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The 199-acre plot of land is scheduled to open this summer.

ALTON - Miller's Insurance Solutions has developed itself into a landmark business in Alton after 22 years in existence. Owners Jean and Terry Miller say the key to the success of the business is simple: "It is just having good customer service." Miller's Insurance Solutions is located at 2520 State St. in Alton. "Understanding insurance can be very stressful and we help you with any insurance needs you may have, and we make it easy, understandable, and hassle-free," the owners said. Jean's grandfather was an insurance agent and she believes she learned a lot from his mannerisms and ways of conducting business. She said she has employed some of his philosophies about insurance and business in her current operation. Jean says the operation is definitely a family business and she loves being able to work with her husband, Terry. "It means a lot to work with my husband," she said. "He once had another career with the Army Corps of Engineers. When I started the insurance business

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The vote marked a long-sought win for regional tourism officials keen on the America's Center expansion.

Critics said the measure could have a chilling effect and might scare educators away from having difficult discussions about race and American history.

With construction starting on the Crestwood mall mixed-use development, officials believe the project will spur even more development activity along the busy Watson Road corridor in south St. Louis County.

Ask the experts from the Missouri Department of Transportation, St. Louis and St. Charles counties and St. Louis City your questions about highways and roads. The live chat starts at 1 p.m. on Wednesday.

ALTON – Construction crews, working on behalf of Ameren Illinois, are currently removing the concrete insulation cap used during the thermal remediation at the site of the former Alton Manufactured Gas Plant built in 1885, and later home of the former Alton Post Office. Ameren Illinois has spent the last 3.5 years using technology called In-situ Thermal Remediation to remove coal tar from impacted soil at 727 Belle Street. This was a voluntary remediation in cooperation with the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency. The thermal remediation phase of the project is complete and construction crews will be on-site over the next couple of months removing the remaining portion of the old post office and parking lot. The final step will be to restore the site for future use by the end of 2022. The company will soon be working with the Illinois EPA to obtain a "no further remediation" letter to close out the project with the state. Over the next several months, Ameren Illinois

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Today the BLS released the March edition of "Employment Characteristics of Families Summary." I have never noticed this report before and I've never looked at it, but it's basically just what it sounds like. It lists the employment rates of people depending on whether they're married, have kids, and so forth. Here's one chart: Men ...continue reading "When the kids grow up, parents stop working"

Morgan Webb, 23, apologized for purchasing 989 fake COVID-19 vaccination cards and was sentenced to probation.

After a nearly eight year hiatus, former Missouri state Sen. John Lamping returns to Politically Speaking to discuss this year’s unpredictable U.S. Senate primary. Lamping represented the 24th Senate district from 2011 to 2015. Since then, he’s moved to St. Charles County but knows many of the contenders to succeed U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt well. He noted that he hasn’t endorsed any of the candidates and doesn’t plan to at this point.

The Central West End has boomed, but a prominent lot wasn't developed for decades. Its journey into a planned 30-story high-rise involves a prominent family's decades-long quest to complete a legacy in the neighborhood, with roadblocks including a fire, demolition and the area's collapse. Negotiations over public subsidies now loom large.

IRVINE, CALIF. - Taco Bell announced in a press release yesterday that a long-missed fan-favorite menu item will be making its return in exactly one month on May 19: the Mexican Pizza. “Our menu is full of fan-favorites, but the Mexican Pizza is at the top of that list,” Taco Bell CEO Mark King said. “From its flashy introduction to menus in 1985 as ‘Pizzazz Pizza’ to its inspiration behind the creation of infamous jingles, Mexican Pizza has a long history with the brand and I’m glad we could give fans what they crave and bring our classic Mexican Pizza back home where it belongs.” A change.org petition titled “Save the Mexican Pizza” reached nearly 200,000 signatures online and was acknowledged by Taco Bell in the press release announcing the menu item’s return. The author and organizer of the petition, Krish Jagirdar, said they were invited on a conference call with the Taco Bell team earlier this year and fel

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The forthcoming debut album from three-piece punk band Inches From Glory is many things — a comeback from heartbreak, a love letter to punk, an outlet for healing from mental illness. However, they stipulate, there is one thing the album is not.

Bridgette Martin was crossing the street at a diagonal when she was hit by a pickup truck. The driver had a green light, police said.

Goshen Coffee Cafe will open on April 2- at 910 Geyer Ave., which was once home to former coffee shop Soulard Coffee Garden.

The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Monday to hear Spire Inc.’s appeal of a lower court’s decision that could close a pipeline that runs through parts of Illinois and Missouri. …

ALTON - In the words of Audrey Hepburn, “As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands – one for helping yourself and the other for helping others.” That is exactly what Alison Azarak, a professional tennis player from Venezuela loves doing. Azarak is studying at Lewis and Clark Community College on an athletic scholarship for the 2021-2022 school year. “I started volunteering in Venezuela when I was about 12 years old in an orphanage. There I created a very strong relationship with the children and have loved volunteering ever since,” she said. Azarak is currently pursuing an Associate of Science at the Lewis and Clark and is finishing up her second semester. She is also a member of the L&C Video Game Club and more importantly a Player on The LC Women’s Tennis Team which just came away from a 5-2 win against Principia College, which is ranked first in the region. Azarak along with many others has been volunteering since the Riverbender

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Jackie Matthews, 63, admitted in January to beating a man identified in court by his initials "G.R." in March 2020.

The driver had the green light and was cooperating with investigators in a fatal crash involving a pedestrian, police said.

Politically-connected construction executive Bob Clark said he doesn't think it's too late to stop a planned expansion of the downtown convention center.