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With no traditional downtown, the city's officials are asking if developers have any ideas to remedy that using a small group of city-owned properties.

Several attorneys will be moved to defending the federal government from lawsuits.

An endangered fish that dates to the dinosaur days is making a recovery locally.

The move opens the door for companies tired of waiting for permission to scrape the ocean floor.

WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) — Grieving relatives and survivors of a mass shooting at a 2022 July Fourth parade recounted harrowing details for hours in a packed courtroom this week, telling a judge that the attack has done long-lasting damage. But the man who admitted to carefully planning the shooting, and was sentenced to life in [...]

Lake sturgeon spawning has been observed in Missouri for the fourth consecutive year, indicating successful wild reproduction and recovery efforts.

Agtech research firm Solis Agrosciences has added a member to its leadership team as it looks to drive its commercial growth.

Two people were airlifted to Barnes-Jewish Hospital. One person was treated at a local hospital for smoke inhalation. 13 others were moved to a temporary Red Cross.

Ctrl-Alt-Speech is a weekly podcast about the latest news in online speech, from Mike Masnick and Everything in Moderation‘s Ben Whitelaw. Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, Pocket Casts, YouTube, or your podcast app of choice — or go straight to the RSS feed. In this week’s round-up of the latest news in online […]

Come this time of year, April is their breeding and nesting season.

The Art of Conversation is an evening of insightful dialogue, poetry, and music, presented in collaboration with the Shirley Bradley LeFlore Foundation. This event will feature Tara Betts – celebrated poet, former […]

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Vatican City thrums with activity in the wake of Pope Francis’ death, who passed away Monday at age 88 from heart failure caused by a stroke. While the late pontiff lies in state at St. Peter’s Basilica ahead of Saturday’s planned funeral, the College of Cardinals readies for the responsibility of filling the papal interregnum.

GRANITE CITY – A man from Granite City is accused of felony domestic battery and more after strangling the victim and breaking their cell phone. Bradley E. Peppers, 26, of Granite City, was charged on April 15, 2025 with a Class 2 felony count of aggravated domestic battery and a Class 4 felony count of criminal damage to property. On March 22, 2025, Peppers allegedly strangled a household or family member and caused over $500 worth of damage to their iPhone 12 Pro. A petition to deny Peppers’s pretrial release states the victim told authorities Peppers “became angry with her, broke her iPhone, then choked her with both hands.” The victim then fled the scene to a neighboring residence to call the police. After seeing Peppers following the victim, the neighbors reportedly intervened to allow the victim to contact the police. The petition notes Peppers was subject to a no-contact order from 2024 prohibiting him from contacting the victim in this case, “and

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