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by Tom Finan, Executive Director, Construction Forum The May 16 tornado that tore through St. Louis left devastation in its wake — but it also unleashed something new: collaboration. Six months later, the storm’s aftermath has forged an unlikely unity among City leaders determined to move quickly and work together. Mayor Cara Spencer, Board of […]

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COLLINSVILLE - Collinsville Community Unit School District #10 has received its 2025 Illinois State Report Card, highlighting academic performance and areas needing improvement across its schools. The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) released the report cards, which evaluate schools on multiple criteria, including academic proficiency, growth, attendance, and student success indicators. Webster Elementary School earned an "Exemplary" designation, placing it among the top 10% of schools statewide for student growth. Several other district schools — including Caseyville Elementary, Collinsville High School, Dorris Intermediate, Kreitner Elementary, Maryville Elementary, Renfro Elementary, Summit Elementary, and Twin Echo Elementary — received "Commendable" ratings for their overall performance. Collinsville Middle School was designated as requiring "Targeted Support" due to underperformance by two student subgroups: Native American students and children with disabilities.

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The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) helps more than 47,000 St. Louis County families every month. With the SNAP deadline looming, county officials have launched a drive to collect some goods to help families with babies who will lose those important benefits.

A developer proposing a $120 million apartment project on Kingshighway faced additional demands from aldermen after qualifying for tax breaks. That's driving developers away, some city officials say.

A wave of proposed social media bans for young people has swept the globe recently, fuelled by mounting concern about the apparent harm the likes of TikTok, Instagram and Snapchat can cause to vulnerable minds. Australia was the first to announce restrictions on people under 16 having a social media account. New Zealand may soon follow, and Denmark’s […]

From St. Louis Business Journal: City of St. Louis development momentum “basically stopped” when central corridor projects were de-emphasized for tax subsidies, the city’s development chief said, while emphasizing that the new administration is looking to repair relationships with developers to jumpstart construction. St. Louis Development Corp. interim chief Otis Williams’ comments, on the Arch […]

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ALTON — The Riverbender building, a historic downtown landmark, celebrated its 100th anniversary on Oct. 24, 2025, with a morning gathering of tenants, community members, and building representatives on its renovated first floor. Originally opened in 1925 as the First National Bank, the building still houses the original bank vaults in its basement. Over the past five years, Skyline Commercial Real Estate, owned by John Muller and his Riverbender building partner Mark Jaffe, has overseen extensive renovations to restore and enhance the property’s value. Muller noted that the firm acquired much of the real estate in St. Louis about five years ago and has focused on revitalizing the Riverbender building as part of that portfolio. “Alton has a lot to offer, and we really like the building located in downtown, renovated and brought it back to life,” Muller said. “Skyline is a full real estate company — new tenants, improvements, and taking something

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Schnucks Markets is hosting a food drive at all 113 of its stores to support local food banks and pantries. The effort comes as an ongoing federal shutdown threatens to pause the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

EDWARDSVILLE – The Edwardsville High School Science National Honor Society will host a Parents Night Out Science pHun Night on Friday, Nov. 14, 2025, at EHS. The event will run from 6-8:30 p.m. and is open to students in kindergarten through fifth grade. Cost is $20 per child with a $15 charge for each sibling. Students will enjoy biology, chemistry, earth science, and physics activities, as well as snacks. This is a fundraiser for the EHS Science National Honor Society. To register your child(ren) or if you have questions, please contact Sara Chapman at sachapman@ecusd7.org .

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Missouri Senate Minority Leader Doug Beck is a Democrat from Affton

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) issued the following statement announcing her support of U.S. Senator Josh Hawley’s (R-MO) bill to keep SNAP funded until the government shutdown ends, which Republican leadership is refusing to bring up for a vote: “Donald Trump has the ability, right now, to keep funding SNAP. He is choosing not to use the nearly $6 billion he has available to him to keep the program funded. There is even a Republican-led bill that would keep SNAP funded, which I’ve asked to be added as a cosponsor of and that my Democratic colleagues support. I’m extremely disappointed that, as American families across the country are about to lose access to this critical lifeline in just a matter of hours, Trump and Republican leaders refuse to let us vote on it. “By not calling a vote on Senator Hawley’s bill to keep SNAP funded, Republican leadership is simply rubber-stamping Trump’s cruel decision

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Three people from the St. Louis area will appear on Netflix's "Squid Game: The Challenge" Season 2, which premieres on Nov. 4. They will join 453 other contestants competing for a $4.56 million prize in a series of high-stakes children's games like red light green light, tug of war, or rock paper scissors.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Budzinski (IL-13) led 108 House Democrats in a letter to Speaker Mike Johnson calling out the upcoming harm small businesses will face should the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) enhanced premium tax credits expire. The lawmakers noted that small business owners, their employees, and self-employed Americans are disproportionately represented in the ACA marketplace. Although they make up only 16 percent of the workforce under the age of 65, they account for nearly half of marketplace enrollees. Furthermore, according to the U.S. Department of the Treasury, 82 percent of small business owners and self-employed individuals rely on the enhanced premium tax credits to afford their ACA Marketplace coverage. “If the ACA’s enhanced premium tax credits are not immediately extended, families and small businesses will begin to feel the impact as soon as November 1st, when Open Enrollment begins and Marketplace plans reflect steep premium

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Chicago will make a special appearance on Dancing with the Stars as part of the ABC series’ Rock & Roll Hall of Fame night.During the show, all the competitors will dance to songs…

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A 31-year-old woman was charged Thursday with assaulting a pregnant woman and her boyfriend on a Metro Transit bus earlier this week.