SPRINGFIELD – As high school seniors finalize their postsecondary education plans for the upcoming school year ahead of College Decision Day on May 1, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) is enlisting the help of Illinois high school principals, counselors, and teachers to warn college-bound students and their families about the risks associated with attending for-profit colleges. In the past few years, the U.S. has experienced workforce shortages across various industries. Illinois is projected to face a shortfall of nearly 15,000 nurses this year—with half of nurses in Illinois age 55 and older. The Illinois State Board of Education had nearly 3,900 unfilled teaching positions, as well as an additional 3,600 unfilled school staff positions as of October 2024. Without a trained workforce, Illinois will continue to face labor shortfalls across these crucial sectors. As a result, the U.S. is poised to see negative economic consequences. In his letter, Durbin encouraged
From St. Louis Public Radio: A year ago, a Wall Street Journal report rattled St. Louis’ reputation and confidence, describing the region’s downtown as a “real-estate nightmare” and cautionary tale for other U.S. cities struggling with office districts that lost their vibrancy during the COVID pandemic. The national publication’s characterization of St. Louis’ challenges drew prickly responses […]
From The New York Times: Ben Whelan is not the kind of carpenter to wax poetic about the joys of framing a wall or redoing a roof. Like a lot of men he knows, he started working in residential construction as a teenager because it was a reliable way to earn money. But he has […]
From St. Louis Business Journals: An affordable housing developer has plans to renovate two apartment properties in the city of St. Louis, projects estimated to cost a combined $60 million. Manhattan Beach, California-based SDG Housing Partners LLC expects to soon begin renovations on the 100-unit Allen Market Lane Apartments, 1201 Allen Market Lane in Soulard, […]
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Labor’s (IDOL) Division of Occupational Safety and Health (IL OSHA), in collaboration with the Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal (OSFM), Illinois Fire Service Institute (IFSI), Illinois Fire Chiefs Association (IFCA) and Mutual Aid Box Alarm System-Illinois (MABAS-Illinois) have developed a sample incident command, accountability, and mayday standard operating guideline (SOG) for structure fires. While IL OSHA requires fire departments that perform interior firefighting to have an incident command, accountability, and mayday policy, IL OSHA does not require use of this specific SOG. The sample SOG was developed using the following goals: To provide a basic SOG (it is three pages) that fire departments without an incident command, accountability, and mayday SOG can easily adopt and implement. To provide an SOG that could be adopted verbatim, adopted with modifications, or used as a tool to compare a department’s
From St. Louis Business Journal: There’s been a question on Alex Oliver’s mind as his real estate firm has grown occupancy at its apartments along Washington Avenue in downtown St. Louis: “Where is everybody coming from?” “I was kind of curious by the data,” Oliver said. Conversations between Oliver and the leasing staff at his […]
COLLINSVILLE – Collinsville Community Unit School District #10 announced Philip Carter has been named an assistant principal for Collinsville High School beginning in the 2025-26 school year. Carter grew up in Collinsville and is a 2010 magna cum laude graduate of Collinsville High School. He is currently an assistant band director at O’Fallon Township High School. “CHS is thrilled by the addition of Mr. Philip Carter as an assistant principal,” said next year’s CHS principal Bobby Wright. “Mr. Carter's experience in leadership in his previous roles will be a welcome addition to our administrative team. We are excited to work together on finding innovative solutions to our ever-changing world of education. There is no doubt that as an alumnus of Collinsville High School, Mr. Carter will encourage and inspire others to represent the Kahok Family well!” Carter received his bachelor of music education degree from Illinois State University, master
The National Weather Service has confirmed that a powerful tornado traveled 117 miles across state lines from Arkansas into Missouri during a tornado outbreak in mid-March.
Washington University said it will pause two major construction projects due to "uncertainties regarding federal funding," a move the university said last month it was considering in addition to hiking tuition and cutting costs.
Almost three months after an officer-involved shooting in Maryland Heights, the police department has released audio and footage of the incident in addition to detailed recounts leading up to the shooting.
JERSEYVILLE – The newest class of Jersey County CEO student entrepreneurs are almost ready to show the community what they’ve been working on. "This is our largest CEO group we've ever had with 14 students,” CEO Facilitator Liz Duggan said. “They have worked hard all year preparing for this moment to showcase their businesses." The public is invited to see what each student-run business has to offer at the next annual Trade Show, running from 4 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 24, 2025 at Farm & Home Supply in Jerseyville. Nearby Fritz's Meat & Processing will also be hosting a cookout near the entrance. "Each year, I look forward to seeing students shocked by the amount of support people show them at the Trade Show,” Duggan added. “We hope this year is a record attendance year!" The following students will be showcasing their businesses at the 2025 Trade Show: Jadyn Johnson: “Jersey County Run for the Roses” - A Kentucky Derby
It’s where a kid can be a kid and enjoy everything from bumper cars to bowling. In today's A Place to Call Home, 12-year-old Davion had a blast at Kokomo Joe's.
After a nail biting finish, St. Louis father and son Pops and Jeff Bailey were unfortunately eliminated from The Amazing Race season 37 at the end of leg 6 in Dubai. The duo talks to Blake Haynes about the nerves of having to foot race against another team for the final spot and how Pops [...]
Van Halen’s hit song “Jump” is the latest track to join Spotify’s Billions Club.The band’s original frontman, David Lee Roth, announced the news on social media by sharing a clip of the…
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