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The head of a major east development organization says if businesses and momentum continue to head west, away from downtown St. Louis, "it hurts Illinois."

STAUNTON - The Staunton Chamber of Commerce invites visitors to this year’s “Holidays in Staunton” with events starting on Friday, December 6, and lasting until Sunday, December 8. The annual Holiday Walk will run from 4 to 8 p.m. on December 6 in Downtown Staunton and will feature local businesses and vendors lining main street; food trucks, restaurants and local bars will be hosting special deals. The annual lighting of Duda Park, as well as a live nativity within Duda park; the inaugural lighting of the new Staunton Christmas Tree and the presentation of Staunton’s Citizen of the Year award will take place in the evening. Musical entertainment for the event will be provided by the Whiskey River Band. On December 7 be sure to take part in the Holiday Hustle 5k at 9 a.m. sponsored by the Staunton High School Post Prom followed by Snack With Santa from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Santa himself will be making an appearance at the Oltmann Center along with the Grinch and

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The company plans additional entertainment venues through its partnership with MLS.

The Carpenters Regional Council filed a lawsuit against developer Chris Goodson over unpaid interest on a $500,000 loan.

The Illinois Enviromental Protection Agency has announced that three Metro East Counties are eligible for state funding to replace their current transit fleet with all-electric busses. Three specific parts of IL have been identified as priority areas, and eligible for this program..one in the Chicago region, one in Southern IL,  and  one consisting of the Metro-East…

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WASHINGTON (AP) — TD Bank will pay approximately $3 billion in a historic settlement with U.S. authorities who say the financial institution’s lax practices allowed significant money laundering over multiple years. Attorney General Merrick Garland said Thursday that Canada-based TD Bank pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering and is the largest bank in…

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ALTON - Congratulations to Nick Loepker of Cardiology, who is Alton Memorial Hospital’s October Employee of the Month. Nick received the honor on Oct. 9, 2024, from Cardiology manager Annette Mccauley, left, and AMH president Dave Braasch. Nominations for Nick said he “is that employee of whom you wish you could have 10. He goes the extra mile for his patients and his co-workers. Nick is always willing to stay late, come in on his days off, help anyone he can in whatever way he can, and he always does this with such a positive attitude. Most people are replaceable, however, we would never be able to replicate Nick’s sweet, helpful and knowledgeable nature as well as his work ethic. The thing that stands out most about Nick is the numerous compliments he receives when we call our patients. “Nick helped calm my nerves;” “Nick is so kind;” “Nick explained everything;” “Nick is so pleasant;” “Nick is the nicest

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BETHALTO - The Experimental Aircraft Association will host a pancake breakfast to raise money for young aspiring aviators. Chapter 864 of the EAA is based at the St. Louis Regional Airport in Bethalto. Nicholas Hobbs describes the group as “everything aviation.” The pancake breakfast will run from 7–11 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024, at the airport, and all proceeds will go to Chapter 864’s scholarship fund. “We love to talk airplanes and aviation,” Hobbs said. “We’re not shy when it comes to the airport and opening up our hangars, opening up our aircraft for others to see, because we want, as aviators, to promote aviation and get others involved.” The pancake breakfast invites people to the airport at 16 Terminal Drive to check out the amenities and services. Piston Aviation will be offering discovery flights, and there will be a 50/50 raffle for attendees to enjoy. Tickets to the pancake breakfast cost $10 for adults

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Sunset behind a rock formation at Joshua Tree National Park.

EAST ALTON – St. Louis Regional Airport is the proud recipient of the Reliever Airport of the Year award. Presented by the Illinois Department of Transportation Division of Aeronautics, Airport Director Danny Adams accepted the award during the annual Illinois Public Airport Association fall conference. Dating back to September 2023, St. Louis Regional Airport has completed $8.5 million of improvements to include a Runway 17/35 rehabilitation, South Apron expansion, T-hangar Taxilane reconstruction, and Public Parking Lot rehabilitation. In addition, West Star Aviation completed a $20 million expansion as part of their investment at this location. After a 15-year pause, Piston Aviation Flight School brought professional flight training back to the Airport providing a service in high-demand. As a result of this surge in activity, the Airport is experiencing a 39% increase in aircraft traffic over the previous 12 months. The St. Louis Regional Airport (ALN), classified a

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ST. LOUIS – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District, will host a meeting to provide additional information on the new 1,200-foot lock at Lock and Dam 25. The meeting will be held at Winfield City Hall, 51 Harry's Way, Winfield, Missouri, Oct. 29, from 5-7 p.m. Formal presentations will occur at 5 p.m., after which project team members will be available to provide information, answer questions, and discuss the project with attendees. The St. Louis District, in collaboration with the Inland Navigation Design Center, or INDC, are in the process of completing the design for the new 1,200-foot lock that will expand the existing Lock and Dam 25. The project team will provide additional information on the project development and future construction as the design efforts reach the 65% design point. Feedback, comments and questions from the community members are welcome in this first of many engagements to be held throughout the completion of the project.

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The co-founders celebrating an exit are SLU student alums who joined the St. Louis startup ecosystem following graduation. In our view, this acquisition news reflects well on the city's ongoing efforts to develop a student-to-startup pipeline that retains talent in the region.

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Homicide detectives with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department are asking for the public’s help to solve a fatal shooting in the city’s Kingsway East neighborhood that claimed the lives of two men.

The City of St. Louis is notifying all customers in the City whose service line either contains lead or whose materials are unknown.

What if the reason we’re so worried about teens on Instagram, TikTok, or Snapchat is because we’ve fundamentally misunderstood the nature of the digital world? What if we’re confusing the everyday risks of growing up online with the specter of unavoidable harm? No one is better at covering the moral panic about “the kids these […]

ALTON - On October 5, 1924, at 2:00 p.m., the Piasa Bird painting by Boy Scout and Alton High School Student Herbert Forcade on the bluffs at the end of Prospect Street was dedicated. W.D. Armstrong, president of the Madison County Historical Society, announced the program in the Alton Evening Telegraph several days before the event. The official schedule included the songs “America” and “Illinois,” played by the Franklin Quartette, a reading of “The Legend of the Piasa Bird,” by John D. McAdams, and speeches by Illinois Senator H.G. Giberson, President of the Local Council of Boy Scouts Eben Rodgers, Gilson Brown on behalf of the City of Alton, and others. The attendance “surpassed expectation, and was a most gratifying manifestation of appreciation of Alton people for the efforts…put forth to restore the picture on the bluff which workmen quarried away near three quarters of a century ago.” The original Piasa Bird painting

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Good Ice, a premium ice company that supplies to local bars and restaurants, is opening a new production facility and Mexican restaurant in the Central West End.

Today on TAP: The imperative of Trump’s price-gouging (selling $3 Bibles for $59.99) meets the Holy Word.

Rolling Stone frontman Mick Jagger is a grandfather again. The rocker’s daughter Georgia May Jagger announced on Instagram that she and her boyfriend, skateboarder Cambryan Sedlick, welcomed son Dean Lee Jagger Sedlick…

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