from 2-3:30, Mandy Heinemann from 4-5:30 PM, and Backwoods from 6-8 PM. The headliner on Saturday is the legendary classic rock band Head East, which will take the stage at 8:30 PM. Following their performance, the band will sign autographs. More live entertainment is set for Sunday, with Dennis Stroughmatt et L’Esprit Creole playing from 12:30-2

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"We’ve been really focused on the direct-to-employer market because we feel that’s where we can add value by way of our excellent client service. Then, when a chance comes up for (employers) to go somewhere else, they can say, ‘We really don’t want to leave UMB,’ ’’ said UMB Director of Healthcare Services Phil Mason.

SWANSEA - Holland Construction Services has announced the hiring of six new employees for its growing operations team. The new employees include Senior Project Manager Joe Riassetto, Project Manager Andrew Bernard, Assistant Project Manager Ryan Favier, and Project Engineers Andrew Goetz, James Schiber-Arciga, and Paityn Jansen. “Holland will reach several new milestones in 2022 including record revenue and number of new employees,” said Holland’s President Mike Marchal. “We have added 25 new team members since January and will add another 15 over the next several months. A labor shortage in the construction industry does exist, but fortunately, we have been able to attract top talent and we are excited about the future.” Despite construction industry challenges that are being felt nationwide, including material shortages and cost escalation, increasing borrowing costs, and continued subcontractor labor shortages, the company also has a record numbe

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JERSEY - The Jersey County Sheriff's Office is seeking information about a hit-and-run traffic crash that occurred recently on U.S. Highway 67 at Tolman Road that involved the pictured vehicle. If you have any information regarding the crash or recognize the vehicle, contact the Jersey County Sheriff's Office at (618) 498-6881. Any information obtained from the public will be passed on to investigators in the case.

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CHICAGO — Attorney General Kwame Raoul today announced that more than 160 teams of assistant attorneys general and investigators from his office will be monitoring the primary election throughout Illinois on Tuesday, June 28, to ensure that voters’ rights are protected and polling places are accessible. Raoul is also encouraging voters to be aware that polling places, particularly those located at nursing homes or senior centers, are subject to change due to concerns related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Voters should confirm their polling places with their local election authorities or the Illinois State Board of Elections . Raoul urged voters to call his office if they encounter suspected improper or illegal activity. Chicago and northern Illinois voters can call 1-866-536-3496 (TTY 1-800-964-3013). Central and southern Illinois voters can call 1-866-559-6812 (TTY 1-877-844-5461). Attorney General Raoul reminded voters of some of their basic voting rights: Vot

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The scouts were among 275 passengers who were on the train along with 12 crew members, according to Amtrak.

He grew up in southeast Missouri with a picture of Adam Wainwright and Yadier Molina on his wall. Now, he's teammates with them in St. Louis.

It's time to tell you the final chapter of my drone story. The reason I got the drone is because height is the photographer's best friend. At ground level, the perspective is lousy and there are always things in the way: trees, buildings, power lines, and so forth. The best perspective, oddly, is often from ...continue reading "Lunchtime Photo"

The Missouri crash came a day after three people were killed when an Amtrak train smashed into a car in California killing three people in the vehicle.

An investigation started after an Amtrak train was derailed due to a crash, resulting in four dead and many injured in Mendon, Missouri.

The metro area offers a range of options, from neighborhood festivals to big-budget festivals with nationally known musical acts.

I had to rewrite this post before it got published. I originally began it with some whimsy in response to the absurdity that copyright cases like these always engender. The idea that people could ever use their rights in previous expression to forbid someone else’s subsequent expression is almost too absurd to take seriously as […]