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Over the last 96 years, the escapades of Al Capone, Chicago's legendary gangster and mob boss, became inescapably entangled with the legends and lore of Route 66. After all, Capone rose to fame – or infamy – during the mid-1920s, and U.S. Highway 66 was born as part of the federal numbered highway system in 1926. But more importantly, Chicago was the designated original eastern terminus (at Jackson Boulevard and South Michigan Avenue) of Route 66, and the City of Chicago was Capone's adopted home city. Sitings of Capone and his associates were commonplace along the length of Illinois' highways, especially between Chicago and St. Louis, during the Prohibition years (1920-1933). Illegal booze manufactured in carefully-hidden stills ruled the underworld and made deadly enemies of rival gangs. The SMC Cartage Company garage at 2122 Clark Street in Chicago stood three miles north of Route 66, but the horrific event that took place there on Valentine's Day in 1929 became part o

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A Chiefs fan and a Bengals fan are working together to get their loved one's memory to the Super Bowl.

This trove contains many fascinating early images. According to a couple of history of photography websites, George Eastman, the founder of the Kodak Company, invented film to replace the apparatus and chemicals that professional photographers were using.  If that weren’t enough, he also created a way to make photography less expensive and available to amateurs. […]

COLLINSVILLE – An Illinois State Police (ISP) District 11 Trooper arrested Juan Martin Mercado, a 30-year old male from Peoria, who was wanted for questioning for Predatory Criminal Sexual Abuse involving a 14-year-old female and was also a suspect in a parental abduction of a five-year-old female. On February 12, 2022, ISP District 11 communications received a call from the Peoria Police Department about trying to locate a GMC Yukon that was driven by Mercado. At approximately 3:02 a.m., a District 11 Trooper observed a vehicle matching the description of the vehicle in question and conducted a traffic stop on Interstate 70 near Packers Avenue in St. Clair County. The driver, Juan Martin Mercado was taken into custody without incident and the five-year-old female was taken into protective custody. Mercado was transported to District 11 headquarters and custody was turned over to the Peoria Police Department. The juvenile is in the process of being reunited with her loved ones.

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"The Super Bowl is everybody's big day. We are all pumped and ready to make more money, " said Laroy Worthy, the owner of an Imo's Pizza.

ST. LOUIS, Mo. - Between the Super Bowl and Valentine’s Day celebrations, stores are packed and shoppers are busy getting some last-minute shopping done. The weather may be cold, but weekend plans are heating up. Valentine's day is fast approaching. You know what that means, flowers. "A lot of red roses, that's the main thing, [...]

St. Louis police said the man walked into a U.S. Bank branch on the 5300 block of Southwest Avenue shortly before 5 p.m. Friday.

Owner Adrienne Scales-Williams, who recently opened Luxury Leaf in the Forest Park Southeast neighborhood, wants to help educate people about the plant's benefits.

U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley has announced who he is endorsing to take Sen. Roy Blunt's seat, after he retires later this year.