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The Illinois Department of Natural Resources and the Illinois Department of Transportation encouraged drivers to be aware of deer this time of year.

A federal judge has sentenced Travell Hill, the convicted trigger man in a murder-for-hire plot involving the nephew of a Sweetie Pie's reality TV star in 2016.

ALTON - This Saturday could be senior midfielder Dre Davis' last game with the Marquette Catholic High School boy's soccer team. He's heading into the Class 2A Regional Final game against the Triad Knights though confident that it won't be. "Hopefully, we'll come out strong," he said. "We definitely have the potential." The Explorers played the Knights back on Oct. 1 and lost by a score of 6-1. Marquette hasn't lost since then, winning six straight. The Explorers now have a record of 17-5. Dre isn't ready to be done yet. "It's my senior year and I got plenty left in the tank." He helped his team in a 6-1 win over Jersey Wednesday night in the regional semifinals. He had a goal and an assist in that game. He's the team's second-leading goal scorer with 19, only behind fellow senior and longtime friend Myles Paniagua who's got 34. Dre also has 16 assists this season. Davis is a Tucker's Automotive and Repair Male Athlete of the Month for Marquette Catholic. Regardless of what happen

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My Top Drupal Modules JW Thu, 10/20/2022 - 21:40

In an interview today, I got asked what my favorite modules where.

Here's the list, links coming later.

Modules

• Coffee (key commands)
• Views
• Feeds
• Fences (easy switch between frameworks bootstrap/foundation/w3, etc)
• Field Group UX
• Linkit
• Pathauto
• Metatag / Schema.org Blueprints SEO
• Geofield / Leaflet Maps w phplibraries
• Libraries
• Media_Entity_Twitter / Video_Embed_Field
• Token
• IMCE
• Webform
• CKEditor (because it has to work this time. Markdown friendly)
• Honeypot (written by Ansible Jeff)
• Antibot (REQUIRES javascript. works best, tho. bots don't use JS)
• Gin Toolbar
• Layout Manager
• JSON:API (reluctantly, but that is the way)

Theme

• Bootstrap, but switching to W3.css or ...
• Gin Admin

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New monkeypox cases have been trending downward nationwide for more than two months, giving some hope the decades-old virus that had its first major outbreak in the United States this …

A 15-year-old boy on Thursday morning was shot in the leg and back while walking down a street in the city's Penrose neighborhood.

For the seventh year in a row, the St. Louis Business Journal is celebrating St. Louis' family businesses with our annual Family Business Awards, which seek to honor companies for their success, longevity and community involvement. The 10 companies being honored this year collectively employ more than 2,500 people and had more than $1.2 billion in annual revenue last year. Family businesses are an important part of the global economy overall. They account for 64% of U.S. gross domestic product…

Fischer & Frichtel Homes, which was founded in 1945, is led by the family's third generation and has five family members involved.

The Eagles have extended their long-running Hotel California Tour into 2023, announcing five new dates that will take place in February and March in the western U.S. The shows are…

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by Tom Finan, Executive Director/Co-Founder, Construction Forum As a boy, Matthew Stack watched his father work with his hands, and young Matt liked what he saw. Years later, he oversaw the construction and operation of attraction venues which centered on huge observation wheels. One irrefutable truth about an observation wheel is that while you go […]

Billy Busch Sr. appeared on a conservative news channel earlier this week, said he’s backing Eric Schmitt.

Preliminary results from the testing could be available in the coming weeks, Bush said during a virtual press conference.

One season removed from fielding a squad with a record-breaking five Gold Glove winners, the St. Louis Cardinals could once again take home several fielding honors this year.

The team will wear the Reverse Retro jerseys seven time throughout the 2022-23 season.

WOOD RIVER - Those in the mood for a Chili Cookoff for the fall will have one to visit in Wood River from 2-6 p.m. on Saturday, October 29, presented by Wood River Economic Development and the City of Wood River. The event will be held next to the Roundhouse at 633 N. Wood River Avenue. There will be free admission to the cookoff event with not only chili but cold drinks, live music, and awards handed out. The awards will consist of Police and Fire Bragging Rights, People’s Choice, Mayor’s Choice, City Manager’s Choice, First Place Restaurant, and First-Place Organization. There will be an abundance of children’s activities from pumpkin painting and face painting to a bounce house and much more. The Wood River Halloween Parade is set for 10:30 a.m. on that Saturday, so the Chili Cookoff is a natural second destination in Wood River that day after the parade. Kristen Burns, the marketing coordinator for the City of Wood River, said the Chili Cookoff used to

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AA Express, which specializes in dry and refrigerated freight transportation, was founded in 2002 and currently employs eight family members and an additional 212 people.