CHICAGO — Gov. JB Pritzker signed the recently passed 2023 state budget into law, which includes direct checks to Illinois families. Pritzker signed the budget at a 10 a.m. event Tuesday at Chicago State University where he also discussed many of the perceived benefits to Illinoisans at a time he is running for reelection. The [...]
The surprise grunge supergroup 3rd Secret has premiered a live video for "I Choose Me," a song off the band's self-titled debut album. The performance was recorded, naturally, in Seattle,…
ALTON - The James Killion Park Beautification and Enhancement Committee has announced that it will host the First Annual James Killion Day from 1 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, May 28, 2022, at James Killion Park (formerly Salu Park). James Killion Day will celebrate the birthday, life, and contributions of Mr. Killion, as well as, pay tribute to local veterans’ past, present and future. In attendance will be Mayor David Goins, members of the Killion Family, local veterans, and dignitaries. Also, James Killion Day will be sponsored by local businesses and organizations with entertainment provided by a local favorite, DJ Love. “Honoring the sacrifices that Mr. Killion and so many veterans have made for our country in the name of freedom and democracy is the foundation of James Killion Day,” said Christal Love, Co-Chair of the James Killion Park Beautification and Enhancement Committee. “Celebrating his birthday and accomplishments is an awesome way to kick off summer
ST. LOUIS - A male monkey was born at the Saint Louis Zoo last month, but the announcement was made Tuesday. The baby Guereza colobus monkey named Ficus was born on March 21. His siblings are Juniper, Willow, Hawthorn, and Teak. Ficus is the first monkey born at the zoo since the 35,000 square foot [...]
With the end of the legislative session only weeks away, and organizers of an initiative petition campaign sounding the alarm about an even more pressing deadline, dueling efforts to legalize marijuana …
On Friday, April 14, video of Representative Ian Mackey (D-St. Louis County) taking to task Representative Chuck Bayse (R-Boone County) in the Missouri Statehouse went viral on TikTok and Twitter. The House was debating an amendment to an elections bill that would allow school boards to call for votes on whether or not transgender women can play on all-female teams. Bayse had previously made remarks that his brother had been afraid to tell him that he was gay.
I haven't done a COVID-19 post for a little while, so I decided to use my dex-driven insomnia to do one tonight. Warning: I got pulled down a bit of a rabbit hole. This time I calculated excess deaths per country, which is generally considered a more accurate metric than official figures for COVID death ...continue reading "Raw data: Cumulative excess deaths from COVID-19"
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday denied Spire Inc.'s appeal of a lower court's decision that the natural gas utility's Spire STL pipeline should have never been operating in the first place.
The high court declined to hear the appeal without comment, according to the Associated Press.
In 2018, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission granted approval for the pipeline, which went fully into operation in 2019. The 65-mile pipeline connects with the Rockies Express Pipeline in Scott County, Illinois,…
ISPs, looking to undermine, FCC authority managed to frame the whole net neutrality debate as “partisan” as to sow dissent, prevent consensus, block reform, and justify the 2017 repeal. But the idea was never really partisan. Despite headlines and DC rhetoric, a massive bipartisan majority of Americans actually supported the rules. Why? Because net neutrality […]
More than 22 million chickens, turkeys, and other birds have died or had to be destroyed as the highly-contagious bird flu spreads in several states, including Missouri and Illinois. Most of the affected flocks are commercial, but backyard flocks aren’t any less susceptible.
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