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Lane closures to Begin July 20, 2026, on Illinois 203 in St. Clair County
MADISON – The Illinois Department of Transportation today announced that lane closures on Illinois 203 from the Madison County line to Ohio Street will begin Monday, July 20, weather permitting, to accommodate construction of temporary crossovers as part of the first phase of a $13.8 million bridge replacement project. One lane will remain open in each direction during this phase of construction. The lane configuration is expected to remain in place through the end of August, weather
Illinois Nears New Auto Insurance Oversight as Reform Bill Awaits Governor's Signature
SPRINGFIELD - Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias highlighted landmark auto insurance reform legislation that would, for the first time, give Illinois regulators the authority to review and challenge excessive insurance rate increases while strengthening oversight of insurance companies and delivering long-overdue transparency, accountability and consumer protections for Illinois drivers. Senate Bill 714, which is awaiting the Governor’s signature, is the culmination of a four-year
SIUE Selects Liang Cheng as Engineering Dean
EDWARDSVILLE - Liang Cheng, PhD, is the next dean of the SIUE School of Engineering. His tenure begins Wednesday, Aug. 19. Cheng will also serve as a professor of computer science, with a courtesy appointment in electrical and computer engineering. Cheng joins SIUE from the University of Toledo, where he serves as department chair and professor of electrical engineering and computer science. His academic and research experience includes cyber-physical systems, artificial intelligence, interdisciplinary
Schools for Automotive Repair in St. Louis
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Isolated storms along with continued heat and humidity for Sunday
ST. LOUIS - A Heat Advisory continues through 7PM Tuesday along and south of the I-70 corridor. It'll be another hot and humid day with isolated storms bubbling up Sunday afternoon. Temperatures will reach the upper 80s to about 90 for much of the region with heat index values in the mid 90s to near [...]
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Trump again shrinks Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments
Two executive orders signed Monday afternoon slashed the size of the Utah national monuments revered by tribes and public lands advocates. Grazing, mining, and drilling interests wanted them opened to extraction.
Amendment 5 would be good for lobbyists. But would it help Missouri grow?
Amendment 5, which would phase out Missouri's income tax and raise and broaden an already high sales tax rate, could fundamentally alter the state's political and economic landscape.
Man who killed teen son, left him on Jennings road is sentenced. Still claims self-defense.
Carl Walker Jr., 53, said again during the hearing that he shot 16-year-old Isaiah Walker in self-defense.
Saturday at Music At The Intersection
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See inside Gateway Studios in Chesterfield, where superstars like Bad Bunny rehearse
Gateway Studios is a rehearsal and design space for musicβs biggest stars as they prepare for stadium-sized tours. It is unique in the Midwest. And it invited the Post-Dispatch inside.
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Messenger: She was once homeless in St. Louis. Now she helps others in a rough spot.
Nonprofit Assisi House becomes haven for homeless men and women, who pay rent and can live there as long as they want.
Tourism, entertainment give towns along Mississippi River a reboot
The Great River Road, an artery running from Minnesota to Louisiana, is providing a lifeline to small towns
*HELP please* Rental assistance places in STL?
See the July 19, 1926, front page: Augustus Labadie dies at 82 in home of his birth
Headlines from the July 19, 1926, front page include: Six robbers get $8,000 in holdup of a street car.
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