CHICAGO - Today, the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) announced that the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline in Illinois will continue to provide mental health support services for LGBTQIA+ youth, after the federal government ended funding last month for specific support on the 988 Lifeline. “The Trump Administration’s decision to end these specialized services is a cruel reversal of proven practices,” said Illinois Governor JB Pritzker. “Unequivocally, in Illinois, we stand side by side with each member of the LGBTQIA+ community, including transgender, nonbinary, and gender nonconforming youth. If you need help and you call 988, you’ll be met with the compassion, competence and respect.” After its launch in 2022, the 988 Lifeline developed a subnetwork of crisis counselors trained to work with LGBTQ+ youth and adults under 25 who are disproportionately at risk for suicide and other mental health struggles. Suicide is the second leading cause
The episode appeared to undermine the council's claims to have repaired their working relationships after another sitting councilman called two colleagues a derogatory term during a public meeting last year.
Emergency personnel responded to a residential fire on Griffin Drive in Bellefontaine Neighbors early Sunday morning, with all occupants and animals safely evacuated and no injuries reported. The fire occurred at approximately 2:15 AM on July 20, 2025, prompting a swift response from multiple fire departments to extinguish the blaze and secure the area. The [...]
MARYVILLE - The Home Builders and Remodelers Metro East Association (HBRMEA) is hosting a raffle to support their work in the community. Community members can buy a raffle ticket for $20 or six tickets for $100 for the chance to win $1,500 cash. Second place will take home $500 and third place will win $250. Shannon Stelling with the HBRMEA explained that proceeds from the raffle will support the organization’s work to help the local housing industry. “There’s so many good things that the HBR is doing to help support the housing industry in our local community,” she said. “You’re helping support the local association, and that money goes toward things like helping us with legislation, helping us fight regulatory issues, helping us fight unfair practices when it comes to inspections or getting permits. All of those things we’re working on the forefront of. And then we’re also working with several communities on infill programs.”
ST. LOUIS — The American Red Cross urges all donors to give blood or platelets now to keep the blood supply strong this summer. Type O blood products are most needed on hospital shelves – especially in the face of summer challenges that can quickly cause blood and platelet reserves to drop. In addition to summer fun and holidays, severe summer weather can have a sudden impact on the ability to collect blood and platelets.?Scheduling and keeping donation appointments are crucial this month to ensure blood products are constantly available in the weeks to come for all patients, including those in trauma situations that may require several lifesaving transfusions. All blood types are needed, and donors who don’t know their blood type can learn it after donation. Book a time to give blood or platelets by visiting RedCrossBlood.org , calling 1-800-RED CROSS or by using the Red Cross Blood Donor App. For those who come to give July 15-31, 2025, the Red Cross will say thank
A man is in custody after allegedly setting a car on fire and seriously injuring another person at an apartment complex on Grant Street in Bethalto. Bethalto Police received multiple 911 calls yesterday morning reporting a man breaking windows at the complex. Upon arrival, officers found a car engulfed in flames and a person with [...]
A complex of rain and storms to our north slowly moves east southeast through the day and doesn't impact much of our viewing area. It will, however, leave behind an outflow boundary which will drift south today. There will be two impacts from this boundary that will likely settle across northern portions of our viewing [...]
Plant of the Week: Carrots. Reminder, if you want Fall carrots, sow them this week. St. Louis Master Gardeners Horticulture Answer Service: Monday through Thursday from 9 am. to 2:30 pm Plan your garden with Seed St. Louis 2025 Planting Calendar. Start seeds indoors for August planting of lettuce and parsley. Sow Fall carrots. Transplant … Continue reading This Week in Gardening & Nature →
St. Louis’ leading research university has quietly removed references to the university’s commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion from many of its websites amid rising federal scrutiny of higher education.
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