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How Trademark Ruined Colorado-Style Pizza

3 weeks 3 days ago
You’ve heard of New York style, Chicago deep dish, Detroit square pans. But Colorado-style pizza? Probably not. And there’s a perfectly ridiculous reason why this regional style never spread beyond a handful of restaurants in the Rocky Mountains: one guy trademarked it and scared everyone else away from making it. This story comes via a […]
Mike Masnick

Ribbon Cutting Celebrates Pfund Construction's New Location in Downtown Wood River

3 weeks 3 days ago
WOOD RIVER - The Wood River Business Alliance and the City of Wood River hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony Tuesday November 18th to celebrate the opening of Pfund Construction in Downtown Wood River. The event marked not only the launch of a new business location, but also a step forward in the ongoing revitalization of the downtown district. Located within a historic building that had long remained in disrepair, Pfund Construction has breathed new life into the space bringing craftsmanship,

Commentary: To Safeguard Students and Uphold Civil Rights, the Trump Administration Must Preserve the U.S. Department of Education

3 weeks 3 days ago
SPRINGFIELD – Please attribute the following message to Karl Goeke, president of the Illinois Education Association: “Dismantling the U.S. Department of Education and parsing its duties out to various agencies allows our neediest students and all students’ rights to be ignored. It’s insulting, frankly, that this plan would be presented during American Education Week, a week founded in 1919 by the National Education Association and the American Legion to seek ways

CHS Student Advisory/Rotary Interact Club Provides Headstone For Late Collinsville Educator Everett Singleton

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COLLINSVILLE - The Collinsville High School Student Advisory/Rotary Interact Club recently completed its mission to provide a headstone for late Collinsville educator Everett Singleton, who died in 1970. Singleton, who was inducted into the Kahok Hall of Fame in 2024, was a well-known Collinsville educator whose story spans the period of segregation and desegregation in the community. When CHS students in the Student Advisory/Rotary Interact Club learned that Singleton’s grave in St. John

Ameren Illinois rate hike cut by $55.8 million

3 weeks 3 days ago
On Wednesday, The Illinois Commerce Commission slashed Ameren Illinois’ natural gas rate request by nearly half, cutting $55.8 million from the proposed $128.8 million increase. Commissioners said the decision was made to help balance utility needs with affordability for customers.
Alex Barton