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MADISON COUNTY / ST. CLAIR COUNTY – In recognition of Veterans Day, Chestnut Health Systems™ is proud to highlight the essential work of its Support Services for Veterans Families (SSVF) program, which provides critical support to veterans and their families in Madison and St. Clair counties. Recent statistics from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) show that more than 35,000 veterans experienced homelessness in 2022, marking a 7.4% increase from the previous year. Chestnut’s SSVF program works to combat this growing crisis by providing veterans with housing placement, rental assistance, case management, access to healthcare, financial planning, transportation assistance, employment services, and more. “When I came into the program, I wasn’t sure if I even wanted to keep on living,” said one veteran. “Now I have hope and I’m excited for the future.” Through a VA grant, Chestnut assists veterans who are either homeless

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U2 is celebrating the 20th anniversary of How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb with the Nov. 29 release of the shadow album How to Re-Assemble an Atomic Bomb. And while that may be exciting,…

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ALTON - On a recent episode of “You’re Beautiful” with Brian Trust, Tammy Iskarous shared how her faith journey inspired her to start Riverbend Family Ministries. Based in Wood River, Riverbend Family Ministries provides resources for nonprofits to work together and help families affected by violence, homelessness, substance use and more. Iskarous explained that she developed the idea for RFM after realizing that people could do more to help others if they collaborated. “I knew people who were doing some super great things. But they were doing it at home. They were doing it in the basement on the ping pong table. And they just couldn’t expand because they didn’t have the resources to do that,” she remembered. “I thought, ‘What if we put all of those together under one roof, share the overhead, share the space, share the things that make it almost impossible for people to do the good work?’” To provide holistic

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Come January, with the swearing-in of new candidates elected last week, five top-ranking state officials will be grads of St. Louis area high schools.

A St. Louis Circuit Court judge issued an arrest warrant last week for a man wanted for stealing a dozen catalytic converters from a local car dealership in spring 2023.

Prosecutors charged him with four felonies: DWI resulting in death, DWI resulting in injury, leaving the scene of an accident and resisting arrest by fleeing.

EDWARDSVILLE - Local teachers recently gathered in Edwardsville for a conference about teaching driver's education, complete with a demonstration from Ameren. Over 30 driver's ed instructors attended the Region Nine Driver Education Workshop on Nov. 1, 2024, at the R.P. Lumber Center in Edwardsville. Jennifer Brown, Illinois High School Driver Ed Association president, noted the importance of driver's ed and the value of collaboration between instructors. “This is 100% everything,” Brown said. “A lot of what we do, we share and feed off of one another. We’re not only in the classroom, but we’re behind the wheel too, right? And there’s huge challenges when it comes to that…These are invaluable tools for us to be able to talk and collaborate and get information.” Brown added that driver's ed is “one of the most important pieces of education” students receive at the high school level. At the conference, teachers learned

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JERSEY COUNTY - On Election Day, local voters made it clear where they stand on separating from Cook County (and its county seat, Chicago). Jersey County was just one Riverbend county to support separation, with 76% voting in favor - so what happens next? Long story short: nothing yet. But as Jersey County Board Chairman Gary Krueger points out, the referendum’s purpose wasn’t to make the separation official, but to gauge public opinion. “I knew it had no legal clout,” Krueger said. “For me, it was a chance to get the mood of Jersey County voters about this as the subject has been brought up before.” The referendum appeared on voters’ ballots as an advisory question, rather than a legally-binding question, which was worded as follows: "Shall the County Board of Jersey County correspond with the boards of other counties of Illinois outside of Cook County about the possibility of separating from Cook County to form a new state, and t

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The first St. Louis-area location of a Missouri-wide beer, wine and liquor retailer has set an opening date.

Homebuilders like Jim Brennan’s McKelvey Homes have feasted on St. Charles County’s surge in population over the past 70 years. They still intend to build homes in the county, only now the question becomes: What land is left?

As part of this year's 40 Under 40 Awards program, we asked our honorees to share what their St. Louis happy place is — where they like to spend time whether they do it alone, or with their families, friends, or partners.

The police sergeant was fired in 2020 after he set up a Halloween display mocking Michael Brown’s death. His criminal charges in the assault case came weeks later.

EDWARDSVILLE - EXO Lounge is an “oasis” in Edwardsville, with a med spa, nail bar and restaurant for customers to enjoy. Owner Gina Gamblin explained that EXO offers a variety of services, from Botox to facials to pedicures. You can also enjoy top-of-the-line food and drinks in the lounge, which is headed by Michelin-star chef Gianni Colucci. Gamblin noted that the experience is like a “mini vacation.” “You can make EXO the day of your life,” she said. “Anything can happen here, from drinks to dinner to the most amazing services to being your best inner and outer self. You walk in the door and it’s an immediate oasis. From the kitchen to the bar to the med spa, I think we’ve got the best of the best…Truly, an oasis, a utopia of which one could only dream about.” While EXO is officially open at 2 157 Center in Edwardsville, they will celebrate with a grand opening event on Nov. 16, 2024. Starting at 4 p.m.,

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In the days before Missourians voted to enshrine the right to abortion in the state constitution, incoming House Speaker Jon Patterson declared lawmakers should respect the people’s choice, whatever the outcome.  Now, with abortion set to become legal in Missouri, Republican Rep. Justin Sparks of Wildwood is mounting a long-shot challenge seeking to block Patterson […]

The St. Louis Agency on Training and Employment presents the third job fair in its fall/winter hiring fair series.

ALTON - A man from Wood River faces five counts of burglary after a series of vehicle break-ins. Brady N. Sand, 26, of Wood River, was charged with five Class 3 felony counts of burglary on Nov. 1, 2024. Descriptions of the charges state that on Sept. 16, 2024, Sand entered five different vehicles without authority and with the intent to commit theft. The five vehicles included a 2011 Chevrolet Impala, a 2008 GMC Envoy, a 2016 Volkswagen Jetta, a 2015 Nissan Altima, and a 2002 Toyota Tundra. Aside from the Nissan Altima bearing a Missouri registration number, all other vehicles in this case had Illinois registration numbers. The Alton Police Department presented the case against Sand, who was granted pretrial release from custody. The issuance of charges is based solely upon probable cause and is not an indication of guilt. All subjects charged with criminal offenses are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

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Monday, Nov. 11 — 11/11 — is apparently Singles Day because it's 1-1-1-1, and some special singles have just been released to mark the occasion.Capitol Records has dropped two special…

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