COLLINSVILLE - Land of Lincoln Legal Aid, a legal aid provider in central and southern Illinois, is celebrating its 50th Anniversary this year! As part of its celebration, Land of Lincoln is seeking nominations for awards to be given at its 50th Anniversary Party in Collinsville, Illinois on Thursday, October 27, 2022. A letter of nomination outlining why the individual or group is a good candidate for the award should be emailed to Clarissa Gaff, Executive Director, at cgaff@lincolnlegal.org no later than Friday, September 16, 2022. Criteria for the four awards are listed below: Lois Wood Lifetime Achievement Award The Lois Wood Lifetime Achievement Award is given to an attorney or judge who has provided extraordinary and dedicated service over their lifetime to the low-income community by promoting and improving equal justice for low-income people. Lois Wood worked at Land of Lincoln Legal Aid for 43 years, starting as a staff attorney before serving as a managing attorney an
I-270 Project Announces 2 Dunn Road Closures that will Continue for 60 Days Drivers who regularly use Dunn Road along I-270 should be aware that the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) will close eastbound Dunn Road from Hanley Road to Interstate 170 beginning at 5 a.m. Sept. 19. This closure will be for 60 days. […]
This article originally ran in the St. Louis Business Journal on September 13, 2022. American Foods Group, a Green Bay, Wisconsin-based beef processor, has begun work on a new facility near Wright City in Warren County. The company, which announced plans for the facility in November last year, is investing $800 million in the new 775,000-square-foot beef processing plant, officials said […]
Bag Phones, Brick Phones, Blackberries, a Satellite Phone and more – these are some of the cellular telephones you’ll see at the Jefferson Barracks Telephone
Veggies Galore September begins the soupy season. I recently had the urge to make a big pot, but which kind—chicken, lentil, pea, or minestrone? All are my big favorites. I settled on vegetable soup, which had so many ingredients it required a store run (soup bone, potatoes, carrots, corn, onion, butter beans, turnip, cabbage, tomatoes,...
A viral post led people to believe violent suspects will be released pre-trial. Legal experts explain that it is not an automatic decision, it is up to the judge.
New York state-based artist Jean Shin, Laumeier’s 2022 Visiting Artist in Residence, describes her work as “giving new form to life’s leftovers.” Her sculptures and
During a heat wave last summer, some Texans were shocked to wake up and find that their local energy company had turned up their thermostats in the night to save energy. Houston locals weren’t exactly thrilled to wake up sweating in the night to the sound of dehydrated, crying infants. As it turns out, consumers has participated […]
A majority of the ballots in the special primary for aldermanic president went for Alderman Megan Green, who's promised to work to break down the city's racial and economic divides.
U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Missouri) gave a speech that was "more like a sermon" at the National Conservatism Conference on Monday, claiming that, "without the Bible, there is no modernity. Without the Bible, there is no America," according to Salon. The three-year-old conference, often called NatCon, is about the future of the conservative movement and nationalism.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture says vet clinics in non-urban areas have been declining since World War II. Lower pay and debt from medical school are some of the reasons why it’s tough to attract vets to rural settings.
Elad Gross, who won a big Sunshine Law victory over Gov. Mike Parson at the Missouri Supreme Court last year, says the city uses an online portal to “routinely violate” open records law.
Turnout for a special primary election held Tuesday to determine who would move on to the November general election for aldermanic president fell short of the 10%-20% officials had hoped for.
Out of the 191,587 registered voters in St. Louis, about 6% cast an absentee ballot or visited one of 15 locations throughout the city to vote for Alderwoman Megan Green or Alderman Jack Coatar — or both candidates. Green received just under 54% (6,497) of votes cast, while about 46% (5,607) went to Coatar.
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