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Rebates on income and property taxes are part of a $1.83 billion inflation-relief package built into this year’s budget.

Starting Monday, $1.8 billion in tax rebates are being sent to an estimated six million qualified Illinois residents.

ALTON - The Alton School District recently launched a new set of vending machines in seven of their elementary schools, but not the kind you would think. While a traditional vending machine feeds the stomach, these machines – filled with a wide array of books – fuel the mind. Each Book Vending Machine is proudly adorned with the distinguished Alton Redbird mascot, the sponsor of the respective machine, as well as text that proudly states, “Redbirds are Readers.” And if it’s up to the faculty in Alton schools, this statement will ring true for years to come. Continuing literacy with the help of partners Reading is a cornerstone for learning and becomes such a pivotal piece of future success for students. So much so that if a child cannot read at grade level by the end of third grade, their chances of success are significantly impacted, according to Ron Mayhew, a longstanding advocate for literacy and CCO Club Communications Officer at the Alton-Godfrey

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Winemaking in Missouri: A Well-Cultivated History," a documentary from Catherine "Cat" Neville, will makes it premiere at 8 p.m. Sept. 26 on KETC (Channel 9).

A Cedar County judge Monday morning delayed a decision on the closure of Agape Boarding School, the Stockton-based reform school facing mounting abuse allegations from former students. Judge David Munton initially ordered Agape be shut down last week at the request of the state Attorney General and Department of Social Services. The state’s petition for […]

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A lawsuit contesting the upcoming marijuana ballot measure was dismissed by a judge on Friday. The lawsuit against Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft threatened to take down a ballot measure, known as Amendment 3, that would essentially legalize marijuana across Missouri.

The city of St. Louis has an $11 million project in the works designed to “bridge the gap” between north St. Louis and downtown by revamping one of the major roads linking the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency campus to the Major League soccer stadium.

STL’s No. 1 celeb revives character created in book series and featured in two 1980s Chevy Chase films. New take co-stars Hamm ‘Mad Men’ pal John Slattery.

One St. Louis-area school again made the top 20 on the annual best colleges ranking of national universities by U.S. News & World Report for 2022-2023.

As former CEO of Rothman Furniture, Jay Steinback likely isn't an obvious candidate to lead a tech startup. However, he's founder and CEO of yWhales Enterprises, a new local startup seeking to usher in technology focused on the future of internet. Earlier this month, the company said it has raised $5 million in a seed funding round that values the business at $80 million.

A Christian boarding school in southwestern Missouri can remain open despite the state attorney general alleging a “dark pattern of behavior," a judge ruled Monday. Judge David Munton's ruling allows continued round-the-clock monitoring of Agape Boarding School in Stockton by Missouri child welfare workers. The school serves about 60 boys. The Kansas City Star reported [...]

There is a reason they're not all red.

ALTON - The Viking River Cruise Line visit to the Alton riverfront was just another part of a beautiful event weekend as the crew and those aboard were welcomed with open arms to the river city. The Viking made its inaugural call to the city with a celebration and ribbon cutting Saturday morning. Alton Mayor David Goins, Cory Jobe, President/CEO of the Great Rivers & Routes Tourism Bureau and other dignitaries were on hand to greet Viking Cruise Lines. Mayor Goins said this was a historic visit and he very much enjoyed the inaugural docking on the riverfront and looks forward to more in the future. He said he is very excited with three cruise lines each now visiting Alton’s port. He said the visits bring tourists into the area and help generate not only goodwill, but income for local businesses and city tax revenue. A brass band welcomed passengers who will be able to take their pick of locally grown apples and pears before they board for their cruise from Alton to St. Paul,

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This is a gray hairstreak butterfly in our front garden. We don't see these very often, and I'm not quite sure what attracted this one. In any case, he only stayed a day or two and then fluttered away.

Ahead of the team staging its first game at Centene Stadium, fans will be able to begin shopping for team merchandise at the Downtown West stadium. City SC has announced its in-stadium team store, CITY Goods, will open Tuesday, with plans to currently operate the story seven days a week.

A woman almost threw money away when she nearly trashed a "Millionaire Blowout" Scratchers ticket. Luckily for her, she didn't.

He was playing loud music and an employee told him to turn it down.

A 42-year-old St. Louis man wanted for two separate incidents of domestic violence against a former girlfriend was arrested last week at a homeless encampment near the Mississippi Riverfront.

Sooooooo… this was something that happened. Trump, the commander of a fine legal team that has included, over the years, plenty of people facing indictments, sanctions, and lawsuits of their own, sued the Clinton campaign for trying to throw an election he ended up winning. Perhaps Trump was as surprised by his victory as millions […]