Elton John and Brandi Carlile are getting together March 26 at London's Palladium Theater to perform songs from their new joint album, Who Believes in Angels? But if you can't make…
ALTON - Community members have the opportunity to learn more about how their dreams can guide their daily lives. At 1 p.m. on Thursday, April 3, 2025, at River Bend Yoga in Alton, the second session of the free “Raise Your Spiritual IQ!” series will discuss “Your Dream Worlds Revealed,” a conversation about techniques to remember and interpret your inner journeys for help in daily life. Organizers Flora Van Koten and Sheila Aehle will talk about how to remember and develop your own dream symbols to interpret your dreams and the messages they might reveal. “That voice is Soul, your true identity,” Van Koten said. “When that voice is heard, then the voice of ego — also called the little self — will stop and listen. It’s not used to doing that. However, over time and with the practice of looking at your dreams, you’ll be able to hear and understand more about what God or your higher self is trying to tell you.”
MARION – Centerstone is excited to invite the public to an open house event for CASTLE (Centerstone Autism Services – Think! Learn! Explore!) on Wednesday, April 16, 2025, from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM at 1205 W. Main St, Marion, Il. Centerstone’s CASTLE program provides specialized, evidence-based autism services for children ages 3-12, helping them develop essential skills for lifelong learning and success. The open house offers an opportunity for the community to tour the facility, meet the dedicated team, and learn more about the impact of CASTLE’s programs. "We are incredibly grateful to open our doors to the community and offer these much-needed services in Southern Illinois. CASTLE will provide children with autism and their families the support they need, and we hope many across the region will take advantage of these vital resources.” said Anne Tyree, Regional CEO for Centerstone. Attendees will have the chance to explore the therapy spaces, spea
A St. Louis hospital's suspected permanent closure was confirmed by the state's health agency Tuesday morning.
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services told KSDK on Tuesday morning that the Homer G. Phillips Memorial Hospital's Board of Directors voluntarily surrendered its hospital license. DHSS spokesperson Lisa Cox confirmed the license surrendering means the hospital is officially closed.
The hospital, NorthSide Regeneration's small North City hospital, had opened in January 2024…
A St. Louis-area pest control business has been acquired by PestCo Holdings LLC, a growing portfolio company of locally-based private equity firm Thompson Street Capital Partners.
From Leader Publications: Father and daughter duo Justin and Joanna Bondurant want to bring a new, affordable housing style to Jefferson County. They hope to build 22 tiny cottage-style homes, ranging from 400-800 square feet, on approximately 2.7 acres off Miller Road just outside Arnold. The development would be called Scenic View Cottage Community. The […]
From Leader Publications: Jefferson College officials have agreed to spend nearly $900,000 on two construction projects at its Hillsboro campus. For one of the projects, an addition will be built at the new veterinary technology building, which opened Jan. 20. The other project calls for renovations to space inside the Career & Technical Education building, […]
EDWARDSVILLE — Mike Babcock is preparing his next steps as he gets ready to step down from his role as Wood River Township supervisor — a position he’s held the past 16 years. “I had no idea when I first ran for office that I would still be serving,” Babcock said. “I am thankful to the voters of Wood River Township who entrusted me to serve as their supervisor for all these years.” After Babcock was appointed as Madison County Treasurer in 2024, he made the decision not to seek re-election as supervisor. His term will end on May 19. Although state statute doesn’t deem holding concurrent offices as a conflict, Babcock felt it was time to retire as a part-time supervisor and focus on his new job as the county’s full-time treasurer. Babcock looks back on the job he’s done as supervisor and is proud of being a good financial steward of taxpayer funds. As supervisor, and with the boards help, he cut the budget by 15 percent
Budzinski, who represents parts of Madison and St. Clair counties, reintroduced bill to extend time for veterans to seek financing for pursuing STEM careers
From Waste Dive: The U.S. EPA announced 31 actions taken across the agency on Wednesday, potentially clearing away or limiting rules that affect the permitting and operation of thousands of industrial facilities across the country, including waste and recycling facilities. In a release published Wednesday, EPA said the proposed changes would “roll back trillions in regulatory costs.” […]
ALTON - OSF St. Anthony’s Hospital has a new group for community members in their twenties who could use some extra support. The twentysomethings group meets from 3:30–4:30 p.m. on Thursdays in the Psychological Services Department at St. Anthony’s. This therapy group talks about socialization, life transitions, social anxiety and other challenges that folks in their twenties experience. “Really, we talk about anything from managing finances to resume-building, what kind of jobs are you interested in, how to make friends, difficulties with depression due to isolation and not making friends or socializing much,” explained Rachel, LCPC, who oversees the group. “The thing about this group is a lot of folks will be graduating from high school or college, and they’ve had that routine set for them for so many years. Now it’s gone, so what do they do? Now what?” Rachel said that the group accepts up to ten people. They discuss
As a St. Louis police officer recovers from having his leg partially amputated after being struck by a car Monday morning, city prosecutors have announced charges against two of the drivers involved in that incident.