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The unified St. Louis County school district that serves children with special needs is worth celebrating and preserving.

Jefferson County authorities said 69-year-old Billy Moman died in the Sunday morning standoff and is suspected of the murder of 46-year-old Marijon Ludwig.

ALTON - Lynne Burnett has always had a fire for giving back. Burnett, one of the YWCA’s eleven 2026 Women of Distinction, will be honored at the Y’s annual gala for her commitment to the community. Whether working in child welfare, advocating for marriage equality, or assisting at the Overnight Warming Location, Burnett does everything she can to help others. “W e're always involved with something,” Burnett said of herself and her wife. Burnett shared that she

St. Louis supporter groups argue that the messaging is welcoming, not political.

FESTUS, Mo. - A homicide suspect died by suicide Sunday morning following an overnight standoff with a SWAT team at the Holiday Inn Express off of Gamel Cemetery Road in Festus. The incident began Saturday night as detectives tracked the individual in connection with the death of a woman found in Fenton. Jefferson County detectives [...]

On February 14, 1929, seven men were killed in Chicago in what became known as the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre. The attack was part of a struggle between rival criminal organizations during the Prohibition era, when the United States banned most alcohol sales and a huge illegal market took its place. At the time, the killings shocked the public because they showed how organized crime could operate with military-style planning in a major city. It still matters today because it helped push

CHICAGO — Attorney General Kwame Raoul today co-led a coalition of 24 state attorneys general in sending a comment letter to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) opposing an unlawful attempt to roll back regulations under the Fair Housing Act (FHA). The FHA prohibits discrimination based on the effects of a housing policy, even if the intent of the policy was not to discriminate. HUD’s proposed rule change would remove all mentions of liability under the FH

JERSEYVILLE — A sixth-grade teacher in Jersey Community Unit School District No. 100 has been recognized by the Illinois State Board of Education for her work in the classroom. The Jersey District said Christy Schilling received the Award of Meritorious Service in the Classroom Teacher category through the Illinois State Board of Education’s Those Who Excel Awards. In a statement posted by Jersey Community Unit School District No. 100, the district said it was “proud

EAST ST. LOUIS - Myisha Ross, a special education teacher at Dr. Katie Harper Wright Elementary School in East St. Louis School District 189, has received the Illinois State Board of Education’s Award of Special Recognition as part of the Those Who Excel 2026 honors, the district announced. The award “celebrates educators who are valued for the skills, passion, and dedication they bring to their school communities each day,” according to the district’s statement.

SPRINGFIELD – State Senator Christopher Belt introduced new legislation that would require service providing companies to give consumers a one hour notice when they will arrive at your residence. “I don’t know about you, but I’m pretty fed up with companies giving me a five hour timeframe to show up at the house,” said Belt (D-Swansea). “As private equity continues to buy up family businesses across the country, we need safeguards in place to protect our resident

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)—Ranking Member of the Senate Subcommittee on Aviation, Space and Innovation—today lambasted the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for its failure to carry out key safety procedures, maintain crucial inter-agency communications with the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and address the air traffic controller (ATC) shortage leading up to the tragic, but preventable, DCA mid-air collision. During today’s hearing with

SPRINGFIELD – Illinois Environmental Protection Agency’s (Illinois EPA) Office of Energy is offering $7,000,000 in grant funding to strengthen energy resilience at publicly owned wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs). Through the Resilient Energy for Wastewater Infrastructure (REWI) Grant Program, communities can access funding to assess energy vulnerabilities and implement solar energy systems paired with battery storage. Individual awards will range from $200,000 to $2,000,000, with

On February 13, 1926, an article in the Alton Evening Telegraph announced “a novel balloon blowing contest” to be held during the Alton Automobile Association banquet. The Association held the banquet at Mineral Springs Hotel. Prizes were offered for the blowing of the largest balloon without breaking. The grand prize was a three-month scholarship in Brown’s Business College offered by W.G. Swope, chairman of the Association’s membership committee. There were eight

GRANITE CITY – Granite City Elks Lodge #1063 recognized Granite City High School seniors Kwinton Chism and Sophie Davison as Students of the Month for February. The Elks Student of the Month Program is designed to recognize outstanding young men and women for achievements in school and community life-fine arts, hobbies, athletics, church, school, club and community service, industry and farming. Nominees are judged on multiple achievements including leadership skills, good